Hosted by the Chicago Chapter | 1 AIA LU
Join the ICAA for a lecture with Victor Depui, lecturer at University of Miami School of Architecture, and author of the book, Transformations in Classical Architecture.
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
1) Understand how classical architecture can evolve through new paradigms of research and practice
2) Understand various strains of contemporary classicism
3) Distinguish between orthodox and heterodox methodologies
4) See classicism within the larger panorama of contemporary architecture
Victor Deupi is a Lecturer at the University of Miami School of Architecture where he teaches history and theory, design, and representation. The principal focus of his research is on the art and architecture of the Early Modern Ibero-American world, and mid-20th-century Cuba. His books include Architectural Temperance: Spain and Rome, 1700-1759 (Routledge 2015), Transformations in Classical Architecture: New Directions in Research and Practice (Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers, 2018), Emilio Sanchez in New York and Latin America (Routledge, 2019), and Cuban Modernism: Mid-Century Architecture 1940-1975, with Jean-Francois Lejeune (Birkhäuser Verlag, 2019). Dr. Deupi was also the President of the CINTAS Foundation dedicated to promoting Cuban art and culture from 2016-2018.
This event is hosted by an ICAA Chapter. Please check the Chapter website, or contact the Chapter directly, for the most up-to-date details including dates, times, and pricing.
Victor Deupi