Home Cultures is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the critical understanding of the domestic sphere, its artifacts, spaces and relations, across timeframes and cultures. ‘Home’ is a highly fluid and contested site of human existence that reflects and reifies identities and values.

In this context Home Cultures explores the relationship between body and building, consumption, material culture, the meaning of home, moving cultures and social consequences of planning and architecture.

“Innovative and exciting, every issue of Home Cultures offers surprising insights … Standing out from the spate of interdisciplinary journals, it is at the center of the new terrains which are replacing the old divisions between humanities and social sciences.” Richard Wilk, Indiana University, USA

“What makes Home Cultures such an exciting journal is the ways in which it has created an arena where very different research traditions meet. The result is a very stimulating mix of ideas, perspectives and styles of writing.” Orvar Löfgren, University of Lund, Sweden

Edited by

Victor Buchli, University College London, UK
Alison Clarke, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria
Setha Low, City University of New York, USA

Print ISSN: 1740-6315
Online ISSN: 1751-7427

Frequency: 3 times per year

Writing /drawing: negotiating the perils and pleasures of interiority

50 word abstract and image if appropriate due by 10 February 2012.

The forthcoming issue of the IDEA Journal calls for contributions in the form scholarly essays, visual essays and theorized creative practice on the topic of Writing /Drawing: negotiating the perils and pleasures of interiority.

Provocation

Interiority is subject to specific sorts of disciplinary representation and the premise for this provocation is that images of interiority are frequently at odds with, or resistant to conventional representational systems. Interiority is attached to socially and culturally selected manifestations of power, gender, labour and materiality and these everyday conditions emerge in images of interiority, drawn or written, amplifying and disquieting usual disciplinary concerns.

Three sketched examples:
One
In an architectural journal is a description of a house in Bordeaux by Rem Koolhaas, as recounted by Susana Ventura on a visit to the house where she follows Guadalupe who is the housekeeper:
“I follow Guadalupe back and forth. She zigzags up the ramp of the patio. She says this is the best way not to be tired at the end. … Off goes Guadalupe with the vacuum cleaner in hand, vacuuming everything she encounters. First, the kitchen. She displaces the movable furniture below the kitchen bench, vacuums the drawers, the countless bottles, the ceiling, the door … She shakes the carpet on the patio, puts it back in place. Then on to the top floor, where she vacuums Marie’s bathroom and bedroom, the elevator platform, every single corner she can find.”
The architectural interior is revealed through a reporting of movement and a slow material engagement with surface, writing into the interior an everyday attentiveness and neglect, constructing interiority as both abject, with the stuffy persistence of unwanted patina (shedding skin and the adherence of soot), and as a form of worship, gilded with polish. The interior is constructed through writing in terms of its occupation and maintenance with language that is both personal and detached.

Two
A black and white line drawing of an interior set up by a vertical section perspective of House and Atelier Bow-Wow by Atelier Bow-Wow, described by Irene Cheng as a parody of a technical drawing incorporating “many elements normally excluded from construction documents, such as perspectival depth; silhouettes of human figures engaged in prosaic activities like eating, brushing teeth, gardening, and sleeping; props like slippers, stuffed animals; house plants, and shag rugs; outlines of the views seen through windows; and the obsessive rendering of textures like those of wood surfaces.”
A drawing that shifts the nature of the technical interior, the dimensioned, constructed and abstract set of building information, into an inhabited, furnished narrative of daily life. The daily life is however artificial; the people are ghosts and the stories told by the furnishings are improbably clean; there is no colour.

Three
A black and white photograph taken in the early years of the twentieth century by Alfred James Tattersall shows the interior of a Samoan fale with two women lying supposedly asleep on mats in the middle of the empty space. Titled, “Interior of Native House”, the image might be seen as the ubiquitous collector’s assemblage with wooden headrests in view and the women contained by the borders of their mats. The photographic focus, however, is sharpest as it traces the framing and woven materiality of the fale, recording the precision of the bindings that connect structure, while the gentle breath of the women, in the long exposure, very slightly blurs the image and resists their capture.

This provocation seeks papers that address the complications and felicities of representing all forms of interiority (domestic, work spaces, institutional or public spaces) from technical, theoretical, programmatic or cultural perspectives. It seeks to attract discussions on representations of the interior constructed with writing, drawing (analogue or digital), installation, performance, photography, film or building.

