{"69115":{"#nid":"69115","#data":{"type":"event","title":"College of Architecture Research Forum: Benjamin Flowers, \u0022The Stadium in Conflict: Soccer Wars, Detention Camps, and Urbanicide\u201d","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin Flowers, \u0022The Stadium in Conflict: Soccer Wars, Detention Camps, and Urbanicide\u201d\u0026nbsp; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/42358\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EView this Lecture\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECollege of Architecture Research Forum\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, January 26, 2012; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Architecture Library, West Architecture Building\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/handle\/1853\/42358\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EView this Lecture\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOn Thursday, January 26, Dr. Benjamin Flowers, Associate Professor in the School of Architecture, will be giving a talk entitled \u0022The Stadium in Conflict: Soccer Wars, Detention Camps, and Urbanicide\u201d in the COA Research Forum. The College of Architecture in partnership with the Georgia Tech Library and Archives hosts this monthly research series.\u0026nbsp;Held on the last Thursday of each month during the academic year, a COA faculty member, research scientist, student or colleague talks about his\/her research. \u0026nbsp;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.\u0026nbsp;The talks are free and open to the public.\u0026nbsp;The talks are held in the Architecture Library from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/news\/research-forum-archive\u0022\u003EView past research\nforums.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Ch4\u003EBenjamin Flowers\u003C\/h4\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAssociate Professor Benjamin Flowers joined the faculty of architecture in 2005. His work examines architecture as a form of social activity situated within the intersecting spheres of politics, culture, and economy. In other words, his work focuses on the ways buildings are constructed, the ends to which they are used, and the nature of public reaction to them. His research has attracted recognition and funding from Columbia University\u2019s Buell Center for Architecture, Cornell University\u2019s John Nolen Fellowship, the Society of Architectural Historians, and the Hagley Museum and Library. His recent publications include\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.upenn.edu\/pennpress\/book\/14661.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESkyscraper: The Politics and Power of Building New York City in the Twentieth Century\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009), which was named a 2010 Outstanding Academic Title in Architecture by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EChoice\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003EMagazine.\u003C\/p\u003E \n\u003Cp\u003EIn 2008 Flowers was awarded the Outstanding Teacher Award from the College of Architecture. Flowers received his PhD \u0026nbsp;from the University of Minnesota and his BA from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. He grew up in Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Bulgaria, Romania, and Washington, DC.\u003C\/p\u003E \n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EUpcoming Research Forums\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFebruary 23, 2012: \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; *Dowell Myers, \u201cImmigration and our Future\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMarch 29, 2012: Robert Todd, \u201cBreakThru: Virtual Worlds and Social Media for Mentoring STEM\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EApril 26, 2012\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Brian Bowen, Construction History Research\u003C\/p\u003E \n\n\u003Cp\u003E*A guest of the College of Architecture, Dowell Myers, PhD, is a professor in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development at the University of Southern California. He is a demographer and urban planner who creates narratives to promote public understanding about pressing issues that affect our common future. His research emphasizes the linkage of demographic data (census, surveys, and projections) to trends in housing, workforce, education, taxpaying, voting, and immigration.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFlowers examines architecture as a form of social activity situated within the intersecting spheres of politics, culture, and economy.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2011-08-02 08:22:55","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:55:18","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2012-01-26T10:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2012-01-26T11:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2012-01-26T11:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2012-01-26 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2012-01-26 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2012-01-26 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"78991":{"id":"78991","type":"image","title":"Benjamin Flowers - cropped","body":null,"created":"1449178063","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:27:43","changed":"1475894693","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:53","alt":"Benjamin Flowers - cropped","file":{"fid":"193880","name":"flowers_cropped.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/flowers_cropped_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/flowers_cropped_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":111508,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/flowers_cropped_0.jpg?itok=lzuCj2gc"}}},"media_ids":["78991"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"9792","name":"benjamin flowers"},{"id":"926","name":"College of Architecture"},{"id":"14983","name":"newsletter"},{"id":"167177","name":"School of Architecture"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leslie.sharp@coa.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ELeslie Sharp\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Outreach\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-1096\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}