Architecture in Times of Conflict

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Malkit Shoshan

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

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).

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