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January Newsletter 2014

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January 2014 Volume LVIII, No. 1 / Society of Architectural Historians Newsletter
 

  Annual Conference Early Registration Opens January 16
Early registration for the 2014 Annual Conference will open at 12 p.m. CST on Thursday, January 16, 2014. Reduced early registration rates will last until February 15, and rates will increase on February 16, 2014. .

av福利社 Announces Architecture Tours for Annual Conference in Austin
av福利社 has announced the slate of tours for its that takes place April 9-13, in Austin, Texas. The tours are an important part of the conference, which brings art and architectural historians, city planners, preservationists, architects and others from around the world together to share the latest research on the built environment. The tours give conference attendees and the interested public the opportunity to learn about the city’s architectural heritage from local experts and, as part of the conference’s public programming, help av福利社 meet its objective of engaging with the host city while addressing pertinent issues. .
     
  Buildings of Vermont Now Available
Vermont’s rich architectural history is explored in Buildings of Vermont by Glenn M. Andres and Curtis B. Johnson, the newest volume in the series from the Society of Architectural Historians. Published by the University of Virginia Press, the book traces Vermont’s building styles and types begun with traditions from colonial and early federal New England and New York and enriched by the contributions of immigrants from Scotland, English and French Canada, Ireland, Italy, Scandanavia and Eastern Europe. .
     




  Updated and Expanded Study Tour Descriptions 
The Miami Study Day and Croatia Study Tour descriptions have been expanded to give you a better idea of what's in store and why you won't want to miss these special programs. Space is still available for both study programs so !

Miami Study Day (February 7): The Miami Study Day offers a rare opportunity for av福利社 members to tour two extraordinary buildings designed by Herzog & de Meuron and to meet the clients who commissioned both projects. Enjoy a day in sunny Miami while exploring Pérez Art Museum Miami and 11 11 Lincoln Road in their urban contexts. .

Croatia Study Tour (August 18-29): av福利社 2nd Vice President Ken Tadashi Oshima and Tour Leader Boris Srdar explain why this tour is so unique and what participants can expect. .
     

  Nonprofit Leadership, the Gender Gap, and Architect Barbie: A Conversation with Wanda Bubriski
av福利社 Blog post by Victoria Solan
In the fall of 2012, av福利社 formed its first Professional Development Committee and charged the group with the task of exploring how av福利社 might support the diverse professional needs and ambitions of its members. The following exchange between committee members Victoria Solan, an independent historian, and Wanda Bubriski, founding executive director of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, is intended to start a conversation about how different career paths can unfold within the realm of architectural history. This blog post is also intended to draw attention to the varied professional roles available to our members, and to explore how one’s workplace expectations can change over time. .
     

  Recent News on the Conversion into Mosques of Byzantine Churches in Turkey
av福利社 Blog post by Veronica Kalas
I have been asked to write a report for the International Center of Medieval Art newsletter concerning recent events in Turkey whereby Byzantine churches that long have held the status of state museums and cultural heritage sites are being converted into mosques. It is crucial to raise awareness about this very critical issue. The examples include the church of the Hagia Sophia in Iznik (Nicea), the church of the Hagia Sophia in Trabzon (Trebizond), and the plans for the church and associated monastic complex of St. John Stoudios in Istanbul (Constantinople). Although these events have been ongoing for quite some time, the world started watching more closely in recent months when certain representatives of the Turkish government publicly called for the conversion of THE Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. .
     

  Socialist Mass Housing in Bucharest, 1950-1970
By av福利社ARA Travel Fellow Juliana Maxim
After 1947, Romania’s Soviet-imposed and Soviet-backed communist government embarked on a thorough transformation of the country’s economy and, through it, of social relations. After industry and agriculture were speedily and implacably brought under state control, the construction of housing progressively became a third crucial target of centralized planning and massive investment. .
     
 
av福利社 Announces Winners of the av福利社/Mellon Author Award Francesca Russello Ammon and Lucy M. Maulsby have been named the recipients of the inaugural av福利社/Mellon Author Award by the Society of Architectural Historians. The award will provide financial assistance for the costs of image licensing and reproduction for their current book projects. .
 
Hawaii Building Entries Added to av福利社 Archipedia Recently 477 building entries from Hawaii were added to , and 100 of those were added to av福利社 Archipedia Classic Buildings. The new material includes the full text from Buildings of Hawaii by Don J. Hibbard, a former historic preservation officer for Hawaii and currently a heritage specialist. There are also 441 photos by Augie Salbosa, a professional architectural photographer. Hibbard’s volume, published by the University of Virginia Press as part of the award-winning series, presents the architecture of the six major islands in the Hawaiian chain. .
 
Letter Urging Secretary John Kerry to Restore Funding for Title VIII 
On behalf of av福利社, Executive Director Pauline Saliga signed urging Secretary John Kerry to restore funding for the Title VIII program, which has supported language training and research on Eastern Europe and Eurasia for 30 years. Administered with funds appropriated by Congress, Title VIII makes grants to organizations that in turn organize competitions for individual fellowships and grants and to institutions that run summer language or research programs. The Title VIII program did not receive an appropriation for the federal fiscal year 2013, which means a significant reduction in the number of fellowships and grants available for language training and advances research in 2013-14. .
 
Chapter & Partner News 
The Northern California Chapter offers an , 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014, at San Francisco's historic Vogue Theatre. Featured are Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City and Louis Sullivan: the Struggle for American Architecture. The 12-minute film, Trip Down Market Street, shot from the front end of a cable car days before the great San Francisco earthquake, opens the program. Cost: $15 for NCCav福利社 members, $20 for non-members.

The will hold its in Washington, D.C. Bringing together art information professionals from around the globe, the conference will focus on issues surrounding "Art+Politics" and take place May 1-5, 2014.

The Society for Industrial Archaeology (SIA) will head to northern New England and Portland on May 15-18 for a look at the region’s industrial heritage with a strong emphasis on maritime subjects. SIA will offer both an early bird Thursday and a Friday tour to the Bath Iron Works and the Maine Maritime Museum. SIA invites proposals for presentations and poster displays at the conference. Presentations on all topics related to industrial archaeology, technology, social change related to industry and historic industrial structures are welcome. Papers about regional industries and transportation in northern New England are particularly encouraged. Deadline January 31. .
 
Opportunities 
(Washington, D.C.) 
Deadline January 15
January 22
January 28
Deadline January 30
(Berlin) February 19-20
Deadline March 1
Deadline March 11
March 20
June 30-July 11
 
Current av福利社 Opportunities 
: av福利社 68th Annual Conference in Chicago: The Society invites members and future members to chair a session at the 2015 av福利社 Annual Conference in Chicago, April 15-19. Deadline January 15.

: Funded by the Scott Opler Endowment for New Scholars, this fellowship is offered to allow a graduate student or emerging scholar to participate in the Miami Study Day on February 7, 2014. Deadline January 15.

: Funded by the Scott Opler Endowment for New Scholars, this fellowship is offered to allow a graduate student or emerging scholar to participate in the Croatia Study Tour, August 18-29, 2014. Deadline February 22.
  
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av福利社 January Booklist
Read the  of recently published architecture books and related works. The booklist and exhibition catalog list are selected by Barbara Opar, Architecture Librarian, Syracuse University Library.