AHRA PhD Symposium 2026

En Chantiers: Field Notes in Progress​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Research in the architectural humanities rarely moves in a straight line. It develops through fragments of observation, incomplete archives, tentative sketches, unexpected encounters, and reflections that may never make their way into a finished thesis or publication.

This symposium, En Chantiers: Field Notes in Progress, foregrounds the provisional and the unfinished as productive spaces of inquiry. By placing emphasis on field notes; broadly understood as the marks, traces, and records of ongoing research, this symposium invites doctoral students to reflect on how knowledge is gathered, tested, and re-shaped in practice.

Event details

The Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA) PhD Symposium will take place on 29 and 30 June 2026. The symposium will be held in a hybrid-format between Norwich (UK), Delft (Netherlands) and Sétif (Algeria).

Sessions will be held in person at one location, and broadcast online to the other two locations. The in person sessions at Norwich University of the Arts will be held in the Peter Cook: Wonder Hub. Participation is free.