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SUMMARY:ENAC Seminar Series by Prof. P. V. Aureli
DTSTART:20201105T104500
DTEND:20201105T113000
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Pier Vittorio Aureli\n10:45 – 11:30 – Prof. Pier Vit
 torio Aureli\nCo-founder at Dogma\, Head of PhD Program\, Diploma Unit Mas
 ter at Architectural Association\, Lecturer in History and Theory at Yale 
 School of Architecture\n\nTalk title:\nBurning Down the House - Theory and
  Criticism of Domestic Space\n\nAbstract:\nDomestic space is perhaps the m
 ost ubiquitous type of architectural space. Yet\, in spite of its obviousn
 ess\, this space remains one of the most opaque and problematic topics wit
 hin our discipline. If we look at the history of our species – which is 
 300.000 years long – we realize that the ‘invention’ of the sedentar
 y home is just 10.000 years old. This astonishing fact means that for the 
 90% of our history humans have been homeless – and recent archeological 
 and anthropological research demonstrates that this was not a bad thing. M
 oreover\, the process of sedentarization of our species has not yet been c
 ompleted\, since there are many cultures around the world that are resisti
 ng this form of life. Such resistance casts a very useful light on the his
 tory and theory of domestic space by showing that\, behind its familiarity
 \, domestic space has always been a space of domination and exploitation. 
 After all\, domestic comes from domus\, a Latin word that gave rise to dec
 lensions such as dominus\, dominion\, etc. A domestic space is not just a 
 ‘shelter’ to be inhabited\, but a space formed around a vector of comm
 and that organizes dwellers within asymmetrical relationships in terms of 
 gender and class. In my lecture I will argue that if we want to confront t
 he most urgent problems of our planet\, from the ecological crisis to soci
 al inequality\, we have to start from domestic space\, by challenging our 
 canonical imagination of what the home is about. It is within the familiar
 ity of domestic space that property\, social exclusion\, and gender discri
 mination have taken their most powerful and enduring forms. Therefore\, to
  re-theorize domestic space does not mean to get rid of the home\, but\, r
 ather\, to open-up a space of imagination about a more just and equitable 
 way of dwelling.\n\nShort bio:\nPier Vittorio Aureli (Rome\, 1973) is an a
 rchitect and educator. Aureli teaches at the Architectural Association whe
 re he is Head of the PhD programme and Chair of the PhD Committee\, lectur
 er in the History and Theory programme\, and Unit Master in the Diploma Sc
 hool. Currently he is Charles Gwathmey Professor in Practice at the Yale S
 chool of Architecture. He has taught at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam
 \, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne\, and Columbia University i
 n New York. Aureli is the author of several books including The Project of
  Autonomy: Politics and Architecture Within and Against Capitalism (2008)\
 , The Possibility of an Absolute Architecture (2011)\, and Ritual and Wall
 s: The Architecture of Sacred Space (2016\, with Maria Shéhérazade Giudi
 ci)\, The Room of One’s Own (2017\, with Dogma) and Loveless: Minimum Dw
 elling and its Discontents (2019\, with Dogma). Together with Martino Tatt
 ara\, he is the co-founder of Dogma\, an office for architecture based in 
 Brussels. Since the beginning\, Dogma has developed a specific interest in
  large-scale interventions and in urban research. Currently Dogma is worki
 ng on a research by design trajectory that focuses on domestic space and i
 ts potential for transformation. Besides being an architect and educator\,
  Aureli is also a painter. The first solo exhibition of his paintings has 
 taken place at Betts Project gallery in London in 2018.\n 
LOCATION:Zoom https://epfl.zoom.us/j/82162520330
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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