Transmodern Forum – Utopias and Realities: Socialist Modernism

The ‘Utopias and Realities: Socialist Modernism’ conference and forum is organized by the Transmodern collective and Collegium Hungaricum Berlin in 28-29 April 2016 in Berlin, Germany. We had a really interesting program with 17 lecturers from 9 countries to speak about Read More …

Heritage Studies and Socialism – Call for Papers

The Marburg-based Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe expects lecture abstracts till 15 June for a conference organized in the topic of Socialist architecture and heritage. Call for Papers Heritage Studies and Socialism: Transnational Perspectives on Heritage in Eastern and Read More …

Redefining Cities in Post-Soviet Space – Call for Papers

The Leipzig-based Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL) organizes an interesting conference in November 2016. They expect mostly young lecturers with topics connected to urban problems of the Post-Soviet region. Call for papers REDEFINING CITIES IN POST-SOVIET SPACE Venue: Leibniz Institute for Read More …

Nervi and his Hungarian followers

Interesting double exhibition in Budapest: alongside the ‘Pier Luigi Nervi – Architecture as Challenge’, the evolution of Hungarian concrete shell architecture is presented at the Budapest University of Technology and FUGA Architecture Center in April and May. The influential ferroconcrete Read More …