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THE IDEA JOURNAL ACCEPTS:
DESIGN RESEARCH PAPERS
that demonstrate development and engagement with interior design/interior architecture history, theory, education and practice through critique and synthesis. The focus is on the documentation and critical review of both speculative research and practice-based research

REFEREED STUDIOS
that represent the nature and outcomes of refereed design studios which have either been previously peer reviewed in situ and/or critically discussed through text and imagery for the IDEA JOURNAL.

PROJECT REVIEWS
that critically evaluate design-based works which seek to expand the nature of spatial and theoretical practice in interior design/interior architecture and associated disciplines.

VISUAL ESSAYS
that demonstrate critical, pictorial responses to design conditions.

FOR BOOK REVIEWS
to encourage debate into the emerging literature dedicated to the expression and expansion of the theory and practice of interior design/interior architecture.

REGISTRATION OF INTEREST:
Authors are invited to register their interest in submitting a paper on the form following and forward by email to the Executive Editor, Rachel Carley by 10 February 2012. Registration of interest is not refereed. The acknowledgement of registration facilitates development of proposal to full research paper, refereed studio or project review by providing formatting guidelines and publication standards to registrants.

Email: rcarley@unitec.ac.nz

IMPORTANT DEADLINES/DATES:

Call for contributions: 1 December 2011
Registration of interest including 50 word abstract and image if appropriate due by 10 February 2012
Acknowledgement by 19 February 2012
Submit full draft for review by 16 July 2012
Peer-review – August-September 2012
Notification by 5 November 2012
Revisions returned by 30 November 2012
Journal published early 2013 with 2012 date

GUEST EDITOR: The guest editor for the 2012 IDEA Journal is Dr Sarah Treadwell. Sarah is an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Her research investigates the representation of architecture in colonial and contemporary images. Motels, gender and volcanic conditions of ground are also subjects of interest. Sarah has published in various books and journals including Architectural Design, Space and Culture and Architectural Theory Review.

The IDEA JOURNAL is published by IDEA (Interior Design / Interior Architecture Educators Association)
ACN 135 337 236
www.idea-edu.com

Oregon State University, USA

This Department embraces a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the interaction between people and the designed environment as that environment affects the social, psychological and physical well-being of individuals, families and communities. The knowledge base is grounded in consumer behavior and management theory, the arts, humanities, and the social and physical sciences. This applied discipline is concerned with the enhancement of each individual’s daily life as affected by the production, distribution, use and design of clothing, textiles, residential and commercial structures that make life meaningful.

Study mode: Full Time

Duration: Variable

Venue: College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Design and Human Environment

Course summary
This program on the profession of interior design as well as its history, theory and criticism. Research can focus on qualitative or quantitative analysis of design.

Program modules
The following are the modules: DHE 532 Advanced Housing Design Studio (3 credits), DHE 534 Housing the Aging Population (3 credits), DHE 543 Studio III: Commercial Design (4 credits), DHE 561 History of the Near Environment I (4 credits), DHE 562 History of the Near Environment II (4 credits), DHE 564 Contemporary History of Interiors and Housing (3 credits), DHE 577 Fashion Theory (4 credits), DHE 582 Aesthetic and Perceptual Theories of the Near Environment (2 credits), DHE 585 Human Behavior and the Near Environment (3 credits), DHE 665 Theories and Methods in Historical/Cultural Research of the Near Environment (3 credits), DHE 685 Advanced Topics in Human Behavior and the Near Environment (3 credits).

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University of South Wales, Sidney, Australia

The University of New South Wales is one of Australia’s leading international universities attracting students and scholars from around the world. It is widely regarded for its teaching excellence and research innovation. The University is a founding member of the Group of Eight research intensive universities in Australia and a member of the Universitas 21 international consortium.
Established in 1949, the University now has close to 52,000 students, including more than 11,000 international students from over 120 different countries. It has three campuses and two sub-campuses.

The University offers more than 300 undergraduate and 600 postgraduate programs through various faculties. The faculties at the University are Arts and Social Sciences, Australian School of Business, Built Environment, College of Fine Arts, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science and UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy).
The University fosters groundbreaking, multidisciplinary research by offering almost 100 research programs in various disciplines. The University is a member of 15 Cooperative Research Centres and is affiliated with a number of medical research institutes.

