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URL:https://live-spitzer-arch.pantheonsite.io/events/fall-2023-sciame-lect
 ure-series-pamela-karimi/
SUMMARY:Fall 2023 Sciame Lecture Series: Pamela Karimi
DESCRIPTION:This lecture will be in person and is part of the Fall 2023 Sci
 ame Lecture Series\, titled "Crosscurrents: Architecture\, Landscape\, and
  Spatial Practices in Southwest Asia and North Africa."\n\nPamela Karimi s
 pecializes in the study of modern and contemporary art\, architecture\, an
 d visual culture in the Middle East. An alumna of MIT\, where she earned h
 er doctorate\, she is now serving as a professor at the University of Mass
 achusetts Dartmouth. Her notable publications include Domesticity and Cons
 umer Culture in Iran (Routledge\, 2013) and Alternative Iran: Contemporary
  Art &amp\; Critical Spatial Practice (Stanford University Press\, 2022). 
 Currently\, with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities 
 and fellowships from Princeton and Heidelberg Universities\, Dr. Karimi is
  developing a manuscript exploring the nexus between design and environmen
 tal issues in the Middle East. This presentation offers a glimpse into thi
 s ongoing research.\n\n"Sand to Salvation: Crafting Humanity’s Future th
 rough the Wisdom of Desert Architecture": This lecture examines a pivotal 
 yet underappreciated episode in the history of modern environmentalism: th
 e resurgence of Iran's traditional eco-friendly architecture amidst the oi
 l boom of the 1960s and '70s. In the arid MENA region\, distinct societal\
 , political\, and architectural adaptations evolved in response to desert 
 life. Yet\, these were often dismissed as inadequate by colonial and pseud
 o-colonial powers\, instigating disruptive interventions. With the advent 
 of the 20th century\, an escalating dependence on fossil fuels and modern 
 environmental management technologies led to the gradual disappearance of 
 these sustainable practices. Remarkably\, during the period of the oil cri
 sis and the countercultural environmental movement\, a revival of Iran's e
 co-architecture occurred. This study illuminates Iran's pioneering contrib
 utions to environmental design during this tumultuous era\, showcasing how
  a diverse group of architects\, philosophers\, and Sufi scholars proposed
  innovative planetary visions and design solutions that retain their relev
 ance. Despite their significance\, these activities have largely been over
 looked\, and this lecture aims to bring them into focus.\n\nSuggested Read
 ing: Pamela Karimi\, “Survival by Design: Oil Crisis\, the Middle East\,
  and the Quest for Lunar Settlements".\n\n"Crosscurrents: Architecture\, L
 andscape\, and Spatial Practices in Southwest Asia and North Africa" probe
 s the radical reimagining of the region compelled by the expression Southw
 est Asia and North Africa (SWANA). In recent years\, the acronym SWANA has
  gained currency among architects\, landscape architects\, urbanists\, and
  historians who conceptualize the territories of the Middle East and North
  Africa through geography and place rather than colonial frameworks. The t
 erm “Middle East” was a British invention\, a tool used to advance col
 onialism in a region where so many national borders resulted from imperial
 ist interventions. In the Fall 2023 Sciame Lecture Series\, groundbreaking
  designers\, scholars\, practitioners\, and activists chart multiple—and
  sometimes competing—currents in the architecture of the region and its 
 diasporas\, while displacing essentializing colonial narratives. To do so\
 , speakers from across the area shed light on global\, transnational\, and
  diasporic human stories about design\, space\, landscape\, and architectu
 re in SWANA\, and advance new ideas about territory\, buildings\, places\,
  histories\, and belonging.\n\nAll lectures are free\, open to the public\
 , and held in the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture Sciame A
 uditorium.\n\nSee https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/return-campus for current requ
 irements for in-person visitors.\n\nThis lecture series is made possible b
 y the Spitzer Architecture Fund and the generous support of Frank Sciame 
 ’74\, CEO of Sciame Construction.
CATEGORIES:Events,Lectures,Sciame Lectures
LOCATION:Sciame Auditorium (Room 107)\, 141 Convent Avenue\, New York\, NY\
 , 10031\, United States
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