2013-05-18T13:09:08-04:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/65770682/the-possible-mediums-conference-will-explore-mediums-tangential-to-architecture Archinect 2013-01-18T18:18:00-05:00 >2013-01-18T21:35:55-05:00 <img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/bf/bfo0cklf8qkbfjck.jpg" width="514" height="93" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p> The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Architecture, The Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture, University of Kentucky College of Design, and University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, are hosting the <a href="http://possiblemediums.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Possible Mediums</a> conference in Columbus, Ohio February 7th - 10th.<br><br> The Possible Mediums conference is composed of a series of workshops and panel discussions revolving around four &ldquo;possible mediums.&rdquo; Challenging the boundaries of architectural convention, the invited workshop leaders employ exploratory processes rooted in mediums external to the discipline (such as film or comics) or developed from atypical applications of more conventional mediums (such as drawings or models). The technical sophistication and inventive applications of their work reflect two major developments within speculative architecture of the past decade: a broad diffusion of technological expertise and a shift from critical to projective theory. Preservin...</p>