PhD in Interior Architecture

Study mode: Full Time

Duration: 3 – 4 years

Start date: FEB-12, JUL-12

Venue: University of South Wales

Course summary
The focus of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is on developing a student’s expert knowledge in this field of research, along with their research, critical and creative thinking, and problem solving skills. Also, students can enhance their career prospects in academic, business, government, industry or research related professions in the Built Environment field by developing their research competence as well as extending their capability in creative thinking, problem solving and self-directed learning.

PhD in Architecture

Study mode: Full Time

Duration: 3 – 4 years

Start date: FEB-12, JUL-12

Venue: University of South Wales

Course summary
The focus of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is on developing a student’s expert knowledge in this field of research, along with their research, critical and creative thinking, and problem solving skills. Also, students can enhance their career prospects in academic, business, government, industry or research related professions in the Built Environment field by developing their research competence as well as extending their capability in creative thinking, problem solving and self-directed learning.

PhD in Design

Study mode: Full Time

Duration: 3 – 4 years

Start date: FEB-12, JUL-12

Venue: College of Fine Arts Campus

Course summary
This course covers research areas in the fields of: architecture, landscape and urban design; ceramics; Asian art/craft/design and cultural history; design and gender studies; design and technology; design history and theory; design management; human computer interaction; interactive media; jewellery; object design; online design education; textiles; theatre design; and visual communication.

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Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
School of Doctoral Programmes

This field of studies gives the opportunity to develop the research, organize, record and re-elaborate abilities with the purpose of knowing and divulging historical as well as contemporary documents in the interior design discipline (architecture, furnishing, decoration, scenography, installations, museology, furniture production).
Doctorate students learn to develop their abilities in the problem framing, programming, technical elaboration and management of particularly complex projects for specific areas related to the disciplinary sector.

Besides the development of a specific individual curriculum, the candidates will be able to span the whole discipline of Interior Architecture and Installations, articulating their studies according to appropriate analytical and design scales in different sectors.

You may find more information in our DRAIA page.

Disciplines:

• Civil Engineering, Architecture & Construction
• Industrial Design

Location: Milano / Italy

Duration: 36 months

Start Date: October

Educational Form: Academic PhD

Education Variants: Fulltime

Funding:

• National: partial
• EEA: partial
• Non EEA: partial

Location flexibility: Primarily at University

Project type: Open PhD programme

Credits (ECTS): 180

Languages: English Italian

Qualifying elements of the curriculum:

• Customised teaching methods aimed at developing each student’s specific aptitudes in different areas of design, theoretical and critical historical research;
• Analysis of complex paradigms and development of split up methodologies of intervention with interdisciplinary integrations for proposing, design, theoretical and critical historical research purposes;
• Creation of virtual and actual models and application of computerized and classic simulation tools for the control of figurative, material, metric, chromatic, energy and light properties

Study methods:

• Lectures, training sessions, guided tours and seminar cycles given by teachers of the College and by visiting Professors;
• Workshop research in fields such as critical history and design, carried out through teaching, cooperation activities and horizontal and vertical exchange between students of different cycles;
• Individual research aided by tutors with the contribution of the entire teaching staff.

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Hasselt University, Belgium
Faculty of Architecture

Disciplines:

• Design
• Civil Engineering, Architecture & Construction
• Industrial Design

Duration: 48 months

Start Date: Anytime

Educational Form: Academic PhD

Project type: Open PhD programme

Languages: English

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Application deadline: January 31, 2012

The School of Architecture at Florida A&M University announces a search to fill two tenure-earning faculty positions, to start in August 2012, at the ranks of Assistant or Associate Professor.

Salaries will be competitive and determined on the basis of experience and qualifications.

The School of Architecture is organized into two Divisions: the Division of Architecture and the Division of Engineering Technology. The Architecture Program is one of seven architecture programs offered at a Historically Black College and University and one of six programs in Florida’s State University System. Seventy percent of the School’s 300 students are enrolled in the four year Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies. The Bachelor degree feeds the two SOA professional programs — the Bachelor of Architecture and the Master of Architecture. The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) degree is a design studio-centered undergraduate degree. The Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) degree is a thesis-/research-centered graduate experience.

