Architecture and the New Liberal Arts – Michael Osman - Architektur Agenda

In the coming semester, we will continue our lecture series “On Collaborations” and have asked our three guests to reflect on the significance of collaborations for their own practice and their potential relevance. Existing, unresolved challenges and conflicts in this context will also be considered based on their work.
To what extent do collaborations influence their thinking within their practice and existing socioeconomic structures, such as working conditions?
In addition, we ask our guests to relate their experiences to a range of educational requirements.

Osman is an architectural historian who works on 19th and 20th century buildings and cities. This lecture showcases the process of a collaborative scholarly network called Aggregate. Together with that group, he edited a book on the forms of evidence and narrative used to build stories about architecture. This lecture will focus on research from that project that considers two figures from the 19th century, both named Banister Fletcher, who crafted a story of architecture that was increasingly global. He will then turn from their positioning of global architecture as the core of liberal arts education to one that centers questions of architecture on the planet and its impact on a changing climate.

The lecture will be held in english