Submit your proposal to Another Gaze on Architecture seminar

We are living in an era of new geopolitical tensions, witnessing the erosion of the last remnants of the welfare state, the expansion of multinational technological infrastructures, and a climate crisis that has become an everyday reality. In this context, the narratives of architecture and its modes of representation need rethinking.

Another Gaze is a seminar that seeks perspectives from outside the dominant architectural discourse. How are we accustomed to looking at architecture? What modes of architectural inquiry receive less attention in universities, museums and publications? How can exhibitions, texts and artistic practices dismantle inherited ways of depicting and seeing? How can practitioners open up new ways of thinking about and defining what we call architecture?

We invite artists, architects, curators, researchers, teachers and students to propose a presentation or other form of contribution. Proposals may be based on curatorial or artistic projects, research-based work, or combinations of these. We especially encourage proposals grounded in critical and feminist theory, decolonial thought, visual studies, and interdisciplinary approaches.

The seminar will take place at Aaltosiilo in Oulu on 28 August, 2026, and forms part of the Alvar Aalto Week and the Oulu European Capital of Culture 2026 programme. It is supported by the Alfred Kordelin Foundation.

How to propose 

Submit a 20-minute presentation or other contribution via the form below. Your proposal should include a short introduction of yourself (max. 200 words) and an outline of the themes or questions your contribution addresses, including its format and duration (max. 400 words). The application period runs from 10 March to 10 April 2026. Selected participants will be notified by 30 April 2026.

Participation is free of charge. Participants are responsible for their own travel and other expenses. The seminar will be held in English.

Submit your proposal here