A Country for Old Men

16/09/2020, h. 15:00
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The Recent Past and the Question of Sources in Writing the History of Post-war Housing in France

Sandra Parvu is an architect, a faculty member at the Paris-Val de Seine National Architecture School, and a research fellow at the Architecture and Anthropology Lab. Her book Grands ensembles en situation. Journal de bord de quatre chantiers (MetisPresses, 2011) explores the dialogue between political motivation and aesthetic research in the construction of postwar housing in France.

The talk is the second lecture of the series “Writing the History of Post-war Housing Complexes and Neighborhoods. A Take on Research Strategies and Methodologies”, organized by G. Caramellino and Filippo De Pieri in the framework of the COST Action European-funded “MCMH-EU. European Middle-Class Mass Housing”. See the program of the seminar in attachment.

Relatore: Sandra Parvu | ENSA Paris-Val de Seine/LAA_Laboratorie Architecture Anthropologie