2006-02-08
From the Media - Part 33
posted by mh 19 years ago
As reported in the WUS Austria Newsletter, an architectural competition for the design of the new premises for UN Agencies in Podgorica has been launched in the mountainous Austrian province of Tyrol. Declared an "Ecological State" in 1992, Montenegro has turned to Austrian architects for their "extensive expertise in building along ecological principles".
Events - Part 17
posted by mh 19 years ago
Organized within the framework of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT, Paolo Girardelli (Bogazici University) will have a talk on The Architecture of the 'Eastern Question': Diplomacy and Space in Late Ottoman Istanbul on Monday, February 13, 5:30 to 7:30 pm in MIT room 3-133. Contact address akpiarch@mit.edu.
Events - Part 16
posted by mh 19 years ago
Alison Snyder of the University of Oregon is looking for scholars working on contemporary issues concerning architecture in Istanbul, Turkey, or (other) Middle Eastern cities, to propose a panel for the MESA 2006 conference in Boston.
Announcements - Part 14
posted by mh 19 years ago
"The City", a new mailing list (mainly) for Byzantinists has been set up quite recently, and is now accessible at groups.google.com/group/TheCity, where one can also subscribe.
From the Media - Part 32
posted by mh 19 years ago
Also reported by SEEtimes, a new Adriatic Euroregion (including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Serbia-Montenegro and Slovenia) was formally launched last Monday in Venice. Under the auspices of the Council of Europe, the Adriatic Euroregion is supposed to serve as a tool for Balkan co-operation and integration with the wider European area.
From the Media - Part 31
posted by mh 19 years ago
Entitled "To find Belgrade's last philosophers, hail a taxi", SEEtimes has recently run a feature on taxi-driving in Belgrade."If you flag down a cab in Belgrade, you won't just get a cheap ride, but a complete and detailed cardiogram of politics, economics and every other aspect of Serbian society."
From the Media - Part 30
posted by mh 19 years ago
Cultural Transitions in Southeastern Europe - The Creative City: Crossing Visions and New Realities in the Region will be the title of a seminar to be held at Dubrovnik's Inter-University Centre (IUC) on May 8-14, 2006. Mainly targeted at post-graduate students, the impact of creative industries on urban cultural development models, on cultural policies, and on regeneration of SEE cities will be discussed. The CfA is available on Culturelink.hr
From the Media - Part 29
posted by mh 19 years ago
The city council of Rijeka has decided to reduce its cultural budget by 18%, mainly cutting down on the financing of cultural programmes, while the infrastructural costs of public institutions (by now alreadt 84% of the budget) will remain at the same level. A full-length article is available at the SEE Portal.
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