Convegno
From Living Organism to Silent Structure: Material and Environmental Perspectives on Wood in Premodern Architecture
Society of Architectural Historians, 79th Annual International Conference, Mexico City
Session Co-Chairs: Saida Bondini, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz - Max-Planck-Institut, and Costanza Beltrami, University of Stockholm
Ai Weiwei, Tree, wood and steel, 2009–10, Boros Sammlung, Berlin.
10:30 AM Introduction
10:35 AM Organic Bonds, Wooden Frames: Writing Histories of the Bohío, Paul Niell, Florida State University, USA
10:50 AM From Forest to Silver. Wood Policies in Early Modern Mining Cities, Marco Silvestri, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Germany
11:05 AM Yumedono and the Afterlife of Timber in Japanese Architecture, Kalpanee Jayatilake, University of Cincinnati, USA
11:20 AM Mediterranean Wood, Foundational and Fluid: Two Case Studies, Cammy Brothers, Northeastern University, USA
11:35 AM The "Living" Oaks of Notre-Dame, Lindsay Cook, Penn State University, USA
11:50 AM Q&A/Discussion
12:40 PM Closure of Session
17 aprile 2026
Hilton Mexico City Reforma
Avenida Juárez 70, Col. Centro
Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, C.P. 06010
Participating in the SAH 79th Annual International Conference requires conference registration: https://sah.org/conferences/mexico-2026/registration/
LINKS
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https://builder.guidebook.com/g/#/guides/sah2026/schedule/sessions/32067213
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