Hong Kong University. Public Lecture Series: Lecture: Drawing Out Knowledge

Description

The architectural theorist Ray Lucas has suggested that inscriptive practices such as drawing can be understood as “a form of knowledge production […providing] significantly different insights, not easily accessible through textual models of discourse analysis, critical theory, or observation.” This lecture will present a discussion between the works of two architects who employ drawing and mapping as a key form of knowledge production in their practices. Theo Deutinger, through his publications such as Handbook of Tyranny, Ultimate Atlas, and his earlier drawings featured in Mark Magazine; and Deane Simpson, through publications such as Young-Old, Atlas of the Copenhagens, and The City Between Freedom and Security. The architects will reflect on drawing as a practice to explore and decode the instrumentality of the emerging territories, spaces and objects of our times, and their political, economic, and social implications. 

Period	19 Feb 2021
Held at	Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
Degree of Recognition	International