SPEAKER Sofia Dyak Historian, Director of the Center for Urban History of East Central Europe in Lviv
From imagining new housing models to finding resources to house people, postwars are rich in ideas and policies for accommodating people. The need for housing reveals the toll of destruction, while the search for home poignantly highlights the violence of broken relationships with place and with people. In her talk, Dr. Dyak will focus on the city of Lviv, a...
SPEAKER: VALENTINA ROZAS-KRAUSE, 2023-24 HARVARD UNIVERSITY RADCLIFFE FELLOW AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE AT THE UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ IN CHILE
IN CONVERSATION WITH VINCENT BROWN, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
The talk will examine the role that memorials play in processes of symbolic and material reparation after political conflicts in Germany and Argentina.
CGIS South, Concourse Level, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA
In this exhibition, co-curated by Eve Blau and Alexandra Vacroux to mark the Davis Center's 75th anniversary, Harvard scholars and artists — including Davis Center students past and present — grapple with the transformations wrought by history in six thought-provoking projects:
Energies and Imaginations brings together scholars, artists, architects, and designers to reflect and speculate on the perils and potentials of energy transitions in Latin America. How are creative practices harnessing the material, social, and spiritual dimensions of energy, and drawing upon the imagination of renewal at the current ecological crossroads? How might collective aspirations and artistic imaginations reframe questions of futures in transition?
In this session, we will hear from students in the Harvard Undergraduate Urban Sustainability Lab (HUUSL) about their progress in starting Harvard’s first undergraduate urban studies and planning organization. They will present on ongoing research projects, and will discuss academic, social, and professional goals.