Lecture by Kieran Gaya titled Myths and the Fabrication of National Identity in Architectural Context.

Thursday 22 May 2025 14:00-17:00, Room Γ

Short bio:
Kieran Gaya was born in Dublin, Ireland of Mauritian parents and spent his formative years in Asia, Africa, as well as Europe. After training as an architect in the USA, he went on to earn graduate degrees in Florence, Italy and in Zurich, Switzerland, and received his Ph.D. from the University College of Dublin, Ireland. Each thesis focused on the symbiotic cultural production of both local and international agents into a specific context and how the visual culture accessible in the urban fabric has transformed civic identities. His research focuses on the historical seasoning steeped into the modern language of architecture of post-colonial nations.

Guest lecture as part of the course: SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE II: DECOLONISING ARCHITECTURE (2024-2025)
Instructor: P. Phokaides, Ass. Prof. Dept. of Arch, UTh.