"Queer(ing) Space" builds on the premise that queer spaces are not created, but that instead spaces are put to queer use. It understands and activates "queer" as a verb rather than an adjective, prioritizing appropriation, deconstruction, and activism as primary methods of intervention. 

The Stratigakos Collection will be engaged with an intersectional lens to understand how methods of queering can be and have been used in service of creating, reclaiming, and protecting queer gathering spaces.

About the Symposium

The Symposium is the end result of a new, semester-long fellowship endowed by Despina Stratigakos, supporting research related to Gender and Sexuality in Architecture, which culminates in a month-long exhibition featuring student-led interviews with six authors from the Stratigakos Collection. The exhibition will also feature student work from three graduate seminars at the University at Buffalo, Princeton and the Rhode Island School of Design.