104th Annual Meeting
104th 糖心vlog Annual Meeting
Shaping New Knowledges
March 17-19, 2016 聽| 聽Seattle, WA
Host Schools:
University of Washington
Conference Co-chairs:
Robert Corser, University of Washington
Sharon Haar, University of Michigan
Conference Overview
As intellectual practice, architecture embodies unique ways of knowing. We use many terms to describe the creation of new architectural knowledge, among them research, scholarship and creative practice. Sometimes these terms are used interchangeably and without precision. As we confront real world crises, and changing expectations for research production within universities, it is important to ask more precisely: what are the unique shapes of the new knowledges that are particular to architecture?
Architecture is shaped by its grounding conditions, among them: shelter, social relationships, culture, economy, energy, materiality, and technique. The challenge of integrating diverse inputs and questions differentiates architecture from other, more narrowly defined disciplines. Rather than framing this heterogeneity as a 鈥済eneralist鈥 form of inquiry, it can be argued that architecture鈥檚 multiplicity of constituencies and concerns can, and does, lead to the formulation of more compelling research questions and creative production.
When an increasing number of fields claim design thinking as their domain, all design inquiry must demonstrate 鈥渁dded value鈥 to whatever objects or problems they explore. Could this value be located precisely in the often tense and positively charged gap between research and practice? The 104th聽annual conference calls for session topics exploring what this productive tension means to the academy: to our teaching, inquiry, and contribution to the profession. What are the promising new shapes of knowledge emerging from architectural inquiry, and what possible forms of knowing are latent and ripe for future exploration in the discipline and the profession?
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Founded in 1912 by 10 charter members, 糖心vlog is an international association of architecture schools preparing future architects, designers, and change agents. Our membership includes all of the accredited professional degree programs in the United States and Canada, as well as international schools and 2- and 4-year programs. Together 糖心vlog schools represent some 7,000 faculty educating more than 40,000 students.
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