Symposium 'CFP - Material, Metaphor and Modernity: Ruskin and Architecture'

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Alumni , Privépersonen , Studenten
Wanneer
03-03-2027 09:00 tot 05-03-2027 15:00
Waar
Belvedère de Boekentoren, Ghent University Library, Rozier 9, 9000 Ghent
Voertaal
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Department of Architecture and Urban Planning - Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Contact
yannick.joosten@ugent.be
Website
https://the-ruskin.co.uk/events/material-metaphor-and-modernity/

This symposium will take as its starting point Ruskin’s ideas as an architectural theorist and his influence on twentiethcentury architectural thought.

Key Dates

Submission of abstract via email to the-ruskin@lancaster.ac.uk by 16 October 2026 to include:

  • Author name(s) and affiliation(s)
  • Email address
  • Abstract (up to 250 words)
  • Biographical paragraph (up to 150 words)

Notification of paper acceptance: 16 November 2026

Submission of full paper deadline: by 1 February 2027

Organising Partners

  • Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ghent University
  • The Ruskin – Museum & Research Institute, Lancaster University
  • Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh
  • Department of Architecture, Università di Bologna
  • De Boekentoren, Ghent University

Library Symposium Co-Chairs and Organising Committee

  • Dr Hendrik Defoort
  • Professor Mark Dorrian
  • Yannick Joosten
  • Professor Sandra Kemp
  • Professor Dirk De Meyer
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