Heated Pasts

Please join us for Heated Pasts, an evening panel discussion on heating histories that blends architecture, urban planning, and environmental design.

The event, hosted by The Cooper Union in partnership with The Finnish Cultural Institute in New York, features Frans Saraste and Alberto Martinez Garcia in conversation with moderator Mokena Makeka.

event details

Wednesday October 30th, 2024 6 to 8pm
At The Cooper Union’s Civic Projects Lounge,
30 Cooper Square / Entrance on 3rd Ave. side.
drinks and snacks served afterwards
Free entry

Program

6 pm: Foreword from the moderator Mokena Makeka

6.20-6:40 pm: Frans Saraste

6:40-7:00 pm: Alberto Martinez Garcia

7-8 pm: panel discussion hosted by the moderator

About the speakers

Mokena Makeka is an award-winning architect and globally recognized expert in urban design and strategy. As Special Advisor to the Vice President of Academic Affairs (VPAA) of The Cooper Union, Makeka works in close partnership with the Acting Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture to advance pedagogical and interdisciplinary innovation centered on pressing issues including climate change, sustainability, social and economic justice, and accessibility. In coordination with the VPAA, he also collaborates with the School of Art, the Albert Nerken School of Engineering, and the Faculty of the Humanities and Social Sciences, when appropriate.

Frans Saraste is an architect and doctoral student researching how the use of fossil fuels has affected how we design and think of space. His PhD monograph titled “Heating Helsinki: An Architectural History of Fuel and Space ” at Aalto University is due to be completed in 2025. He is undergoing a fellowship with Cooper Union, a program hosted by the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York.

Alberto Martinez Garcia is an architect and architectural historian, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the history and theory of architecture at Yale. He also holds a Master of Environmental Design (MED) from YSoA, an M.Arch II degree from The Cooper Union, and an architectural degree from the Higher Technical School of Architecture of Madrid (ETSAM). His research focuses on environmental history, colonial architecture, the construction of archives, territory, and domesticity.