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Pier Vittorio Aureli, Jolanda Devalle, Theodora Giovanazzi, and Marson Korbi publish the book Order and Disorder. Selected Essays and Interviews by Manfredo Tafuri 1964–1994, Birkhäuser, June 2026

Order and Disorder. Selected Essays and Interviews by Manfredo Tafuri 1964–1994

31-07-2026

Manfredo Tafuri was one of the most influential architectural historians of the twentieth century, and his work continues to shape the landscape of architectural history and theory. This anthology presents—for the first time—a carefully curated selection of essays and interviews spanning his entire career, from 1964, the year in which Tafuri decided to focus exclusively (…)

Marson Korbi teaches a course at the Biberach School of Architecture, Biberach, June 2026

The Architecture of the Superblock: Studies on Types and Morphologies of a Housing Model

17-07-2026

In June 2026, Marson Korbi taught the course “The Architecture of the Superblock: Studies on Types and Morphologies of a Housing Model” at the Biberach School of Architecture in Biberach, Germany.This course focuses on the history and the invention of a specific housing typology, known as the Superblock. The Superblock was a unique architectural form (…)

Theodora Giovanazzi presents a paper at the at the 9th Biennial Conference of the European Architectural History Network, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 17-21 June 2026

Privacy Codified: Domestic Space, Typology, and Class from Serlio’s Book VI to the Fuggerei in Augsburg

17-07-2026

On 21 June 2026, Theodora Giovanazzi presented the paper “Privacy Codified: Domestic Space, Typology, and Class from Serlio’s Book VI to the Fuggerei in Augsburg” at the 9th Biennial Conference of the European Architectural History Network, held at Aarhus University (17-21 June 2026).Sebastiano Serlio, Sesto libro d’architettura. Delle habitationi fuori e dentro delle città (ca. 1547-1550), (…)

Pier Vittorio Aureli delivers a keynote lecture at the 10th Rencontres de l’EDAR, EPFL, Lausanne, 12 May 2026

Abstraction and Autonomy in Architecture

17-07-2026

On 12 May 2026, Pier Vittorio Aureli delivered the keynote lecture Abstraction and Autonomy in Architecture at the 10th Rencontres de l’EDAR, the annual conference of the EPFL Doctoral Programme in Architecture and Sciences of the City (EDAR).El Lissitzky, Print 6 from ‘1o Kestnermappe Proun’Abstraction is the process through which we produce general frameworks out (…)

Jolanda Devalle presents a paper at the Rice Architecture Dissertation Colloquium, Rice University, Houston, 6-7 March 2026

Before Architecture Without Architects: Raoul Hausmann in Ibiza 1933–1936

17-07-2026

On 7 March 2026, Jolanda Devalle presented the paper “Before Architecture Without Architects: Raoul Hausmann in Ibiza 1933–1936” at the 1Rice Architecture Dissertation Colloquium, held at Rice University (6-7 March 2026).Raoul Hausmann, Ca’n Mariano Rafal, Sant Antoni, Ibiza, 1934. 16.8 x 22.5cm © Musée départemental d’art contemporain de RochechouartJolanda Devalle’s paper “Before Architecture Without Architects: Raoul Hausmann in Ibiza 1933–1936” was presented at (…)

Pier Vittorio Aureli delivers a lectio magistralis at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV), Venice, 2 March 2026

The Winter of Our Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Project

17-07-2026

Pier Vittorio Aureli delivered the lecture The Winter of Our Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Project at the Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia (IUAV), Venice, on 2 March 2026.The lecture analyzes the contemporary crisis in architecture, exploring the decline of the concept of the “project”—understood as a transformative and utopian vision—which has (…)

Jolanda Devalle presents a paper at the 10th Womxn in Design and Architecture Conference: Lauretta Vinciarelli, Princeton University School of Architecture, Princeton, 26-27 February 2026

Few and Simple Elements: Lauretta Vinciarelli, the Puglia Project and the Idea of Spatial Fabric

17-07-2026

On 27 February 2026, Jolanda Devalle presented the paper “Few and Simple Elements: Lauretta Vinciarelli, the Puglia Project and the Idea of Spatial Fabric” at the 10th Womxn in Design and Architecture Conference: Lauretta Vinciarelli, held at the Princeton University School of Architecture.Lauretta Vinciarelli and Leonardo Foderà, Detail from Drawing no. 11 forthe Puglia Project, (…)

Theodora Giovanazzi presents a paper at the conference Good Governance and the Built Environment of Late Medieval Cities (1200-1700), Royal Library of Belgium and UCLouvain, Brussels, 3-5 September 2025

Governing through Housing: The Scuole Grandi and Urban Welfare in 16th-Century Venice

17-07-2026

On 4 September 2026, Theodora Giovanazzi presented the paper “Governing through Housing: The Scuole Grandi and Urban Welfare in 16th-Century Venice” at the conference Good Governance and the Built Environment of Late Medieval Cities (1200-1700), held at the Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels, in partnership with UCLouvain (3-5 September 2025).Reconstruction of a typical facade of Corte San (…)