Dear STS colleagues,
I would like to invite you at the book celebration of The New Architecture of
Science: Learning from Graphene. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2020
by Kostya S. Novoselov and Albena Yaneva
https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/11840#t=aboutBook
Date: 30 September 10:00 am BST
Speakers:
Prof Sir Kostya S. Novoselov, National Graphene Institute, Manchester and
National University of Singapore
Prof Albena Yaneva, Manchester Urban Institute, University of Manchester
John Whittaker, Engineering Director of the Graphene Engineering Innovation
Centre
Please register:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-celebration-the-new-architecture-of-scien
ce-by-novoselov-and-yaneva-tickets-169613419303
About the book:
The book analyses the unique design of the National Graphene Institute (NGI)
in Manchester, UK and sheds light on the new generation of 21st century
science laboratories. Weaving together two tales of the building, lead
scientist and one of the designers, Kostya Novoselov (Nobel Laureate in
Physics-2010), and architectural anthropologist, Albena Yaneva, combine an
analysis of its distinctive design features with ethnographic observation of
the practices of scientists, facility managers, technicians, administrators
and house service staff.
Drawing on a meticulous study of the social life of the building, the book
offers a fresh account of the mutual shaping of architecture and science at
the intersection of studies of science and technology, cognitive anthropology
and architectural theory.
About the authors:
Prof. Sir Kostya S Novoselov FRS is a Langworthy Professor in the School of
Physics and Astronomy and the Royal Society Research Professor at the
University of Manchester and the Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor at the
National University of Singapore. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in
2010 (together with Andre Geim) for their pioneering work on graphene. He was
the leading scientist behind the design and development of the National
Graphene Institute, working closely with the architects.
Prof. Albena Yaneva is Professor of Architectural Theory at the University of
Manchester, Manchester Urban Institute. She is the author of several books
including: The Making of a Building (2009), Made by the OMA: An Ethnography of
Design (2009), Mapping Controversies in Architecture (2012), Five Ways to Make
Architecture Political. An Introduction to the Politics of Design Practice
(2017), and Crafting History: Archiving and the Quest for Architectural Legacy
(2020). Yaneva is the recipient of the Royal Institute of British Architects
President's award for outstanding university research (2010).
About the publisher:
World Scientific Publishing Company (WSPC) has been a leading independent STM
publisher since 1981. This year WSPC is celebrating its 40th anniversary, with
over 12,000 published titles including Nobel Lectures in all subjects. WSPSs
goal is to distribute high quality academic and popular science titles to a
worldwide audience.
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