Society of Architectural Historians Announces Publication of SAH Data Project Report

” Architectural History in the United States: Findings and Trends in Higher Education is the first in-depth, data-driven study designed to assess the health of the field of architectural history at institutions of higher education in the United States. ”

For…[Read more]

Norman Foster’s talk on climate change with the US Climate Envoy John Kerry. 11/3.

(Norman Foster’s comments and suggestions might shed light on some critical issues in climate change from a historical perspective in architecture.).

For more, please: https://unece.org/housing/events/unfccc-cop26-climate-breakfast, last accessed on 1…[Read more]

FIRST 500 Press Release follows (and attached):

FIRST 500, A Global Initiative Documenting the Achievements of Black Women Architects, Launches Official Website

The website and digital archive will raise awareness about Black women architects and their accomplishments, provide resources for students, practitioners and aspiring architects, and…[Read more]

Emerging Professionals Zoom Member Meetup with SAH Board and Staff on October 26
 

The President of the Society of Architectural Historians, Victoria Young, and the SAH staff invite members who are emerging scholars/professionals in architectural history and adjacent fields to a meetup on Tuesday, October 26, at 12 pm CDT / 1:00 pm EST, to…[Read more]

BEAT X Women [RE]Build: Book Launch & Roundtable Discussion — BEAT (beatoronto.com)
Thursday, October 14, 2021 6:30 PM  8:00 PM ZOOM Webinar:

BEAT is thrilled to host a virtual roundtable and book launch for Women [RE]Build: Stories, Polemics, Futures. Women [Re]Build was inspired by the organizing activities of a group of women architecture stu…[Read more]

Overheated: How Capitalism Broke the Planet–And How We Fight Back

Organized by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture.

October, 14

6:30 pm.(virtual event) 

“A lecture and discussion with the author of Overheated, Kate Aronoff joined in conversation by Professor Reinhold Martin, Director of the Temple H…[Read more]

Experts, Exports, And The Global Entanglements Of Postwar Planning.
First seminar on 30 Sept. 2021, by Monica Pacheco (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa – Portugal) The Role of Technical Assistance Programmes in Postwar International Development: the Case of Abrams, Koenigsberger and Bodyansky in Ghana.

Smithsonian National Conference on Cultural Property Protection.
Date: October 4-5, 2021, virtual event

THE UKRAINIAN ICONOSTASIS – AN ICOMOS UK WOOD COMMITTEE ZOOM PRESENTATION. Dates: 30 Sep, 2021
Svitlana Olianina will give a presentation on The Ukrainian Iconostasis: History, Construction, and Preservation. In her talk, Ms. Olianina will briefly sketch the stylistic history of this sacral architectural form, its construction features, as well as…[Read more]

The third edition of the seminary presents the results of the research «Spanish Architecture in International Media: Publications, Exhibitions, Congresses (first part: 1939-1975)», project I+D+i (HAR2017-85205-P). The main objective of this research group has been to map the presence of Spanish architectural culture abroad, during Francoism (…[Read more]

First Docomomo Rehabilitation Award honors worldwide diversity in Modern architecture
 “Tokyo, 2 September 2021 – Docomomo International has announced the winners of the first Docomomo Rehabilitation Award (DRAW), recognizing outstanding interventions from the past 12 years in Modern architecture. On 1 September 2021, during the awards cerem…[Read more]

“This year’s Annual Symposium is held in partnership with Architects Declare, ACAN, Heritage Declares, and the RIAS. Spread across two weeks, the Symposium is convened by Prof Alex Bremner, Dr Barnabas Calder, Savia Palate, and Dr Neal Shasore.”

“ The Symposium places the nexus between architecture and energy centre stage in our under…[Read more]

I am editing a special issue of the Journal of Interior Design on diversity and equity in the discipline of interior design that might interest some of you.
Uncovering Structures: Making Visible Hidden Biases
The design of interiors, both residential and commercial, has long been tied to social and cultural capital and power. By extension,…[Read more]

Call for Bibliographic References to Expand the Women in Architecture Bibliography
The SAH Women in Architecture AG and the SAH WiA Registers Committee invite submissions of bibliographic references, new or absent in the initial edition of the SAH Women in Architecture Bibliography  sah-women-in-architecture-bibliography-2021.pdf. (Virtual Pu…[Read more]

Call for Bibliographic References: Women’s Contribution to Pittsburgh Architecture 

In preparation for the 75th SAH Annual International Conference in Pittsburgh, PA (April 27–May 1, 2022), the SAH Women in Architecture Affiliate Group and SAH WiA Registers Committee invite submissions of bibliographic references to compose a brochure contai…[Read more]

At the heart of Women Writing Architecture is this ever-growing annotated bibliography, an open-access list of texts written by women about architecture. Created collaboratively through conversations, invitations and spontaneous suggestions, it is offered as a resource for gathering lists of texts, for encouragement, for finding new writers, and…[Read more]