When: |
21 Jan through 22 Jan 2016 | |
CFP Deadline: |
15 |
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Where: |
Nicosia, Cyprus | |
Website URL: |
http://architecturemps.com/cyprus/ | |
Sponsoring organization: |
Architecture_MPS | |
Categories: |
Social Sciences - Sociology |
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Event description:
HOUSED by CHOICE, HOUSED by FORCE - Homes, Conflicts and Conflicting Interests
Conference Call
Location: Cyprus (University of Cyprus; Cyprus Institute)
Dates: January 21 – 22. 2016
Details: http://architecturemps.com/cyprus/
Keynotes:
Howayda Harithy. Lebanon. Professor of Architecture at the American University of Beirut.
David Waterhouse. UK . Head of Strategic Planning. CABE (Commission of Architecture and the Built Environment)
The need to be housed is basic and yet, the forces that produce it in any city of the world are complicated, multiple, contradictory and often conflictive. In a place such as the city that hosts this conference, Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, this complexity is obvious. Located in the easternmost part of Europe and the western part of the Middle East it is the only remaining divided capital in the world and still operates with two separate national currencies.
Taking as its starting point the complexity of its host city, this confe...
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