Salzburg Seminar for architects

>From July 23-30, 2005, the Salzburg Seminar, in collaboration with the Yale 
>School of Architecture, will convene a session entitled "Architecture and 
>Public Life," at Schloss Leopoldskron. This session will bring together 
>approximately fifty architects, urban designers and planners, politicians, 
>public policy experts, real estate developers, and architectural critics and 
>scholars from around the world to examine the relationship between 
>architecture and public life and to identify ways in which buildings and 
>public spaces can shape our societies and cultures in positive, beneficial 
>ways.

Fellowship funding is available for qualified applicants, so we would be 
grateful if you could please pass along this email to colleagues or friends who 
would be interested in this topic. 

A roster of confirmed faculty members appears below. A more detailed 
description of the session and information on applying can be found on the 
"Architecture and Public Life" webpage: 
http://www.salzburgseminar.org/2005Sessions.cfm?IDEvent=828

I hope that you might know someone who will be interested in participating. If 
you have any questions, please do not hesitate to be in touch with me 
(sfox-F1yt901KNatamn5kpybXXUB+6BGkLq7r@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx). Thank you in advance 
for helping - we appreciate your support in assisting us to identify qualified 
candidates for this session!

Sincerely,
Susi

(Susanna Seidl-Fox, Session Director, Architecture and Public Life)



SALZBURG SEMINAR
In cooperation with the Yale School of Architecture

Architecture and Public Life (Session 427)
July 23 -29, 2005

Presenters:
Robert A. M. Stern (Chair) is dean of the Yale School of Architecture in New 
Haven, Connecticut. He is also the founder and senior partner of Robert A.M. 
Stern Architects of New York City. A Fellow of the American Institute of 
Architects, he received the AIA Medal of Honor in 1984 and the President's 
Medal from the Architectural League of New York in 2002.

Patrick Bellew is principal and founding director of atelier ten in New York. 
He has completed projects around the world noted for their innovative design as 
well as their sustainability. Mr. Bellew is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal 
Institute of British Architects.

Richard Burdett is centennial professor in architecture and urbanism at the 
London School of Economics (LSE). He is an adviser on architecture to the mayor 
of London and a member of the Greater London Authority's Architecture and 
Urbanism Unit. He is also director of the Urban Age project organized by the 
LSE Cities Programme; and adviser on architecture to the BBC, Tate and other 
public agencies in the UK and abroad.

Fred Koetter is a founding partner of Koetter, Kim and Associate, Inc. in 
Boston, Massachusetts. His current work includes institutional projects and 
urban design assignments in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He is the 
author of numerous articles and books, including Collage City, co-authored with 
Colin Rowe.

Farshid Moussavi is director of the Foreign Office Architects (FOA) in London. 
She previously worked with Rem Koolhaas' Office for Metropolitan Architecture 
and Renzo Piano's Building Workshop. She was closely involved in the award 
winning Yokohama Port Terminal in Japan. FOA represented Britain at the 8th 
Venice Architecture Biennale in 2002.

Workshop Leaders and Panelists:
Keller Easterling is an architect, urbanist, and writer. An assistant professor 
at Yale School of Architecture, Ms. Easterling is the author of the forthcoming 
book Enduring Innocence: Global Architecture and its Political Masquerades and 
of Organization Space: Landscapes, Highways and Houses in America.

Alexander Garvin has combined a career in urban planning and real estate with 
teaching, architecture, and public service. He is a commissioner on the New 
York City Planning Commission, and director of planning, design, and 
development of NYC2012, the committee to bring the Summer Olympics to New York 
City in 2012.

Keith Krumwiede is assistant dean and assistant professor at Yale School of 
Architecture. Prior to teaching at Yale, Mr. Krumwiede taught at the Otis 
College of Art and Design in Los Angeles and at the Konstfack University 
College of Arts, Crafts, and Design in Stockholm, Sweden.

Edward Mitchell is an architect, writer, and associate professor at Yale School 
of Architecture. His work has received awards in competitions for the Atlantic 
Olympics and University of California at Los Angeles' "New Public Space."

Alan Plattus is a professor of architecture and urbanism at the Yale School of 
Architecture and the director and founder of the Yale Urban Design Workshop. 
Mr. Plattus has lectured internationally on urban history, architectural 
theory, and has conducted urban policy workshops for citizens and civic groups.

Session Abstract
Architecture is about the built environment, but it is also much more: 
architecture provides the physical framework for all human activity and thus 
shapes the way we live and interact with each other. Architecture is the 
interface between the human and the physical environment. It gives structure to 
all economic, political, social, and cultural activity, thus, what and how we 
build shapes and forms our civic realm, our environment, and influences all 
aspects of public life. Architecture is about shaping our environment - past, 
present, and future. Buildings and public spaces mold our societies and 
cultures. Therefore, in order to think about where and how we live and interact 
today, and to affect and improve the way we live and interact in the future, it 
is crucial to look at ways in which architecture intersects with the economic, 
environmental, historical, philosophical, and cultural fabric of our societies 
and to explore and analyze the complex interrelationship between architecture 
and public life.

Of course architecture is neither created in nor does it exist in a vacuum. The 
building of physical infrastructure is subject to a variety of constraints and 
conflicting demands, including political factors, financial realities, spatial 
and technical limitations, historical considerations, and public opinion. 
Therefore it is important, when considering the interface between architecture 
and public life, to take a multi-disciplinary approach and enrich the discourse 
with a variety of viewpoints and perspectives. To this end, this session will 
bring together architects, urban designers and planners, politicians, public 
policy experts, real estate developers, and architectural critics and scholars 
from around the world to examine the relationship between architecture and 
public life and to identify ways in which buildings and public spaces can shape 
our societies and cultures in positive, beneficial ways.