Title
Architecture in Times of Conflict
Document Type
Video
Date
Fall 10-13-2015
Keywords
architecture, conflict
Language
English
Disciplines
Architecture
Description/Abstract
Syracuse University School of Architecture Fall 2015 Lecture Series: "Architecture in Times of Conflict" by Malkit Shoshan on October 13, 2015 at Slocum Hall
Recommended Citation
Shoshan, Malkit, "Architecture in Times of Conflict" (2015). School of Architecture Lectures Series. 134.
https://surface.syr.edu/architecture_lectures/134
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Additional Information
Fall 2015 visiting critic Malkit Shoshan is the founder of the Amsterdam-based architectural think tank FAST (Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory). Her work explores the relationship between architecture, politics, and human rights. She is the author of the award-winning book Atlas of Conflict: Israel-Palestine (Uitgeverij 010, 2010) and co-author of Village: One Land Two Systems and Platform Paradise (Damiani Editore, 2014).
Shoshan studied architecture at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology and at the IUAV - The University of Venice. She is a PhD candidate at Delft University of Technology. Her dissertation explores the role architecture and planning can have in conflict areas, focusing on UN missions. She is on the editorial board of Footprint, Delft architecture theory journal and co-editor of theUnmanned a publication series on architecture and security. She was a finalist for the Harvard GSD’s Wheelwright Prize (2014).