BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:AASA Modernism Collaborative presents:Modernity\, Materials\, M aterialityA Symposium jointly presented by AASA and Unitec School of Archi tecture\, AucklandHosted by AUT University\, 3 October 2025Submissions Clo se: 22 May\, 2025Decisions About Paper Acceptances Sent: 12 June\, 2025Sym posium: 3 October\, 2025Presentation format:15-minute oral presentation in person on Friday\, 3 October 2025 at AUT\, Auckland CityPlease contact Pr ofessor Chistoph Schnoor with any queries: cschnoor@unitec.ac.nzAmongst th e many narratives about the advent of modern architecture\, Sigfried Giedi on advanced the line that it had primarily developed through the discovery and application of new materials. His Bauen in Frankreich: Bauen mit Eise n. Bauen mit Eisenbeton\, apparently prompted directly by Le Corbusier\, a rgues that iron and reinforced concrete buildings\, which gave modern arch itecture essential materiality\, had been developed predominantly in the 1 9th century in France:?The ?new? architecture had its origins at the momen t of industrial formation around 1830\, at the moment of the transformatio n from hand work to industrial production.? (Sigfried Giedion\, Building i n France. Building in Iron. Building in Ferroconcrete\, intr. Sokratis Geo rgiadis\, transl. DuncanBerry (Los Angeles: Getty\, 1995)\, 86.)But what w as the situation in New Zealand and Australia\, in the ?New World?? Or per haps rather: the ?very old world?\, when we think about the inhabitation o f the Australian continent for c. 60\,000 years by its Indigenous populati on? M?ori and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples built with mat erials of the earth and with timber\, in manifold variations. The settlers built with what was available ? again\, earth\, timber\, often corrugated iron.For this symposium\, we ask:How has the specific use of materials ad vanced buildings and construction in New Zealand and Australia over the pa st century? Modern architecture in New Zealand and Australia may have\, as we have previously discussed in the 2024 AASA Symposium\, a particular re lationship with place. For example\, Christchurch-based architect Paul Pas coe wrote in 1947:The conditions in this young country are wholly favourab le to modern design. Our indigenous materials are suitable. Our earthquake risk demands studied structural systems which confirm the cantilever prin ciple\, the simple forms and other features of modern design. (Paul Pascoe and Humphrey Hall\, ?The Modern House?\, Landfall\, vol. 1\, no. 2 (1947) \, 123.)Does this connection with place rely on the use of specific ? loca l ? materials? What are the conditions that have shaped the use of a speci fic material? How have individual architects\, builders or engineers advan ced the use of unusual materials over the last c. 100 years And how is all this reflected in modern buildings in New Zealand and Australia?This symp osium asks contributors to start with a single material in a single buildi ng as case study\, from which to expand outward to consider more broadly t he relationship between materiality and architecture in New Zealand and Au stralia.Papers might pursue one of the following thematic threads:Cultures : From the ?brick and tile? state house in New Zealand to the "cream brick frontier" of postwar Australian suburbia\, building materials have acted as registers of cultural identity. How have materials articulated changing understandings of architecture?s cultural value? How did Indigenous notio ns of designing for Country and material knowledge have effect? How have a rchitects used materials to negotiate between ideas of universalism and na tionalism/regionalism in Australasia?Agents: A focus on materials compels an examination of the movements and networks of a multitude of agents enga ged in the production of the built environment\, beyond the scope of the s ingle architect designed building. How has the knowledge of professionals dealing with specific materials\, including industrialists\, engineers\, a rtists\, and skilled workers\, interacted with the work of architects in t he construction of the built environment??Economies: \; From the ?ordi nariness? of Glenn Murcutt's corrugated iron celebrated by Pritzker Prize jurors to the utility of the concrete block\, issues around material cost have frequently aligned to changing architectural trends. A focus on mater ials also allows for a reconsideration of architecture as a commodity. How has the architecture of Australasia been shaped through material availabi lity and supply chains?Environments: As ubiquitous building materials such as concrete and bricks are increasingly being seen as consonant with the fossil fuel era\, while older techniques such as rammed earth or strawbale are being reappraised\, how might a focus on materials reconfigure enviro nmental histories of architecture? Similarly\, how do histories of toxic m aterials shape architectural histories\, and vice versa?We invite contribu tions from established scholars as well as from heritage professionals and PhD students. A book with selected papers from the 2024 symposium is fort hcoming in 2026\, to be published by Leuven University Press in Belgium. W e expect a similar outcome from this year?s event.Submission requirements: Abstracts of no more than 250 words\, accompanied by a single image of the author's chosen building (caption plus reference)\, should be submitted a long with the applicant's name\, email address\, professional affiliation\ , and brief 50-word biography. The submission portal and template can be f ound here:https://www.aasa-arch.org/modernism-collaborative DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250523 DTSTAMP:20250510T021938Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250502 LOCATION:Australia\,Auckland City SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Modernity\, Materials\, Materiality Symposium UID:RFCALITEM638824403782780529 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

