Dr Patricia Lara-Betancourt

Contact

Email: p.lara-betancourt@kingston.ac.uk
Location: Kingston School of Art, Knights Park
Faculty: Kingston School of Art
School: School of Creative and Cultural Industries
Department: Department of Critical and Historical Studies
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About

I am a design history researcher and a member of the Modern Interiors Research Centre, Kingston University, London, UK. My PhD (2009, KU) focused on late Victorian and Edwardian middle-class domestic interiors: Conflicting modernities? Arts and crafts and commercial influences in the decoration of the middle-class home 1890-1914. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.493138

I trained as a historian at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogota, Colombia), where I worked from 1990 to 1996. My MA research dissertation (1997) from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia charted the history of the drawing room in Bogota in the nineteenth century, addressing its architecture, interiors, furniture, furnishings and rituals: La Sala Domestica en Santa Fe de Bogotá, Siglo XIX. https://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/toc/histcrit/20 and https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/achsc/article/view/16682

I am co-President (2023-25) of HIG Historic Interiors Group, affiliate group of SAH Society of Architectural Historians

My recent publications include:

'Complex Interior Spaces in London, 1850–1930: Introduction' (with F Fisher, V. Kelley, P. Sparke), in London Journal, special issue, Complex Interior Spaces in London, 1850–1930, Vol 45, Issue 2, 2020.

‘Locating Design Exchanges in Latin America and the Caribbean', in my co-edited Journal of Design History, special issue, Locating Design Exchanges in Latin America and the Caribbean, Vol 32, Issue 1, 2019, London, OUP. Published online: 21 January 2019; epy048, https://doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epy048

‘Displaying Dreams: Model Interiors in the London Department Store, 1890-1914' in my co-edited volume Architectures of Display: Department Stores and Modern Retail (Routledge 2017),

'Republican Homes: Modern Flows in Domestic Architecture in Santa Fé de Bogotá, 1820-1900' in my co-edited volume Flow: Interior, Landscape and Architecture in the Era of Liquid Modernity (Routledge 2018).

Academic responsibilities

Postdoctoral researcher, Modern Interiors Research Centre

Qualifications

PhD Design History
MA Colombian and Latin American History
BA (Hons) History
International Baccalaureate

Research

Within the field of modern interiors and design history, my research focuses on the themes of modernity, representation and identity.

Research student supervision

Main supervision

Ms Kerry Meakin

Other supervision

Ms Catherine Sidwell

Publications

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Number of items: 57.

Article

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia [Reviewer] (2021) Book review of: 'Designing the department store : display and retail at the turn of the twentieth century' by Emily M. Orr. Journal of Design History, 34(3), pp. 285-287. ISSN (print) 0952-4649

Fisher, Fiona, Lara-Betancourt, Patricia, Kelley, Victoria and Sparke, Penny (2020) Complex interior spaces in London, 1850-1930 : introduction. London Journal, 45(2), pp. 177-188. ISSN (print) 0305-8034

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia and Rezende, Livia (2019) Locating design exchanges in Latin America and the Caribbean. Journal of Design History, 32(1), pp. 1-16. ISSN (print) 0952-4649

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia [Reviewer] (2016) Book review of: ' The urban department store in America, 1850-1930 ' by Louisa Iarocci. Journal of Design History, 29(4), pp. 429-431. ISSN (print) 0952-4649

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia and Hardy, Emma (2014) Seductive discourses : design advice for the home - an introduction. Interiors : Design Architecture Culture, 5(2), pp. 131-139. ISSN (print) 2041-9112

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2011) Book review of 'Historia del diseno en America Latina y el Caribe: industrializacion y comunicacion visual para la autonomia' by Silvia Fernandez and Gui Bonsiepe (eds.). West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture, 18(2), pp. 260-264. ISSN (print) 2153-5531

Lara Betancourt, Patricia (2000) La sala domestica en Santa Fe de Bogota. Siglo XIX el decorado: la sala barroca. Historia Critica(20), pp. 93-111. ISSN (print) 0121-1617

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (1998) La sala domestica en Santa fe de Bogota Siglo XIX: arquitectura domestica: lenguajes colonial y republicano. Memoria y Sociedad, 3(5), pp. 53-75. ISSN (print) 0122-5197

Lara Betancourt, Patricia (1998) La sala domestica en Santafe de Bogota, Siglo XIX el decorado de la sala romantica: gusto europeo y esnobismo. Anuario Colombiano de Historia Social y de la Cultura(25), pp. 109-134. ISSN (print) 0120-2456

Book

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia and Rezende, Livia, eds. (2019) Locating design exchanges in Latin America and the Caribbean. London, U.K. : Oxford University Press. 121p. (Journal of Design History, (32:1)) ISSN (print) 0952-4649

