Watch Video of the SAH | Places Prize Lecture by Ginger Nolan

by SAH News | Nov 14, 2023

On October 20, Ginger Nolan, assistant professor at the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California and inaugural recipient of the SAH | Places Prize, presented the SAH | Places Prize Lecture at the Graham Foundation in Chicago and via live-stream. Her talk, "Black Capitalism and the City: African American Insurance and the Actuarial Double-Bind,” explored how African American-owned insurance companies negotiated the (often vexed) aims of pursuing financial gain while also trying to create more equitable cities. Charles L. Davis II, an associate professor of architectural history and criticism at the University of Texas at Austin and chair of the SAH Race + Architectural History Affiliate Group, moderated the Q&A discussion. We are pleased to present a video of the lecture and discussion and thank Places Journal the Graham Foundation for their partnership.




Founded in 1940, the Society of Architectural Historians is an international nonprofit membership organization that promotes the study, interpretation and conservation of architecture, design, landscapes and urbanism worldwide. SAH serves a network of local, national and international institutions and individuals who, by profession or interest, focus on the built environment and its role in shaping contemporary life. SAH promotes meaningful public engagement with the history of the built environment through advocacy efforts, print and online publications, and local, national and international programs.
Driehaus_SH_Horizontal_RGB_275_100

SAH thanks The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
for its operating support.
Society of Architectural Historians
1365 N. Astor Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
312.573.1365