The ERC-funded ACME project (Architecture of Coal in Modern Europe, Advanced Grant 2024–2030) invites submissions for DARK MATTER: Revisiting the Architecture of Coal in Post-War Europe, an in-person conference hosted at the Irish Architectural Archive (Dublin) on 5–6 November 2026. The organisers welcome interdisciplinary proposals exploring coal and post-war modernisation through themes such as the architecture of coal modernisation, visual culture and propaganda, infrastructure, institutional care for labour (baths, hospitals, schools, clubs, libraries, social networks), housing and settlement, and the transitions and afterlives of extractive landscapes. The keynote speaker is Łukasz Galusek (Silesian Museum, Katowice), with guest expert panellists including Tom Avermaete, Stefan Berger, Carola Hein, and Imre Szeman (others to be confirmed). Submissions should be made via the organisers’ online form.
More information / submission form: https://forms.office.com/