“Small Modernisms” is a two-day symposium that brings together students, scholars, and community members from across the country to reflect on the role of the built environment in shaping postwar society in Canada.
Hosted the School for Studies in Art and Culture, “Small Modernisms” will be held on May 12-13 at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. The symposium is dedicated to exploring the role of the built environment in shaping Canadian society in the decades following the Second World War. Through an emphasis on the small-scale and intimate, the paper presentations and architectural walking tours invite readings of Canada’s postwar built environment that pluralize its discourse, and foreground the complexities of social and spatial practices in an era of fast-paced urban and suburban change. In so doing, “Small Modernisms” aims to shed light on under-represented actors, sites, and design theories during the pivotal period from roughly 1945 to 1980.
The event is free, however space is limited. Learn more about the event and register here https://carleton.ca/smallmodernisms/.