Contemporary Discourses in Architecture
a symposium on architectural theory and practice
May 13-14, 2004 | Lebanese American University
Beirut [Irwin Hall auditorium/LRC 21]
Symposium Program
All activities will take place in Irwin Hall Auditorium, except where noted.
Thursday May 13
09:00-09:30
Coffee/Registration
09:30
Welcome: Elie Badr/ a. Dean / School of Engineering & Architecture
09:40
Opening: Elie Haddad/Symposium Chair
10:00-11:30
Session 1: Theory and Practice I [moderator: M. Stanton]
Frederich Benesch, Towards a Progressive Practice
Kevin Mitchell, Learning Practice
Hani Asfour, Parallel Lines
11:30-01:00
Session 2: Architecture and Art [moderator: Z. Mawlawi]
Katrin Fagerstrom, Color and the Quiet Discourse
Jane Rendell, On Conceptual Art and Architecture
Beshir Kenzari, Antoni Tapies and the Violence of Texture
01:00-02:00
Lunch Break
02:00-03:30
Session 3: Emerging Paradigms [moderator: A. Romanos]
George Katodrytis, Digital Introjection
Iradj Moeini, Emerging Features in Information Age Architecture
San Anshuman, Amorphous Architecture
03:30-04:00
Coffee Break
04:00-04:45
Keynote Speech: Hilde Heynen
05:00-06:30
Opening of Photography Exhibition [Sheikh Zayed Hall]
Charles Meyer: Lebanon 1996-2002
Friday May 14
09:30
Coffee
09:45-11:30
Session 4: Theory and Practice II [moderator: H. Harithy]
Jay Randle, Theory, that which is called Theory, and Practice
Antoine Romanos, Between Anguish and Hope
Christos Hadjichristos, An Epistemological Inquiry
Charles Meyer, At Home
11:30-01:00
Session 5: Architecture and the City [moderator: R. Chamoun]
Karima Benachenhou, After the Earthquake: Re-building West Algeria
Deb Upadhyaya, The new urban reality in Mumbai, India
Tarek Abdelsalam, The Role of Aga Khan Award in Maintaining the Identity of the Arab City
01:00-02:00
Lunch Break
02:00-03:30
Session 6: Architecture and its Other [moderator: E. Haddad]
Donald Kunze, The Symptomatic Discourse
Nadir Lahiji, “Une Architecture Autre”?
Libero Andreotti, Towards a Post-Situationist Architecture
03:30-04:00
Coffee Break
04:00-04:45
Endnote Speech: Neil Leach
05:00-06:30
Roundtable Discussion / Conclusion [Irwin Conference Room]