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Dr. Leslie Sharp, Georgia Tech College of Architecture
Summary Sentence: Hollengreen will speak on Gothic architecture.
Full Summary: Laura Hollengreen, an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture, will speak on 'Defining Artifact and Context in Gothic Architecture: Why It's Not So Obvious'
Laura HollengreenLaura Hollengreen, an Associate Professor in the School of Architecture, will speak on 'Defining Artifact and Context in Gothic Architecture: Why It's Not So Obvious'
This talk will discuss the “edges” of the Gothic cathedral. Cathedral buildings are big and their walls meet the ground solidly, so how and why are the boundaries of the artifact in fact less definite than they appear? Meanwhile, the setting for such buildings appears to be consistently urban but "context" can be variously construed even within the restricted realms of urban form and spatial practice. The signal example of the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Chartres will provide material for a thumbnail case study of these challenges to interpretation.
About the CoA Research Forum
The College of Architecture in partnership with the Georgia Tech Library and Archives hosts this monthly research series held on the last Thursday of each month during the academic year. In each Forum, a CoA faculty member, research scientist, student, or colleague talks about his/her research. The purpose of the series is to provide an informal forum for members of the Georgia Tech community to present their work, explore ideas, and identify opportunities for collaboration. The talks are free and open to the public, in the Architecture Library from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.
