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This event brings togetherÌýseveralÌýarchitects and faculty membersÌýof the larger collective, Unsettled Subjects, to discuss diverse approaches to issues of race, space and identity in members’ architectural practice, pedagogy, and writing.ÌýUnsettled SubjectsÌýwas established in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement and ³Ù³ó±ðÌýon-goingÌýchallenges we face to recognise the systemic and structural legacies of British imperialism, colonialism and slavery within the builtÌýenvironment;Ìýand the marginalisation of dynamic and transformative practices of indigenous and diasporic communities of former colonies and the metropole.ÌýWe areÌýan interdisciplinary group of architects and historians, whose members hail fromÌýdiverseÌýinstitutions across the UK and Europe, who seek to understandÌýthe political present by engagingÌýcriticallyÌýand collectivelyÌýwithÌýtexts and ideasÌý– through reading, research and creative practice – in order toÌýinterrogate issuesÌýofÌýidentity, race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, class, and power.ÌýÌý

The eventÌýwill feature several members of the collective:ÌýNick Beech, founder and convenerÌýofÌý UnsettledÌýSubjects willÌýintroduce the group’s short history and the lacunaeÌýit wasÌýformedÌýto address.ÌýDerin Fadina will discuss the 2020Ìýprotests againstÌýpoliceÌýabuse andÌýviolence in Nigeria, exploringÌýhow the various perspectives offered by the Unsettled Subjects’ readings and discussions facilitate a critical reflection on the events.ÌýShumi BoseÌýwillÌýscreen and discussÌýshort student film work from her recently taughtÌýarchitecturalÌýstudio,ÌýLearning from Each Other: Race, ethnicity, diversity and the student experience at architecture school.ÌýShahed Saleem will present his 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale work, Three British Mosques.ÌýTania Sengupta and Catalina Mejía MorenoÌýwillÌýconsiderÌýprocesses and outcomes ofÌýwriting collectively.ÌýFollowing short presentations, members will engage in a panel discussion and Q&A with audience members.ÌýÌý

ParticipantsÌý

Nick BeechÌýis an architecturalÌýhistorian and Senior LecturerÌýin ³Ù³ó±ðÌýSchool ofÌýArchitecture and CitiesÌýat the University of Westminster.

Shumi BoseÌýis an architectural writer, historian, editor and Senior Lecturer and Contextual Studies Co-ordinator, BA Architecture, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.

Derin FadinaÌýis a Nigerian-British architectural and urban designer, and writer and visiting critic atÌýthe University of Westminster.

Catalina Mejía MorenoÌýis an architect and historian and Senior Lecturer in Climate Studies, Spatial Practices Programme, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London

Shahed SaleemÌýis a practisingÌýarchitectÌý(founder and director of Makespace), andÌýSenior LecturerÌýin ³Ù³ó±ðÌýSchool ofÌýArchitecture and Cities at the University of Westminster.

RobinÌýSchuldenfrei, an architectural and cultural historian, is the Katja and Nicolai Tangen Reader in 20th Century Modernism at The Courtauld.

Tania SenguptaÌýis a historian of colonial/ post-colonial architecture and cities and Associate Professor at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.

Organised by Dr Robin Schuldenfrei, Katja and Nicolai Tangen Reader in 20th Century Modernism (The Courtauld.)

This event is part of The Courtauld’s activity to support Black History Month.Ìý