Alfons Puigarnau | Cultural Insights | Best Researcher Award

Alfons Puigarnau | Cultural Insights | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Dr Alfons Puigarnau, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain

Prof. Dr. Alfons Puigarnau 🎨📚 is a distinguished art historian specializing in medieval aesthetics, Neoplatonism, and architectural theory. He earned his PhD (1999) from Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, with cum laude honors. A professor at the Pontifical University of Salamanca and senior researcher at the University of Navarra, he has held visiting positions worldwide. His extensive publications explore topics from medieval political theology to genetic architecture. His books include Alfred Hitchcock: Anatomía del suspense (2021). An independent researcher at The Warburg Institute (2000-2020), he continues to shape the discourse on art and philosophy. 🏛️📖✨

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Education

Prof. Dr. Alfons Puigarnau 🎨📜 earned his Ph.D. in Art History from Pompeu Fabra University (1999, cum laude) and an MPhil (1994, cum laude) and Degree (1992, cum laude) in Art History from the University of Barcelona. He attended the Professors’ Summer Seminar at Cornell University (2016) 🌍📚 and became an Accredited Expert in Higher Education for the Arts through EQ-Arts, Prague (2016) ✅🎭. From 2000 to 2020, he was an Independent Researcher at The Warburg Institute, University College London 🏛️🔍. His extensive academic journey reflects a deep commitment to art history and education. ✨📖

Experience

Prof. Dr. Alfons Puigarnau is a distinguished scholar in philosophy and aesthetics 🏛️🎨. He serves as a Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, Pontifical University of Salamanca 📚 and a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarre (2023) 🔬. He has been an Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Arts, International University of Catalunya since 1998 🏗️. Additionally, he was a Visiting Professor at Università Pontificia della Santa Croce, Rome (2023) 🇮🇹 and the University of Navarre (2014) 🎭. He also lectured at the Universidad de Monterrey’s Cátedra de Arte Sacro (2015) 🇲🇽.

Research Focus

Prof. Dr. Alfons Puigarnau’s research focuses on medieval art, iconology, and Neoplatonic aesthetics 🎨📜. His work explores political iconography in medieval Catalonia 🇪🇸, merchant culture in 15th-century Barcelona 🏛️💰, and the theology of light in medieval art 🌟✨. He delves into Neoplatonic influences on artistic representations of light 🔆, the symbolism of the Pantocrator 🕊️, and the mystical devotion of the Mediterranean Renaissance 🌊⛪. Additionally, he examines Lucía Moholy-Nagy’s correspondence in modern architecture 📷🏗️. His interdisciplinary research bridges art history, philosophy, and theology, shedding light on visual and cultural narratives across time 📖⏳.

Publication Top Notes

La cultura del mercader en la Barcelona del siglo XV

Genetic Architectures/Arquitecturas Geniticas

Iconografia a les llars mercantils del segle XV. Mentalitat, estètica i religiositat dels mercaders a Barcelona

Imago Dei y Lux Mundi en el siglo XII: La recepción de la teología de la luz en la iconografía del Pantocrátor en Cataluña

Vox spiritualis aquilae y maiestas domini en el siglo XII

Memòria pública i debat polític a Barcelona (1931-1936). L’Esquerra Republicana i la Lliga Catalana davant el passat i el futur de Catalunya

Imago Dei y Lux Mundi en el siglo XII: La recepción de la teología de la luz en la iconografía del Pantocrátor en Cataluña

El rastre del neoplatonisme al romànic català. L’ideal de bellesa

Creation and freedom in ancient neoplatonism. A road to the middle ages

 

 

 

 

Riitta Nikula | Cultural Insights | Best Researcher Award

Riitta Nikula | Cultural Insights | Best Researcher Award

Prof Dr Riitta Nikula, University of Helsinki, Finland

Riitta Nikula, a distinguished Professor of Art History at the University of Helsinki (1994-2007), significantly contributed to Finnish architecture and urban planning. As Head of Research at the Museum of Finnish Architecture (1988-1994), she deepened her expertise. Her doctoral thesis, “Harmonious Townscape 1900-1930,” focused on urban construction ideals in Finland. Nikula authored influential works, including a monograph on Armas Lindgren (1988), “Architecture and Landscape” (1993), “Wood, Stone and Steel” (2005), and “The Finnish Rowhouse 1900-1960” (2014). Her research centers on 20th-century Finnish architecture and town planning. 🏛️📚

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👩‍🏫 Academic Career

Riitta Nikula was a Professor of Art History at the University of Helsinki from 1994 to 2007. She also served as the Head of Research at the Museum of Finnish Architecture from 1988 to 1994.

📚 Academic Contributions

Her doctoral thesis, “Harmonious Townscape 1900-1930,” focused on the ideals and aims of urban construction in Finland, with Etu-Töölö and Uusi Vallila in Helsinki as examples.

Research focus

R. Nikula’s research focuses on Finnish architecture and urban planning from the early 20th century, particularly between 1900-1930. His work explores the ideals and objectives of city planning, with examples like Helsinki’s Etu-Töölö and Uusi Vallila. Nikula delves into architectural styles and influential architects, such as Armas Lindgren and Erik Bryggman. His publications cover various aspects of Finnish architecture, including the transition from workers’ housing to middle-class dreams, the role of women in Finnish art, and the evolution of architectural values over the decades. 🏙️📚🏛️✨

Publication top notes

Yhtenäinen kaupunkikuva 1900-1930: suomalaisen kaupunkirakentamisaen ihanteista ja päämääristä, esimerkkeinä Helsingin Etu-Töölö ja Uusi Vallila

Suomen arkkitehtuurin ääriviivat

Rakennustaiteen 1920-ja 1930-luku

Rakennettu maisema: Suomen arkkitehtuurin vuosisadat

Architecture and landscape: the building of Finland

Rakennettu maisema

Wood, stone and steel: contours of Finnish architecture

Suomalainen rivitalo: työväenasunnosta keskiluokan unelmaksi

Armas Lindgren (1874-1929), arkkitehti

Construir con el paisaje: breve historia de la arquitectura finlandesa

Asemakaavoitus n. 1900-1920

Rakennetun ympäristön arvoista

Töölönlahti-suunnitelmia 1910–1990

Bertel Jung modernin kaupunkisuunnittelun käynnistäjänä