Guest lecture Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica 26.11.2024
Plakat zum Gastvortrag von Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica: Die Haussmannisierung von Paris, 26. November 2024.
Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica (Chair of Architectural History and Architectural Theory, Faculty of Architecture) teaches and researches the theory and history of architecture and the city.
She publishes on the history of architecture and urban planning from the 19th to the 21st century and also works as an exhibition curator.
She spoke about the modernization of Paris by Baron Haussmann in the 19th century, whose radical approach to urban planning was heavily criticized by many of her contemporaries. In addition to the creation of the metropolitan boulevards, the Paris World's Fair, the halls, the railroad and other innovations were also discussed.
As part of the lecture Paris, cultural capital of the 19th century by PD Dr. Bettina Lindorfer.
Interested guests were welcome.
WHEN: November 26, 2024, 2:50-4:20 p.m.
WHERE: Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, Wiener Straße 48, 1st floor, room 1.01