Printed Matter

Engaging with a physical publication is distinct from the experience of consuming the endless feeds, advertisements, and notifications competing for our attention in digital media. Located in our college’s most communal space, this exhibition serves as a pop-up blocker for our attention, inviting viewers to become readers. “Printed Matter” features the largest collection of CAED faculty-authored publications in one space, representing every discipline and highlighting the depth of our faculty’s writing, research, and creativity. The exhibition covers a range of themes, including the development of modern architecture in Spain, processes of urbanization around the Great Lakes, the influence of education on compassionate design practices, innovative construction management, post phenomenological architectural design, the impact of technology mediation on spatial design and storytelling, the history of anthropometry in interior design, land remediation in large-scale urban design, and a detailed study of the first major building constructed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Matter” here takes on a double meaning, referring to the substantive topics discussed and to the tangibility of print media, encouraging readers to extend the shelf life of our attention, and explore the interdisciplinary discourses propelling our thriving college.

Support for this exhibition is generously provided by the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University.