A two-day conference
about drawing as a
tool for researching the
builtenvironment

GRAPHIC

Hosted by: University of Toronto John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design

Drawing
As
Method

CONTENT

MARCH 26–27, 2021

Graphic Content: Drawing as Method is a two-day conference open to the public that brings together a group of scholars whose research uses techniques of design representation to explore contemporary topics in the built environment. Their work makes a powerful case that research methods employing graphic production communicate findings in uniquely effective ways, establish expanded forms of agency, and illuminate unanticipated pathways of inquiry.

session 1: POLITICAL ECONOMIES
Friday, March 26, 12:00–14:00 EST (ZOOM)

Deane Simpson
KADK Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art

Charlotte Malterre-Barthes
Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Jesse LeCavalier (Respondent)
Daniels Faculty, University of Toronto

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session 2: AGENCIES
Friday, March 26, 15:00–17:00 EST (ZOOM)

Luke Pearson + Sandra Youkhana
You + Pea / University College London

Nerea Calvillo
University of Warwick

Rory Hyde (Respondent)
University of Melbourne

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session 3: HEURISTICS
Saturday, March 27, 9:30-11:30 EST (ZOOM)

Ivonne Santoyo-Orozco
Bard College

Jingru (Cyan) Cheng
Royal College of Art

Marina Otero (Respondent)
Design Academy Eindhoven

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session 4: GEOGRAPHIIES
Saturday, March 27, 12:00-14:00 EST (ZOOM)

Nishat Awan
Delft University of Technology

Ghazal Jafari
University of Virginia

Janette Kim (Respondent)
California College of Art

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Organized by Jesse LeCavalier with production and research assistance from Farah Michel.

Please contact Jesse LeCavalier with questions or requests. jesse.lecavalier@daniels.utoronto.ca