These nine month, tenure-track positions involve teaching and research responsibilities. Successful candidates will possess the ability to teach undergraduate and graduate level design studio and/or lecture courses for Architecture majors in the B.Arch and M.Arch degree programs, carry out scholarly research agendas and have expertise in two or more of the following areas: Design, Structures, Digital Technologies, Environmental Systems, Building Technologies, Architectural History and/or Historic Preservation.

Qualifications:
Candidates should clearly indicate their primary and secondary areas of expertise. Terminal degrees in applicants’ primary fields of work are required. To be considered at the rank of Associate Professor, a strong record of creative teaching, funded research and/or professional activity should be documented.

Application:
Applications will be received until January 31, 2012 or until the positions are filled.
A complete application will include:

• a Florida A&M University Application for Employment (http://www.famu.edu/hr/Employment_Application04-08.pdf)
• a letter of application giving a clear indication of areas of teaching interest
• curriculum vita
• a portfolio of significant work (including examples of student work)
• a one page statement of pedagogical and research philosophy
• the names (with contact information) of three professional references.

All applications should be sent to:

Mrs. Carrie M. Gavin, Director, Equal Opportunity Programs
676 Ardelia Court
Tallahassee, FL 32307

(850) 599-3076

Visit our website, at: http://www.famu.edu/architecture

EEO/AA Policy Florida A&M University is an equal access/equal opportunity institution.

Application deadline: January 31, 2012

The University of Minnesota’s School of Architecture, has opened a search to fill a tenure-track position in Design.

We are seeking an applicant who is, first and foremost, an exceptional design studio instructor and also a critical thinker, ideally with a record of academic engagement with contemporary cultural issues and social challenges. This requires a fundamental understanding of design as a unique mode of thought, while retaining interest in its engagement with broader contemporary issues.

The School’s primary objective is to hire a faculty member who excels at teaching design studio across all levels of the undergraduate or graduate program, with the capacity to lead large introductory design courses. The selected candidate must also present a compelling research agenda, with demonstrated expertise in bridging research and design and whose own design practices reveal the sophisticated integration of research. While this research could be pedagogical in nature, the candidate’s eventual tenure case may be best served by an additional, non-pedagogical research trajectory. The selected candidate will be expected to participate in faculty governance, at the school, college and university levels and contribute, with commitment and enthusiasm, to the intellectual life of the community.

Institutional Setting:
The School of Architecture is known for its history of design excellence, strong relationship with prominent practitioners, emphasis on critical thinking skills, socially engaged students and ability to draw upon a sophisticated array of cultural amenities located in a major metropolitan area. The School of Architecture, within a multidisciplinary College of Design, sits at the academic hub of vibrant professional and research communities. In response to the current transformations to the discipline, the School recently implemented an innovative graduate curriculum, providing multiple course formats for faculty to explore a wide spectrum of research topics. This curriculum was awarded an Education Honor Award from the National AIA in 2008. Current strengths of the School include design pedagogy, sustainability, building technology, emerging practices and the social impact of architecture. The School and College strategic goals will sharpen focus on theoretical perspectives, global practice, culture of building, public interest design and economic factors in design.

Minnesota is recognized as a progressive state and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul as one of the major design centers in the United States. Well known for its high quality of life, the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area offers world-caliber museums and theaters, an exceptional parks system, outstanding historical landmarks, excellent educational opportunities and access to a well-regarded health care system. The Twin Cities are also home to 21 Fortune 500 companies, in addition to thriving small local businesses and a strong non-profit sector.

Position:
The position is a 100%-time, nine month, tenure-track appointment, at the level of Assistant Professor. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. The expected start date is August 27, 2012.

Essential Qualifications:
At a minimum, an M.Arch. degree, or B.Arch., with equivalent experience is required. Demonstrated record of excellence in teaching design studio, at either the undergraduate or graduate level. Demonstrated interest and potential to develop and coordinate design courses, as described above. Ability to mentor adjunct faculty who may not have extensive design studio experience. Record of academic engagement with contemporary cultural phenomena and social challenges. Ability to support interdisciplinary initiatives in teaching and research with other fields in the college. Evidence of research, with demonstrated expertise in bridging research and design and a record of design practices (academic and/or professional), that reveal sophisticated integration of research. Candidate must demonstrate a proven ability to support the University’s commitment to equity and diversity.

