InterVIEW/ASAU V

November 21 2024      [2h + 5 min]

 

Assistant Professor Suzanne Harris-Brandts, PhD

Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism

Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

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Interviewers in order of participation:

 

 

Federica Goffi CRIPTIC Chair, PhD & MAS Program Co-Chair ASAU, CU

& Romy Poletti PhD student in Cultural Mediations, CU

David Bastien-Allard, MAS student ASAU, CU

Ashleigh Abraham PhD student ASAU, CU

Kitt Mann PhD student ASAU, CU

Evan Mullen, MAS student ASAU, CU

 

In –InterVIEW/ASAU V- Dr. Suzanne Harris Brandts, Assistant Professor at the Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism (ASAU) at Carleton University, was invited to reflect on her doctoral experience in the PhD in Urban and Regional Studies at MIT. She commented on how to establish research questions and define plural research methodologies. She also discussed the role of a PhD Supervisor. Dr. Harris-Brandts spoke about her collaborative research as a founding member of 'Collective Domain,' a design-research practice. She was invited to discuss some of her recent publications on cultural identity, geopolitical relations, power play, and the methodologies behind her research work. During the interview, she delved into how to study the relationships between countries, the imbalance of power between them, and the manifestation of that imbalance in architecture. Dr. Harris-Brandts reflected on her diverse roles as an architect, researcher, and teacher.

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Works cited in interVIEW V

 

Chandler, Alan and Michela Pace. 2021. The Production of Heritage. London: Routledge.

 

Harris-Brandts, Suzanne and David Gogishvili. 2018. "Architectural Rumors: Unrealized Megaprojects in Baku, Azerbaijan and their Politico-Economic Uses." Eurasian Geography & Economics, 59 (1), Taylor & Francis, 73-97.

 

Harris-Brandts, Suzanne. 2022. "The ‘White Palace’ Party Headquarters: Architecture, Urban Design, and Power in North Macedonia." In Spatializing Authoritarianism, 86-112. Edited by Natalie Koch. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press.

 

Harris-Brandts, Suzanne. 2018. “The Role of Architecture in the Republic of Georgia’s European Aspirations.” Nationalities Papers 46 (4): 1–18.

 

Smith, Laurajane. (2006). Uses of Heritage. London ; New York: Routledge.

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