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Architecture Follows Fish
Event by: Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto
Location: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Avenida de Berna 45 A, Lisboa
About event
On the occasion of the launch of the book 'Architecture Follows Fish', by André Tavares and published by MIT Press, the Fishing Architecture research project organizes on December 10th, in Auditorium 3 of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon, a working day and discussion where the relationships between the construction of terrestrial architecture and the transformation of marine ecosystems will be detailed.
The journey will be organized into three moments. In the first, the work developed by the Fishing Architecture project team, funded by the European Research Council, will be presented, followed by a debate on the current situation and future objectives. In the second, the field of discussion will be expanded through brief presentations by international experts. Concluding the day, the book that motivates the event will be presented.
PROGRAM
2:30pm-4:30pm Debate
'Fishing Architecture: The Ecological Continuum between Buildings and Fish Species'
André Tavares, Alice Nouvet, Garðar Eyjólfsson, Sónia Gabriel, Rafael Sousa Santos, Diego Inglez de Souza
17h00-18h30 Conference
Iron and Fish, Christy Anderson, University of Toronto
Harvesting the Sea, Annalisa Marzano, Università di Bologna
The North Atlantic Fish Revolution, Poul Holm, Trinity College Dublin
The Potential of Marine Historical Ecology, Ruth Thurstan, University of Exeter
6:30pm-7pm Launch
'Architecture Follows Fish', André Tavares, University of Porto
Presentation by Joana Gaspar Freitas
Admission is free upon prior registration via e-mail [email protected].
Image | Fitz Henry Lane (1804–1865), View of the City of Gloucester, 1836. Cape Ann Museum Collection, Gloucester, MA. Gift of E. Hyde Cox, 1998.
The journey will be organized into three moments. In the first, the work developed by the Fishing Architecture project team, funded by the European Research Council, will be presented, followed by a debate on the current situation and future objectives. In the second, the field of discussion will be expanded through brief presentations by international experts. Concluding the day, the book that motivates the event will be presented.
PROGRAM
2:30pm-4:30pm Debate
'Fishing Architecture: The Ecological Continuum between Buildings and Fish Species'
André Tavares, Alice Nouvet, Garðar Eyjólfsson, Sónia Gabriel, Rafael Sousa Santos, Diego Inglez de Souza
17h00-18h30 Conference
Iron and Fish, Christy Anderson, University of Toronto
Harvesting the Sea, Annalisa Marzano, Università di Bologna
The North Atlantic Fish Revolution, Poul Holm, Trinity College Dublin
The Potential of Marine Historical Ecology, Ruth Thurstan, University of Exeter
6:30pm-7pm Launch
'Architecture Follows Fish', André Tavares, University of Porto
Presentation by Joana Gaspar Freitas
Admission is free upon prior registration via e-mail [email protected].
Image | Fitz Henry Lane (1804–1865), View of the City of Gloucester, 1836. Cape Ann Museum Collection, Gloucester, MA. Gift of E. Hyde Cox, 1998.