From SHERA-SAH Liaison: Segments from Society of Architectural Historians June Newsletter

 


June 2015 Volume LIX, No. 6 / Society of Architectural Historians Newsletter

 

 	
	
 

 	

 

 

SAH Study Day at The New York Botanical Garden
Join SAH on September 25 for a comprehensive, insider tour of The New York
Botanical Garden, one of America's most renowned urban green spaces,
including its historic buildings and rare collections. Calvert Vaux created
the initial design for the Garden, which was further developed by the
Olmsted Brothers and then completed by the landscape engineers and
architects Brinley and Holbrook in the early 1920s.


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JSAH June 2015 Issue Now Available
SAH is pleased to announce the release of the Journal of the Society of
Architectural Historians Vol. 74, No. 2, June 2015. SAH members can access
full articles by logging on to the SAH website and following the link on the
JSAH webpage.


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SAH Signs Letter in Defense of Tenure and Academic Freedom in Wisconsin
In June the SAH officers voted unanimously to add SAH as a signer to a
statement that was developed by the American Historical Association to
defend tenure and academic freedom for the University of Wisconsin system.

 

 	

Saving Place Series at the Museum of the City of New York
SAH is co-sponsoring a series of public programs at the Museum of the City
of New York in conjunction with the exhibition Saving Place: 50 Years of New
York City Landmarks, which is on view at the museum through September 13,
2015. Use the code SAVE50 to purchase $10 discounted tickets to these
programs (regularly $16). 

 

 	

SAH Chapter and Partner News

The Society of Historians of Eastern European, Eurasian and Russian Art and
Architecture, Inc. (SHERA) is successfully implementing its visiting scholar
program with the Russian State University for the Humanities in Moscow
(RGGU) and the European University at St. Petersburg. Applications need to
be submitted 6 weeks in advance of the planned trip for RGGU and 10 weeks
for the European University. Inquiries about the process should be submitted
to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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Current SAH Opportunities

Call for Nominations for 2016 SAH Fellows: The SAH Board of Directors seeks
nominations for the 2016 class of SAH Fellows, those individuals who have
distinguished themselves by a lifetime of significant contributions to the
field. Deadline July 1.
Call for Nominations to SAH Board for 2016: The Nominating Committee seeks
your recommendations for new SAH Board members who would begin their 3-year
terms in April 2016. Deadline August 1.
SAH Award for Film and Video: This annual award recognizes the most
distinguished work of film or video on the history of the built environment.
Deadline August 3.
SAH Publication Awards: These annual awards recognize the most distinguished
publications in architectural history, urban history, landscape history,
preservation and architectural exhibition catalogues. Deadline August 3. 
Application for Additional Conference Programs/Room Request: SAH is
accepting proposals for roundtable discussions, meetings, and informational
presentations for the 2016 Annual International Conference to take place in
Pasadena/Los Angeles, CA, April 6-10. Deadline August 14.
H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship: This $50,000 fellowship will allow a
recent graduate or emerging scholar to study by travel for one year.
Deadline October 1, 2015. 

 

 	

 

Members in the News
Graham Foundation Awards Grants to 12 SAH Members



 

 	

SAH June Booklist 
Read the June Booklist of recently published architecture books and related
works. Booklists and exhibition catalog lists are selected by Barbara Opar,
architecture librarian, Syracuse University Library.

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