Join us for a discussion and debate on collecting architectural photography, the role of photography in architecture, and the future of this medium in the current digital age.
This study day session is part of our programming for the RIBA Photo Festival 2023.
This RIBA Photo Festival study day session will be led by an international selection of invited speakers including both prominent specialists in the field and emerging scholars.
This session will include a panel discussion on collecting architectural photography, followed by individual presentations.
Speakers
Angelo Maggi - associate professor of history of photography and architectural history at Università Iuav di Venezia, Italy
Richard Pare - photographer and founding curator for the photography collection of the Canadian Centre for Architecture
Gary Van Zante - curator of architecture, design and photography collections at the MIT Museum
Chair: Irena Murray HonFRIBA - architectural historian and curator
Additional presentation
Between the two sessions, all participants will be able to attend the presentation: Scopio editorial project: a catalyst for discussion and construction of architectural ideas, by Pedro Leão Neto, University of Porto.
This editorial project, focused on documentary and artistic photography related to architecture, has produced a remarkable series of publications in magazine and book format, as well as an online photographic archive. Please email photo@riba.org to register for this presentation.
Registration
Register now for a chance to win a selection of publications by the late architectural photography historian Robert Elwall, the first curator of the RIBA Photographs Collection*.
*Ten winners, chosen at random among the attendees, will be notified and receive the publications when they check in for the event.
Find out more about our other RIBA Photo Festival study day: interpreting architectural photography.