Sparke, Penny , Brown, Patricia , Lara-Betancourt, Patricia , Lee, Gini and Taylor, Mark, eds. (2018) Flow: interior, landscape, and architecture in the era of liquid modernity. London, U.K. : Bloomsbury. 352p. ISBN 9781472568038

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia , Lasc, Anca I. and Maile Petty, Margaret, eds. (2018) Architectures of display : department stores and modern retail. Abingdon, U.K. : Routledge. 292p. (Routledge Research in Interior Design) ISBN 9781472468451

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia and Hardy, Emma, eds. (2014) Seductive discourses : design advice for the home. London, U.K. : Taylor & Francis. 136p. (Interiors : Design/Architecture/Culture, (5:2)) ISSN (print) 2041-9112

Fisher, Fiona , Lara-Betancourt, Patricia , Keeble, Trevor and Martin, Brenda, eds. (2011) Performance, fashion and the modern interior: from the Victorians to today. Oxford, U.K. : Berg. 352p. ISBN 9781847887818

Book Section

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2018) Republican homes: modern flows in domestic architecture in Santa Fe de Bogota, 1820-1900. In: Sparke, Penny , Brown, Pat , Lara-Betancourt, Patricia , Lee, Gini and Taylor, Mark, (eds.) Flow: interior, landscape and architecture in the era of liquid modernity. London, U.K. : Bloomsbury. pp. 109-119. ISBN 9781472568038

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia, Lasc, Anca I. and Petty, Margaret Maile (2018) Architectures of display: an introduction. In: Lara-Betancourt, Patricia , Lasc, Anca I. and Petty, Margaret Maile, (eds.) Architectures of display : department stores and modern retail. Abingdon, U.K. : Routledge. pp. 1-14. (Routledge Research in Interior Design) ISBN 9781472468451

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2018) Displaying dreams : model interiors in British department stores, 1890-1914. In: Lara-Betancourt, Patricia , Lasc, Anca and Petty, Margaret Maile, (eds.) Architectures of display : department stores and modern retail. Abingdon, U.K. : Routledge. pp. 31-46. (Routledge Research in Interior Design) ISBN 9781472468451

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Ambasz, Emilio (1943-). In: Edwards, Clive , Atkinson, Harriet , Bhagat, Dipti , Kettley, Sarah , O'Brien, Sorcha , Raizman, David and Willis, Anne-Marie, (eds.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London, U.K. : Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 37-38. 1 ISBN 9781472521545

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Arauz de Pirovano, Celina (1915-2010). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 47-47. 1 ISBN 9781472521552

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Baillie Scott, Mackay Hugh (1865–1945). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 120-121. 1 ISBN 9781472521552

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Beltran, Felix (1938-). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 158-158. 1 ISBN 9781472521545

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Bo Bardi, Lina (1914-1992). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 179-179. 1 ISBN 9781472521545

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Bonsiepe, Gui (1934-). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 181-181. 1 ISBN 9781472521545

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Cadovius, Poul (1911-2011). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 209-210. 1 ISBN 9781472521545

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Campana Brothers: Fernando (1961-) and Humberto (1953-). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 212-212. 1 ISBN 9781472521545

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Churba, Alberto (1932-). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 244-245. 1 ISBN 9781472521545

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) De La Renta, Oscar (1932-2014). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 340-341. 1 ISBN 9781472521545

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) De Wolfe, Elsie (1865-1950). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 346-347. 1 ISBN 9781472521545

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Ferrari-Hardoy, Jorge (1914-1977). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 14-14. 2 ISBN 9781472521552

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Garrett, Rhoda (1841–1882) & Agnes (1845–1935). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 71-71. 2 ISBN 9781472521552

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Graz, John (1891-1980). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 114-114. 2 ISBN 9781472521552

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Laplace, Luis (1969-). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 310-310. 2 ISBN 9781472521552

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Maugham, Syrie (1879-1955). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 361-362. 2 ISBN 9781472521552

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Porset, Clara (1895-1981). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 71-71. 3 ISBN 9781472521569

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Putman, Andrée (1925-2013). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 125-126. 3 ISBN 9781472521545

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Rodrigues, Sergio (1927-2014). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 166-167. 3 ISBN 9781472521569

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Royére, Jean (1902–1981). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 177-177. 3 ISBN 9781472521569

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Tenreiro, Joaquim (1906-1992). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 314-314. 3 ISBN 9781472521569

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) Wanders, Marcel (1963 - ). In: Edwards, Clive, (ed.) The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of design. London : Bloomsbury. pp. 404-406. 3 ISBN 9781472521569

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2016) The quest for modernity : a global/national approach to a history of design in Latin America. In: Fallan, Kjetil and Lees-Maffei, Grace, (eds.) Designing Worlds: National Design Histories in the Age of Globalization. Oxford, U.K. : Berghahn Books. (Making Sense of History, (24)) ISBN 9781785331558

