This event will be the first in a series of symposia investigating the role of applied research in architecture. Nestled in an intersection between practice and theory, applied architectural research can potentially work as a space for overlap and negotiation. This event will formally make explicit the opportunities for architectural research to bridge the gap between the archive and the laboratory. Taking advantage of the diversity in the research being tackled by the students of the AAR, a series of specific experts related to each topic will be invited to present and discuss their work. This annual event will continue to critically engage the question: What is applied research in architecture?

Format
The event will be organized as a series of conversations—five distinctive panels—discussing the limits of applied research in contemporary practices and academia. After a brief presentation, each guest will engage in dialogue with a faculty member to develop further insights into their specific zones of research: architectural pedagogy, new forms of urbanity, historic reconstruction and the political context of the humanities. The final panel will map the various conflicts of interests between the four guests in a roundtable discussion—moderated by the director of the Advanced Architectural Research program.

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David Gissen, California College of the Arts
Thomas Keenan, Bard College
Janette Kim, Columbia University GSAPP
Mpho Matsipa, University of Witwatersand
Sarah Whiting, Rice School of Architecture
Mabel Wilson, Columbia University GSAPP
Kazys Varnelis, Columbia University GSAPP

Organized by the Program in Advanced Architectural Research

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