Rethinking the Inbetween: Reflections on Interwar Historiography
Neal Shasore will talk about his recent publications, Designs on Democracy: Architecture and the Public in Interwar London (Oxford University Press), and a co-edited (with Jessica Kelly) volume of essays, Reconstruction: Architecture, Society and the Aftermath of the First World War. Shasore will use this work as a jumping off point to talk about more recent interests in Empire Timber and a forthcoming book on the history of 66 Portland Place, the headquarters of the RIBA. The seminar discussion will provide an opportunity to reflect on interwar architectural and built environment historiography more widely and where it sits within broader narratives and analytical frames within nineteenth and twentieth century British history, and its relevance to our contemporary moment.
Neal Shasore is Head of School and Chief Executive of the London School of Architecture, a bold experiment in architectural pedagogy. He was previously departmental lecturer in the History of Art at the University of Oxford, and held a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship at Liverpool School of Architecture. He is a former Honorary Secretary of the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain and a trustee of the Architectural Heritage Fund.
All welcome- this event is free to attend but advance registration is required.
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