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On July 31st of this year, the Society of Architectural Historians will celebrate the 80^th anniversary of its founding at the 1940 summer session at Harvard University.

As we celebrate and remember the past 80 years of av¸£ÀûÉç’s growth and development, we also want to contemplate what av¸£ÀûÉç will look like in 20 years, when we will celebrate our 100^th anniversary. To that end, at the upcoming av¸£ÀûÉç Annual Conference in Seattle, the av¸£ÀûÉç Board will discuss initiatives that can be realized in the next five years. Key to making decisions about av¸£ÀûÉç’s future will be the results of the av¸£ÀûÉç Data Project, a twenty-month project that will assess the status of the field of architectural history in higher education. The final report, which will be completed in early 2021, will provide hard data that will guide av¸£ÀûÉç's plans in the coming years. Following the av¸£ÀûÉç Annual International Conference in Seattle, look for announcements of activities and events to commemorate our 80^th year.

As part of the 80^th anniversary celebrations, everyone who contributes to the av¸£ÀûÉç 80^th Anniversary Annual Fund, from October 1, 2019 through April 15, 2020, will have their name on the av¸£ÀûÉç Birthday Card to be displayed during the Seattle conference. Contributions to the Annual Fund provide av¸£ÀûÉç with critical unrestricted income to be used where it is most needed.