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Expanding Agency: How and Why to Write More Inclusive Histories of Architecture
Kathleen James-Chakraborty will deliver the lecture “Expanding Agency: How and Why to Write More Inclusive Histories of Architecture,” as part of the “Theories of Teaching Architectural History” IKA Lecture Series 26/27. Monday, 14 December 2026, 7:00 p.m. in Room 211a, Institute for Art and Architecture, Academy of Fine Arts (Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien), Vienna,… Read more
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Expanding Agency Exhibition: Middle East Technical University
The Expanding Agency: Women, Race and the Global Dissemination of Modern Architecture exhibition is being hosted by the Faculty of Architecture, Middle East Technical University (METU). The exhibition opened on 23-24 October 2026 with a workshop and symposium, ‘Expanding Agency: Women and Other Marginalized Actors of Modern Architecture in Turkey,’ where İpek Mehmetoğlu participated in… Read more
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Expanding Agency Exhibition: DAStU, Politecnico di Milano
The Expanding Agency: Women, Race and the Global Dissemination of Modern Architecture exhibition is being hosted by the Department of Architecture and Urban Studies (DAStU) at Politecnico di Milano, opening on 26 October 2026. The opening event featured a keynote lecture by Kathleen James-Chakraborty, entitled ‘Challenge the Canon: New Perspectives on the Dissemination of Modern… Read more
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“Without the Intervention of Women”: Lilly Reich’s Spatial Practice at the Tugendhat House
Paula Arning presented the paper “‘Without the Intervention of Women’: Lilly Reich’s Spatial Practice at the Tugendhat House” at the Design History Society Annual Conference 2026, “Design in an Age of Uncertainty,” on 3 September 2026, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic. “Even today, one can say without fear of contradiction and without in any way… Read more
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SESAH Publication Awards 2026
The Belgian Friendship Building: From the New York World’s Fair to a Virginia HBCU, by Kathleen James-Chakraborty, Katherine M. Kuenzli and Bryan Clark Green is recipient of a 2026 Southeast Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians (SESAH) Best Architectural Book Award. https://sesah.org/past-awardees/ Read more
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Expanding Agency Exhibition: Escola de Arquitetura, Arte e Design, Universidade do Minho
The Expanding Agency: Women, Race and the Global Dissemination of Modern Architecture exhibition will be hosted by the The School of Architecture, Art and Design, Universidade do Minho. To open the exhibition, Kathleen James-Chakraborty will participate in an open conversation with Andreia Garcia, João Rosmaninho, Jorge Correia, and Sarah Shrbaji to discuss the exhibition, the… Read more