The
third in a series of international symposia, which began today 5 October 2012,
will see architects, academics and urban designers from Naples, Austria, Berlin, Dublin,
Weimar, Vienna, Marseilles and Stuttgart come
together in Glasgow to explore architecture, literature and the city. This series of annual symposia was
initiated by Professor Andras Palffy from the Technische Universitat, Wien. Following meetings in Naples, where the focus
was a design project for
an archive and gallery to house the work of the Neapolitan photographer, Mimmo
Jodice, and in Berlin, where the art collector, Egidio Marzona set the brief
for an archive for his own collections, over 200 international architects,
academics and architectural students have now gathered in Glasgow. The focus of this symposium is a
public building in the city which would serve to celebrate and promote
Glasgow’s literary heritage and contemporary literary culture.
third in a series of international symposia, which began today 5 October 2012,
will see architects, academics and urban designers from Naples, Austria, Berlin, Dublin,
Weimar, Vienna, Marseilles and Stuttgart come
together in Glasgow to explore architecture, literature and the city. This series of annual symposia was
initiated by Professor Andras Palffy from the Technische Universitat, Wien. Following meetings in Naples, where the focus
was a design project for
an archive and gallery to house the work of the Neapolitan photographer, Mimmo
Jodice, and in Berlin, where the art collector, Egidio Marzona set the brief
for an archive for his own collections, over 200 international architects,
academics and architectural students have now gathered in Glasgow. The focus of this symposium is a
public building in the city which would serve to celebrate and promote
Glasgow’s literary heritage and contemporary literary culture.
“The varied legacies of
Glasgow’s early growth, its dramatic 19th century expansion, its
post war decline and the ongoing initiatives taken to secure its present
recovery have all endowed the city and its environs with a wealth of source
material for investigative study,” says Professor Chris Platt of the Mackintosh School of
Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art, which is jointly hosting the
symposium with Strathclyde University.
Glasgow’s early growth, its dramatic 19th century expansion, its
post war decline and the ongoing initiatives taken to secure its present
recovery have all endowed the city and its environs with a wealth of source
material for investigative study,” says Professor Chris Platt of the Mackintosh School of
Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art, which is jointly hosting the
symposium with Strathclyde University.
Speakers
at the symposium, which runs until Sunday, include Ian McKnight,
(Hackett, Hall McKnight architects), Tom de Paor, Peter Cody (University College
Dublin), Professor Karl-Heinz Schmitz (Professor of Architecture, Bauhaus
University, Weimar), and leading Scottish writer Alasdair Gray, alongside representatives
from the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the GSA including Johnny Rodger.
at the symposium, which runs until Sunday, include Ian McKnight,
(Hackett, Hall McKnight architects), Tom de Paor, Peter Cody (University College
Dublin), Professor Karl-Heinz Schmitz (Professor of Architecture, Bauhaus
University, Weimar), and leading Scottish writer Alasdair Gray, alongside representatives
from the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the GSA including Johnny Rodger.
“Throughout history, and across different countries, cultures and
ethnicities, there have been many different forms of space where writers have
gathered together for different purposes,” says Rodger. A modern
day Literary Institute might evoke spaces such as the historic Salon, coffee
house, Library or indeed the Pub. It could offer somewhere to read in public
before an audience: somewhere for quiet study: a place for arguing and
promoting campaigns and manifestoes; a place where legal, contractual and
copyright information and advice can be obtained; a place to meet with
colleagues and friends for discussion or for help; a cafe or bar to relieve the
feeling of isolation; a place to isolate oneself from distractions, a
library…..”
ethnicities, there have been many different forms of space where writers have
gathered together for different purposes,” says Rodger. A modern
day Literary Institute might evoke spaces such as the historic Salon, coffee
house, Library or indeed the Pub. It could offer somewhere to read in public
before an audience: somewhere for quiet study: a place for arguing and
promoting campaigns and manifestoes; a place where legal, contractual and
copyright information and advice can be obtained; a place to meet with
colleagues and friends for discussion or for help; a cafe or bar to relieve the
feeling of isolation; a place to isolate oneself from distractions, a
library…..”
Studio
design projects instigated in each of the participating international faculties
will follow the symposium leading to the publication of a book which explores
the different Schools ‘reading’ of the city of Glasgow, and a touring
exhibition.
design projects instigated in each of the participating international faculties
will follow the symposium leading to the publication of a book which explores
the different Schools ‘reading’ of the city of Glasgow, and a touring
exhibition.
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Lesley Booth
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lesley@newcenturypr.com
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lesley@newcenturypr.com