AASA Modernism Collaborative presents:
Modernity\, Materials\, Materiality
A Symposium jointly presented by AASA and Unitec School of Architecture\, Auckland

Hosted by AU T University\, 3 October 2025

Submissions Close: 22 May\, 2025< br />Decisions About Paper Acceptances Sent: 12 June\, 2025
Symposium : 3 October\, 2025
Presentation format:15-minute oral presentation in person on Friday\, 3 October 2025 at AUT\, Auckland City
Please cont act Professor Chistoph Schnoor with any queries: cschnoor@unitec.ac.nz

Amongst the many narratives about the advent of modern architectur e\, Sigfried Giedion advanced the line that it had primarily developed thr ough the discovery and application of new materials. His Bauen in Frankrei ch: Bauen mit Eisen. Bauen mit Eisenbeton\, apparently prompted directly b y Le Corbusier\, argues that iron and reinforced concrete buildings\, whic h gave modern architecture essential materiality\, had been developed pred ominantly in the 19th century in France:

?The ?new? architectur e had its origins at the moment of industrial formation around 1830\, at t he moment of the transformation from hand work to industrial production.? (Sigfried Giedion\, Building in France. Building in Iron. Building in Ferr oconcrete\, intr. Sokratis Georgiadis\, transl. DuncanBerry (Los Angeles: Getty\, 1995)\, 86.)

But what was the situation in New Zealand and Australia\, in the ?New World?? Or perhaps rather: the ?very old world ?\, when we think about the inhabitation of the Australian continent for c . 60\,000 years by its Indigenous population? M?ori and Aboriginal and Tor res Strait Islander peoples built with materials of the earth and with tim ber\, in manifold variations. The settlers built with what was available ? again\, earth\, timber\, often corrugated iron.

For this sympo sium\, we ask:

How has the specific use of materials advanced b uildings and construction in New Zealand and Australia over the past centu ry? Modern architecture in New Zealand and Australia may have\, as we have previously discussed in the 2024 AASA Symposium\, a particular relationsh ip with place. For example\, Christchurch-based architect Paul Pascoe wrot e in 1947:

The conditions in this young country are wholly favo urable to modern design. Our indigenous materials are suitable. Our earthq uake risk demands studied structural systems which confirm the cantilever principle\, the simple forms and other features of modern design. (Paul Pa scoe and Humphrey Hall\, ?The Modern House?\, Landfall\, vol. 1\, no. 2 (1 947)\, 123.)

Does this connection with place rely on the use of specific ? local ? materials? What are the conditions that have shaped th e use of a specific material? How have individual architects\, builders or engineers advanced the use of unusual materials over the last c. 100 year s And how is all this reflected in modern buildings in New Zealand and Aus tralia?

This symposium asks contributors to start with a single material in a single building as case study\, from which to expand outwar d to consider more broadly the relationship between materiality and archit ecture in New Zealand and Australia.

Papers might pursue one of the following thematic threads:

We invite contributions from established scholars as wel l as from heritage professionals and PhD students. A book with selected pa pers from the 2024 symposium is forthcoming in 2026\, to be published by L euven University Press in Belgium. We expect a similar outcome from this y ear?s event.

Submission requirements:

Abstracts of n o more than 250 words\, accompanied by a single image of the author's chos en building (caption plus reference)\, should be submitted along with the applicant's name\, email address\, professional affiliation\, and brief 50 -word biography. The submission portal and template can be found here:

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