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The Role Of Ephemerality In The Queer Nightclub

Xan Xacobo Goetzee-Barral presents the ephemerality of the queer nightclub as a means for survival (at the scale of the city), a means for queer intimacy (the nightclub) and a means for promoting inclusivity (the body).

Mr Dennis Scrivens this one is for you

Mahika Gautam’s project began as an exploration of the performative nature of the food-giving ritual in Indian culture.

Everyday Stories of Climate Change

Dr Lakshmi Priya Rajendran shares Everyday Stories of Climate Change Comic, which offers a nuanced exploration of the real-life impact of climate change on families around the world.

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Architecture From Prehistory to Climate Emergency

The Bartlett Faculty Climate Curriculum Working Group recommend Architecture From Prehistory to Climate Emergency, authored by Barnabas Calder published in 2022.

For the War Yet to Come: Planning Beirut’s Frontier

Dr Azadeh Mashayekhi presents ‘For the War Yet to Come: Planning Beirut’s Frontier’ a book by Hiba Bou Akar looking at urban planning in areas of conflict.

Accelerating Islamophobia and emerging ‘Mosquephobia’

Professor Ali Alraouf and Sara Motwani talk about how mosques intersect with issues of Islamophobia and diversity in the built environment.

"The Role Of Ephemerality In The Queer Nightclub"

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"It’s always varying degrees of terror"

Isaac Nanabeyin Simpson on an architecture between cultures.

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“Asmara’s inscription has also challenged international perceptions of Eritrea, where it is often misrepresented as being in perpetual conflict”

Helping secure Asmara’s UNESCO World Heritage status

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