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Capita Selecta

Capita Selecta is a series of lectures, organized by the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture, dealing with thematic, topical subjects in the field of architecture, urbanism and landscape architecture. The lectures are open to the public and take place at the Academy, Waterlooplein 213, Amsterdam. All lectures start at 20.00 hrs. and admission is free.

February-March: An Exacting Material
The public lecture series ‘An exacting material’ introduces seven european architects and architectural researchers who will speak about the tradition of the use of brick, the tectonic implications of the material and the way brick is used in contemporary architecture. The lecture series is part of the project ‘Tectonics in Contemporary Brick Architecture’, a research programme of the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture quided by lector material & design Jan Peter Wingender.
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