Universidad de Sevilla
June 10th-12th, 2025
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🔗 Submission form: https://forms.gle/7FA2gqGJ64VCuZEm9
Research Project:
Arquitecturas del poder. Emulación y pervivencias en América y el sudeste asiático (1746-1808) | (PID2021-122170NB-I00)
Introduction
Traditionally, history of architecture has tried to differ from the designs of engineers and those from architects, clarifying a dispute which is clearly evident in the nineteenth century. On the contrary, in previous dates the participation of engineers was not devoted exclusively to defensive architecture. More specifically, they increased their presence in royal works in the second half of the eighteenth century, specially in the American and southeast Asian context. In order to recover their likely transfer of knowledge between the military and the courtesan world, this international conference calls for scientific contributions focused on both how engineers of this period of time contributed to change the common architectural approach to palaces or gardens; or how their increasing experience in courtesan spaces could affect the design of (military) residences in fortifications, barracks, and even private houses or states.
Conference Schedule
- Call for Papers Announcement: December 1st, 2024
- Abstract Submission Deadline: February 15th, 2025
- Abstract Acceptance Notification: March 15th, 2025
- Fellowship Selection: March 15th, 2025
- Conference in Seville: June 10th-12th, 2025
Thematic Sections
1. (Military) engineers at the palaces: functionality, simplicity and the application of new sciences.
2. The spaces of the fort: similarities with royal palaces and particularities
3. Politically struggling discourses: the contemporary management of palaces and forts
Participation Fellowships
Conference registration is free for both speakers and attendees, thanks to the research project’s funding. Three fellowships will be granted to cover travel and accommodation expenses for selected speakers:
Fellowship Conditions:
- Selected fellows will be integrated as members of the research project.
- They must submit a chapter for publication in the conference proceedings.
- All tickets and reservations will be handled by the University of Seville. Tickets purchased independently will not be reimbursed.
Conference Organization
Director
Pedro Luengo (Universidad de Sevilla)
✉️ pedroluengo@us.es
Secretariat
Ignacio J. López Hernández (Universidad de Sevilla)
✉️ ilopez7@us.es
Manuel Gámez Casado (Universidad de Sevilla)
✉️ mgamez@us.es
Scientific Committee
- Jeremy Black (University of Exeter)
- Mónica Cejudo Collera (UNAM, México)
- Pedro Cruz Freire (Universidad de Cádiz)
- Nuria Hinarejos Martín (UCM)
- Alfredo J. Morales (Universidad de Sevilla)
- Raúl Gómez Escribano (Patrimonio Nacional)
- Carlos Moreno Amador (UCM)
- Miguel Ángel Nieto Márquez (Universidad de Córdoba)
- Émilie d’Orgeix (École Pratique des Hautes Études-PSL Université)
- Lilyam Padrón (Universidad de Cádiz)
- Iván Panduro Sáez (Universidad de Jaén)
- José Luis Sancho Gaspar (Patrimonio Nacional)
- Olha Tikhonova (Universidad de Sevilla)
- Noé Varas Teleña (Patrimonio Nacional)
- Stephen Whitemann (Courtauld Institute)
Publication
After the conference, a selection of contributions would be submitted to a US-based university press and will be peer-reviewed. Finished essays should be approximately 6,000-9,000 words inclusive of footnotes. Potential contributors should plan on submitting a first draft for internal editing and comments by 15th April 2025, with drafts for peer review by 25th May 2025. Interested scholars should submit a proposal of 250-500 words and CV by Saturday 15th February 2025, to pedroluengo@us.es. Questions and comments are also welcome.