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Dr

Annmarie Brennan

Senior Lecturer In Design Theory
Architecture, Building and Planning
Machine Culture
Industrial Design History
Political Economy of Design
Media Theory and Design
History and Culture of Technology
Architectural History and Theory
Media of Cinema, Video Games and Digital Built Environment
Labour History, History of Business and Industry
History of computing in Design and Architecture
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Dr

Annmarie Brennan

 
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Architecture, Building and Planning
 
Primary Interest
History and Culture of Technology & Design
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Displaying the 2 most recent projects from 2 for Annmarie Brennan.

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Locating Giurgola: From Philadelphia School to Global Practice

2022 - 2025
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Investigation of Curves Using Reverse Engineering for Historical Design Analysis

2011 - 2011
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Project Types

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Internal Research Grant

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Research Grant

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Scholarly Works

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A failure in resilience: The corrupting influence of postwar Milan in Visconti’s Rocco and His Brothers

Hamid Khalili, AnnMarie Brennan

Journal article  |  2022  |  Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning

Abstract The 1960 Italian film Rocco and His Brothers (Rocco e i suoi Fratelli) is one of the greatest exemplars of Italian post-w..

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Anna Castelli Ferrieri and the Tectonics of Plastic in Industrial Design

Annmarie Brennan

Journal article  |  2022  |  RMIT Design Archives Journal

The article examines three key works by the Italian designer Anna Castelli Ferrieri (1918 – 2006), whose career began in urban pla..

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Representations of Space: Literal and Phenomenal Transparency in Do Ho Suh's Artworks

Annmarie Brennan

Book Chapter  |  2022

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The Labyrinth as immersive multimedia environment: Marshall McLuhan at Expo 67

Jonathan Lovell, AnnMarie Brennan

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Architecture

This article examines the Labyrinth, a multi-screen pavilion created by the National Film Board of Canada for the Montréal World E..

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Standards and Systems: Olivetti Synthesis 45 office furniture

Annmarie Brennan

Conference Proceedings  |  2021  |  The 16th International conference proceedings Docomomo

In 1968, the architect and designer Ettore Sottsass was charged with designing a new series of furniture for the Olivetti Company ..

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Measure, Modulation and Metadesign: NC Fabrication in Industrial Design and Architecture

AnnMarie Brennan

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF DESIGN HISTORY

Just as the capabilities of machine tool design influenced the aesthetic form of streamlined industrial design products during the..

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The Critical Kitsch of Alchimia and Memphis: Design by media

Annmarie Brennan

Book Chapter  |  2020

This book presents eighteen new essays which rethink ugliness in architecture - from brutalism to eclectic postmodern architectura..

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Creating the Educated Driver: The Practical Australian Motorist Illustrated

Annmarie Brennan

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Proceedings of 3rd annual conference of the Automotive Historians Australia, Autotopia: The care and the modern city

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The work of design and the design of work: Olivetti and the political economy of its early computers.

Annmarie Brennan

Book Chapter  |  2019

Actively constructing the common ground between design and computing, this collection addresses audiences working at the nexus of ..

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Review: Exhibiting the Postmodern: The 1980 Venice Architecture Biennale, by Lea-Catherine Szacka

Annmarie Brennan

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians

Few historical investigations have accomplished the dual task of writing the history of a significant postmodern architectural mom..

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Keyword Analysis

Architecture
Expanding Knowledge
Design
Arts
Communication
Historical Studies
Understanding Past Societies
Urban and Regional Planning
Communication and Media Studies
Management and Productivity

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2005

Woodrow Wilson Scholar Fellowship

Princeton University
2005

Citation of Special Recognition, Carter Manny Award

Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts
2004

Howard Crosby Butler Traveling Fellowship in Architecture

Princeton University School of Architecture
2003

Richard D. Cramer Fellowship

Princeton University School of Architecture
2001

Alpha Rho Chi Medal

Yale University School of Architecture
1994

Parenjpe Memorial Award

Catholic University of America
1993

Travel Scholarship

Fondazione FAAR - Centro Studi CSAR
2005

Woodrow Wilson Scholar Fellowship

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Senior Lecturer In Design Theory

Architecture, Building and Planning

Association Of Collegiate Schools Of Architecture

ACSA

Society Of Architectural Historians Of Australia And New Zealand

SAHANZ

Education

DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY

Princeton University

MASTER OF ARTS

Princeton University

MASTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Yale University

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE

The Catholic University of America

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