UMA Talks
The UMA Talks are a free and accessible series of events. The series is devoted to advancing architectural discourse from both an international perspective and local perspective, and strives to enable the public, students, teachers, and researchers both within architecture and from other fields to get insight to and participate in the educational activities and academic research taking place at Umeå School of Architecture. Theorist, practitioners, artists, and other relevant guests are invited to speak or to participate in roundtable conversations or similar formats.
Contact person: Roemer van Toorn, e-mail: roemer.van.toorn@umu.se
Where? Auditorium, Umeå School of Architecture, Östra Strandgatan 30c, 903 33 Umeå, Sweden
All UMA Talks events are open to the public.
The events are held in English.
Image above: Yasmeen Lari/Heritage Foundation of Pakistan: Sindh Flood. Rehabilitation, Sindh Region, Pakistan, since 2010. © Heritage Foundation of Pakistan.
UMA Talks Program, Fall 2023 - 2024
Monday 28 August 14.00 – 16.00, UMA Theatre
Approaching Sámi Architecture. Two Perspectives
Public lectures by Karin Wilstrand, Magnus Antaris Tuolja (Sweden)
Introduced by James Benedict Brown
Tuesday 29th of August 13.00 – 15.00, UMA Theatre
Thoughts I am taking with from practicing Western architecture
Public lecture by Eve Sarapää (Finland)
Introduced by James Benedict Brown
Tuesday 29th of August 15.00 – 16.00, UMA Theatre
Girjegumpi: The Sámi Architecture Library in Venice
Public Lecture by Joar Nango (Norway)
Introduced by James Benedict Brown
Thursday 9 November, 17.00 – 17.10, UMA Auditorium
UMA TALKS, an introduction
Welcome and introduction by Cornelia Redeker
Thursday 9 November, 17.10 – 19.00, UMA Auditorium
Critical Care: Building Feminist Recovery
Public lecture by Elke Krasny (Austria)
Introduced by Roemer van Toorn
Friday 10 November, 16.00 – 18.00, UMA Auditorium
Critical Care
Roundtable Conversation with Elke Krasny, Cornelia Redeker, Ele Carpenter and Roemer van Toorn
Thursday 23 November, 17.00 – 19.00, UMA Auditorium
What's Planning got to Do with Architecture?
Public lecture by Ebba Högström (Editor of Plan) and Isak Brändström (Chairman of FFS Norrland) - (Sweden)
Introduced and moderated by Cornelia Redeker
Latest update: 2023-10-24