9th Sophia Journal International Conference | 22 November | University of Navarra - School of Architecture - E.T.S.A.
9th Sophia Journal International Conference | 22nd of November 2024, at the University of Navarra - School of Architecture - E.T.S.A.
Landscapes of Care. Public housing across multiple geographies: crossing theories and practices
Honor Committee:
Carlos Naya (ETSAUN)
Pedro Leão Neto (CEAU-FAUP)
Scientific Committee:
Pedro Leão Neto (CEAU-FAUP)
Igea Troiani (LSBU)
Joan Mac Donald (U. Chile)
Jorge Tárrago Mingo (ETSAUN)
Maria Neto (UBI-FAUP)
Paz Nuñez Martí (UAH-ETSAM)
Organizing Committee Coordinator:
Antonio J. Cidoncha Pérez (ETSAUN)
Maria Neto (UBI-FAUP)
Host Institution
University of Navarra - School of Architecture - E.T.S.A.
On the 22nd of November 2024, at the Universidad de Navarra, E.T.S.A., another edition of our Sophia Journal International conference will take place, continuing the successful annual cycle of international forums dedicated to the critical exploration of the intersections between image and architecture.
Focusing on contemporary photographic and visual practices that explore how architecture, in its broadest sense, can contribute to healing a planet in crisis, the 9th Sophia Journal International Conference - Landscapes of Care. Public housing across multiple geographies: crossing theories and practices on public housing, centered on a dynamic reading of the city that is conditional and conditioned by housing typology. Combining architecture, public housing, habitat, and urban planning, we are presenting works that explore an interpretative narrative about housing and those who live in it, pilot projects with communities of practice capable of generating strategic visions about the possible future of city and territory, housing and the lives it (trans)forms, in this ontological relationship between the Man and house.
The event comprises a program that combines live and video-conferencing sessions, which will be broadcast online and allow a large audience to participate. The program features a rich and diverse set of activities, including:
Round-tables dedicated to specific topics, where discussions revolve around theoretical work, records of experiences in social housing programs, and visual essays on initiatives or pilot programs in public housing, where photography, graphic recording, testimony, and the documentary are present in a significant way and allow adding a differentiating layer for its understanding and recording.
A photography exhibition titled "Public housing across multiple geographies"
Launching the new Cycle for Sophia Journal "Landscapes of Repair” and its new call Sophia Journal, Vol. 10.
Live visits and social events will be organised
The conference emerges as a dynamic platform for addressing descriptive, analytical, and interpretative projects that offer a unique perception and new knowledge about housing, its residents, and the city, and its ability to respond to and reflect local conditions and be an element of social-territorial cohesion. Projects that are critical territories capable of expanding our understanding of architecture and social landscape in terms of their language, location, residents, and neighborhood. We are also interested in photography and film work that allows us to acknowledge the social and political dimension of architecture and landscape and understand architecture as Alvar Aalto did, “as a great synthetic process of combining thousands of definite human functions,” together with Donna Haraway’s focus on human and non-human interaction - new “nature cultures” capable of contributing to a greater understanding of the potential of architecture and landscape for a more ecological and sustainable balance and interaction between architecture and nature.
In an effort to strengthen the internationalization of these conferences, we are expanding the venues to include other esteemed institutions, thus the current international conference will be hosted at University of Navarra - School of Architecture - E.T.S.A., further enhancing our global outreach and fostering deeper international collaboration. The 9th Sophia Journal International Conference marks the continuation of a series of conferences closely aligned with Sophia's peer-reviewed publication. Sophia supports and disseminates scientific research by publishing theoretical articles and visual essays that critically explore the intersections between image and architecture.
We are delighted to announce the upcoming 9th Sophia Journal International Conference, which constitutes an important forum for fostering reflection and debate within the realms of architecture, photography and image making centered on a dynamic reading of the city that is conditional and conditioned by housing typology, as also a significant platform for creating a congenial atmosphere facilitating constructive exchanges of ideas and networking among researchers and colleagues from various countries.
The organizing committee extends its gratitude to all who will be attending and participating in this 9th Sophia Journal International Conference, which has been an integral part of our academic community for over eight years and has played a significant role in establishing an international network focused on the intersection of Photography and Architecture.
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