Perhaps now more than ever before, we are all aware of the built environment that surrounds us, and of the impacts it has on the health of individuals, communities, and the planet. The Architecture of Place series brings together the established and emerging voices working to create a better built future.
From December 2024 through February 2025, the ICAA, INTBAU, and The King’s Foundation will co-host The Architecture of Place: In Conversation with…, a series of interviews featuring three architects and scholars from different backgrounds and points of view: John Smylie, Tiffany Abernathy, and Dr. Patricia Canelas. In each instalment, one of the three architects will be interviewed by one of the others about the influences, experiences, and projects that have led to their design perspective on the architecture of place. Sessions will close with a Q&A with the audience.
All programmes in this series are free, and the recordings will be available after each session.
- Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 1 PM EST / 6 PM UK: Patricia Canelas interviews John Smylie.
- Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 1 PM EST / 6 PM UK: John Smylie interviews Tiffany Abernathy.
- NEXT UP: Tiffany Abernathy interviews Patricia Canelas. Tuesday, 17 December 2024, 1 PM EST / 6 PM UK.
Tuesday, 17 December 2024 In Conversation with Patricia Canelas
In this iteration of the series, Tiffany Abernathy will interview Dr. Patricia Canelas about her scholarship and design perspectives.
Patricia Canelas is Course Director and a Lecturer for the Master’s in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Kellogg College. Previously, Patricia has held academic positions at University College London and the University of Reading in the UK, and at Escola Superior de Actividades Imobiliárias and Universidade Católica in Portugal. Prior to her academic roles, Patricia worked as an architect and urban planner and continues to work in policymaking and analysis at local and national levels in Portugal and the UK.
Her research and teaching seek to advance knowledge on the dynamic relationship between the public, private, and civic sectors involved in the governance of value creation (or destruction) and capture through the built environment. This includes exploring how the different sectors share responsibilities, how and why roles and responsibilities shift, the fundamental values of each sector, their knowledge sources, and the relative power of each side.
Intellectually, Patricia is interested in speaking across the disciplines of urban planning, urban design, and real estate, to discuss the fundamental values of the public, private, and civic sectors, and how the different sectors conceptualise and engage with sustainable urban development. She has been involved in international research projects in China, the US, Portugal, the Netherlands, Denmark, Scotland, and England.
She holds a PhD in Planning from the Bartlett, UCL, UK (2017), a Master’s in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, US (2008), a postgraduate degree in Sustainable Urban Planning and Design from Universidade Católica (2006), and a 5-year degree in Architecture from Universidade Lusíada, Portugal (2001).
About the speakers:
Tiffany Abernathy, Trustee of INTBAU and member of its College of Traditional Practitioners, is an architect and educator leading US projects at John Simpson Architects and her consultancy, Forms Qua Objects. A licensed architect in New York and Indiana, she has worked on 35+ major projects, has teaching experience at Notre Dame and Cambridge, and is active in regenerative culture and transatlantic urbanism initiatives.
John Smylie, Director of Place Lab and a member of the INTBAU College of Traditional Practitioners, specialises in place-making through contextual architecture and urban design. His award-winning projects have strengthened local character and delivered vibrant, sustainable spaces. He is the Chapter Chair of INTBAU Ireland and has served as Northern Ireland Advisor to The King’s Foundation.
Dr. Patricia Canelas is Course Director and Lecturer for the Master’s in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Kellogg College. An architect, urban planner, and policymaker, her research explores how public, private, and civic sectors shape sustainable urban development. She has held academic roles at UCL, Reading, and institutions in Portugal, and contributed to international projects in Europe, the US, and China. Patricia holds a PhD from the Bartlett, UCL, and degrees from Berkeley and Universidade Lusíada.
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