An Exploration of Contemporary Afghanistan

Join us in Breasted Hall for a conversation with Feda Wardak, Architect, Builder and Independent Researcher, resident of the Villa Albertine in 2023, contributor to the 5th Chicago Architecture Biennial; and Marc Maillot, Associate Director and Chief Curator of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.

Feda Wardak is interested in the models of organization of some communities that build themselves independently from public authorities. In Afghanistan, he has been working for many years with local craftsmen whose knowledge and skills are threatened by imperialist and capitalist forces. He will share this experience in conversation with Marc Maillot, Associate Director and Chief Curator of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.

This program is co-sponsored by the Villa Albertine in Chicago, Consulate General of France in Chicago, and the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.

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ISAC - Breasted Hall, 1155 East 58th Street, Chicago, United States

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