SAH | PLACES PRIZE LECTURE

Ginger Nolan will give the talk, “Black Capitalism and the City: African American Insurance and the Actuarial Imagination,” on October 20 at the Graham Foundation in Chicago.
SAH CELEBRATES

Tickets are available for our annual benefit for the Charnley-Persky House and SAH.

Friday, November 3
The Newberry in Chicago
MEMBERSHIP GRANTS

Membership grants for emerging professionals in the field of architectural history and related disciplines. Apply by September 30.
 
 
 
 
 
 

SAH BLOG

Composting Crisis into Community
By Annie Schentag

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Colombian cities can turn trash into treasure. I mean that literally—some of the most inspiring architecture I experienced in Colombia was built on former garbage dumps. In Medellín and Bogotá, major government initiatives have transformed landfills into libraries. Crime zones have become community centers. The least loved places have become the most central to the nation’s urban regeneration.

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for its operating support.
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