Preferred Qualifications:
Design experience in the field of Architecture (academic or professional). Professional licensure. Experience working with multidisciplinary collaborations and outreach.

Applications:
Application procedure is online (employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=98779 — Requisition #174925).

Submit an attachment, summarizing:

a) your professional experience;
b) philosophy of teaching;
c) interest/experience in leadership for curriculum development and coordinating large (150 to 250 students) undergraduate introductory courses and design studios (at all levels).

Each summary should be no more than 200 – 300 words.

Also, submit the following attachments:

• curriculum vita;
• a portfolio of both student work and scholarship/design work (no more than 20 pages);
• samples of recent teaching evaluations (10 page maximum);
• contact information for three professional references.

Exhibits should be submitted as .PDF attachments in the online employment system, maximum size 10 Mb. Hard copy exhibits of student work and scholarship/design work will be accepted, but must be either accompanied by an electronic file/s or emailed as a .PDF attachment/s (cvigen@umn.edu).

U.S. Mail Address (Non-returnable Exhibits):

Carrie Vigen, HR Specialist
College of Design
University of Minnesota
McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Avenue, Rm. 32
St. Paul, MN 55108

Telephone: 612.624.1721
Fax: 612.625.1922

Applications will be considered beginning January 31, 2012.

Process Questions: Carrie Vigen ( 612/624-1721 ; cvigen@umn.edu).

Committee Chair: Jennifer Yoos ( 612/872-6370 , Extension 202; jennifer-yoos@vjaa.com).

For more information, visit our website (http://arch.design.umn.edu/).

EEO/AA Policy The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities and employment, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status or sexual orientation.

Application deadline: January 6, 2012

Indiana University is seeking a lecturer for the Interior Design Studies Program (http://iub.edu/~amid).

The lecturer position, to begin in August 2012, is based at Indiana University’s main campus in Bloomington, a CIDA-accredited program. Candidates must have professional design degrees and Master’s degrees in interior design or related design fields. NCIDQ certification is highly desirable. Other professional qualifications in design (e.g., LEED) are beneficial. Commercial interior design experience is highly desirable.

Applicants should send, via U.S. Postal Service

• resumes or curriculum vitae
• statements of design and/or teaching philosophies
• digital portfolios
• original transcripts
• the names and contact information for three references from three different institutions.

to:

Terri Shockley, Administrative Assistant
Search and Screen Committee

Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design
Indiana University
1021 E. Third Street
Memorial Hall East #239
Bloomington, IN 47405

(812) 855-4184

tshockle@indiana.edu

To be certain of receiving full consideration, applications should be received by January 6, 2012. All materials must be received for consideration. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

EEO/AA Policy Indiana University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Culturally diverse candidates are invited and encouraged to apply.

Screening of applications will begin on: 1st January 2012

EPFL’s School ENAC (Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering) seeks Full, Associate and Tenure-Track Assistant Professors in Architectural Design.

The successful candidates will develop outstanding teaching (undergraduate and graduate) and research programs. Teaching and research will focus on architectural design from a theoretical and practical point of view, coupled to a strong interdisciplinary vision. The positions require superb knowledge in the theory and practice of architectural design as well as acknowledged skills in designing and completing bold and innovative architectural projects and building experiences. Highest professional and/or academic standing at the international level is expected. Domains of particular interest include: architectural design, urban design, landscape architecture.

The candidates will engage directly in coupling project and subject studies as part of the Bachelor, Master and Doctoral studies of Architecture as well as enhancing interactions within the ENAC School and EPFL in general..

The search is open for Professors at the Full, Associate or Assistant (Tenure Track) levels with appointments ranging from 50% to 100%.

EPFL offers internationally competitive salaries and benefits. Significant financial resources and well developed research infrastructure are available.

To apply, please follow the application procedure at http://enac.epfl.ch/page-2114.html

The following documents are requested in PDF format:

• motivation letter
• curriculum vitae
• publications list
• concise statement of research and teaching interests as well as the names and addresses (including e-mail) of at least five referees

Enquiries may be made to:
Professor Luca Ortelli (luca.ortelli@epfl.ch)
Director Institute of Architecture

Additional information about EPFL is available at:
http://www.epfl.ch
http://enac.epfl.ch

EPFL is an equal opportunity employer. Women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.