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2013) Contesting the modernity of domestic space: design reform and the middle class home, 1890-1914. In: Kilickiran, Didem , Alegria, Christina and Haddrell, Carl, (eds.) Space and place: exploring critical issues. Oxford, U.K. : Inter-Disciplinary Press. ISBN 9781848882362

Kirkham, Patricia, Lara-Betancourt, Patricia, Larsen, Christian. A and Perez, Jorge F. Rivas (2013) Latin America 1830-1900. In: Kirkham, Pat and Weber, Susan, (eds.) History of design: decorative arts and material culture, 1400-2000. New York, U.S.A., New Haven U.S.A. and London, U.K. : Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture: Yale University Press. pp. 456-463. ISBN 9780300196146

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2011) Introduction: 1970 - Present. In: Fisher, Fiona , Lara-Betancourt, Patricia , Keeble, Trevor and Martin, Brenda, (eds.) Performance, fashion and the modern interior: from the Victorians to today. London, U.K. : Berg. pp. 199-205. ISBN 9781847887825

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (1994) Semiotica de los objetos: una propuesta de investigacion historica. In: UNSPECIFIED, (ed.) Tiempos Breves II: ensayos de estudiantes de la Maestria en Historia cuarta promocion (1991-1992). Santafe de Bogota, Colombia : Universidad Nacional de Colombia. pp. 15-19. (Cuadernos de Trabajo de la Facultad de Ciencias Humanas, (7)) ISBN 9586280918

Conference or Workshop Item

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia and Arana, Gladys (2015) 'Ideas, Temas, Recursos y Métodos para el Estudio del Espacio Interior Doméstico' (Ideas, Themes, Resources and Methodologies in the Study of the Domestic Interior in Mexico). In: 'Semana de la Arquitectura' ('Architect's Week'); 19-23 September 2015, Facultad de Architectura, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, México. (Unpublished)

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2015) London’s West End Department Stores: Whiteleys, Harrods and Waring & Gillows. In: 2015 DHS CONFERENCE; Sep 2015, San Francisco, CA, USA. (Unpublished)

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2015) Perspectivas de Investigacion sobre el Interior Moderno. In: ‘Semana de la Arquitectura’ ('Architecture's Week'); 19 - 23 Sep 2015, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Merida, Mexico. (Unpublished)

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2015) Visions of design autonomy in Latin America: the work and ideas of Gui Bonsiepe and Victor Papanek. In: "How We Live, and How We Might Live": Design and the Spirit of Critical Utopianism; 10-13 Sep 2015,, San Francisco, California, U.S.. (Unpublished)

Arana López, Gladys Noemí [Organizer of meeting] and Lara-Betancourt, Patricia [Organizer of meeting] (2015) De puertas abiertas: interiores y cultura material de la vivienda latinoamericana. [Open doors: domestic interiors and material culture in Latin America]. In: 55 Congreso Internacional de Americanistas [55th International Congress of Americanists]; 12-17 Jul 2015, San Salvador, El Salvador. (Unpublished)

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2015) European or national? Latin American domestic interiors, 1870-1930. In: 55 Congreso Internacional de Americanistas [55th International Congress of Americanists]; 12-17 Jul 2015, San Salvador, El Salvador. (Unpublished)

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia [Organizer of meeting] and Rezende, Livia [Organizer of meeting] (2015) Making autonomy: Design, material and visual culture in Latin America. In: Society for Latin American Studies Conference 2015: Autonomy; 17-18 Apr 2015, Aberdeen, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2014) Displaying dreams: model interiors in the London store, 1890-1914. In: Society of Architectural Historians 67th Annual Conference; 09-13 Apr 2014, Austin, Texas, U.S.. (Unpublished)

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2013) Nuevas perspectivas de investigacion sobre el diseno de interiores [A discussion of recent historical research on the designed interior]. In: III Seminario de Mobiliario y Decoracion de Interiores (III Seminar on Furniture and Interior Decoration); 30 Sep 2013, Madrid, Spain. (Unpublished)

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2013) What boundaries? Design history in Latin America. In: 'Towards Global Histories of Design: Postcolonial Perspectives; 5-8 Sep 2013, Ahmedabad, India. (Unpublished)

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2013) Advice literature as design reform discourse. In: Domestic Advice Literature and Histories of Home - Seminar; 31 January 2013, Geffrye Museum, London, UK. (Unpublished)

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2012) 'Contesting the modernity of domestic space: Arts & Crafts and commercial influences in the furnishing and decoration of the British middle-Class home, 1890-1914'. In: 3rd Global Conference Space and Place; 3-6 Sep 2012, Mansfield College, Oxford, UK. (Unpublished)

Thesis

Lara-Betancourt, Patricia (2008) Conflicting modernities? Arts and crafts and commercial influences in the decoration of the middle-class home 1890-1914. (PhD thesis), Kingston University, .

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