A Historial and Contemporary Symposium

Institute of Historical Research,
Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

 

Exploring the impact of tall buildings,
past and present
This symposium will bring together new research on towers
of every type, their promoters and uses, the symbolism
and associations of high-rise architecture, its cumulative
presence in the metropolitan landscape, and the
issues posed by new tall building for historic
skylines and landmarks.

Organisers: Michael Hebbert (University of Manchester),
Elizabeth McKellar (Open University) and the
Centre for Metropolitan History (Institute of Historical Research),
in association with The London Journal

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Programme (pdf format, 399K)

Abstracts of Papers (pdf format, 589K)

Booking Form (pdf format, 201K)

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Fees (including lunch and refreshments): £40 (full rate); £20 (students/unwaged)

Deadline for conference bookings: 1 October 2007

Email: olwen.myhill@sas.ac.uk

The conference is supported by Maney Publishing