Opler Conference on Renaissance and Baroque Architecture, Oxford
3/29/2012 to 3/31/2012
The Opler Conference celebrates the first ten years of the Scott Opler
Fellowship in Renaissance and Baroque Architecture at Worcester College,
Oxford. Presentations over three days will present new research and
innovative approaches in the study of early modern architecture. Full
conference information may be found at www.oplerconference.com
The goal of the conference is to discuss major themes in the discipline,
with ample opportunity for the presentation of new directions, current
projects, innovative approaches, and challenging problems. The field of
early modern architecture is at an interesting juncture, finding its way
in an academic climate that welcomes global approaches and new
theoretical models yet also recognizes the essential place of primary
research and the attention to the physical reality of buildings and
their surroundings. These varied approaches may at times compete for
dominance yet there is much to be gained from taking a broad view of the
discipline, a topographical perspective that brings in the greatest
variety of approaches.
In addition to lectures by former and current Opler Fellows, there will
also be presentations by a group of distinguished scholars from North
America and Europe. Specially arranged visits to collections and
buildings in Oxford will allow the first hand discussion of architecture
and the materials for its study.
Please also see the announcement regarding bursaries for the conference.
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