BK Talks: Farewell Patrick Healy: The Brick of Destiny: when Gods were Architects

This edition of the BK Talks will follow Patrick Healy’s farewell lecture. In this talk, Patrick Healy will deal with Sumerian/Akkadian writings on architecture, offering reflections on the relation of temple architecture to urban development, as well as the dialectics in the development of State structures and semiotic technologies in the period between 2000 and 1640 B.C. This talk is a presentation of the first chapter of Patrick’s forthcoming book on Philosophy and Architecture. The BK Talks are part of The Public Programs of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft, and is a platform for those involved in the fabrication of the city to share their ideas about the understanding, conception and production of the built environment. Held every Thursday evening throughout the academic year, the Public Programs include the BK Talks and the Berlage Keynotes, as well exhibitions, workshops, seminars and colloquia. These events are aimed at connecting our faculty, students and scholars with the myriad disciplines and cultures that shape our world, with an eye towards cultivating public activities beyond the Delft Campus. The Public Programs build the Faculty’s relationships with allied institutions and the scholarly community at large. They are an invitation to the broader academic community and public to engage in discussions about the world in which we want to live and reflect on ideas to achieve its transformation. 👉 Feel free to follow BK Talks on Instagram: @tudelft.bktalks |   / tudelft.bktalks   👉 For more info about our faculty, visit: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/architectur... 💫 Or join us on social media: ✅ Facebook: @BKTUDelft |   / bktudelft   ✅ Instagram: @bk.tudelft |   / bk.tudelft   ✅ Twitter: @BKTUDelft |   / bktudelft   ✅ LinkedIn: Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, TU Delft |   / mycompany