In January, SAH Archipedia was the focus of two events sponsored in part by the Society of Architectural Historians and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Conversations on Ohio Architecture: SAH Archipedia, Ohio’s Classic Buildings
On January 23, 2020, roughly 185 guests joined Barbara Powers, Ohio History Connection; Kevin Rose, Turner Foundation; and historic preservationists Jeffrey Darbee of Benjamin D. Rickey Company and Nathalie Wright for a discussion of Ohio’s architectural history—what makes it special and what it tells us about Ohio history and culture. The evening started with a social hour, including an opportunity for attendees to fill out a postcard listing their favorite Ohio architecture. Barbara Powers began the event, held at the Ohio History Center in Columbus, with an overview of the Ohio SAH Archipedia project and a brief introduction to the broad themes of architecture and history illustrated by the state’s entries. The speakers then gave brief presentations covering their contributions to SAH Archipedia: Jeffrey Darbee discussed state government buildings and Ohio’s early settlement; Kevin Rose highlighted several of Springfield’s key residences linked to Ohio’s industrial growth; and Nathalie Wright covered midcentury modernist through recent architectural works that define modern-day Ohio. The evening concluded with a tour of the Ohio History Center, an icon of modernism celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2020.
Conversations on Ohio Architecture: SAH Archipedia, Ohio’s Classic Buildings
Two-part event launches SAH Archipedia for Washington state
On January 28th, 2020, Washington State University’s Center for Arts and Humanities sponsored two events, the first a workshop for librarians led by Amanda Roth Clark, Whitworth University library director, and the second a launch event lecture presentation by Clark and Washington SAH Archipedia co-coordinators J. Philip Gruen, associate professor in the WSU School of Design and Construction, and Robert R. Franklin, assistant director of the Hanford History Project at WSU Tri-Cities.
Clark’s library workshop focused upon Pullman and eastern Washington while guiding 12 regional librarians in how to use SAH Archipedia in library instruction. The evening event, entitled “Constructing Washington State: SAH Archipedia and New Directions in Digital Scholarship,” featured a multimodal lecture presented to more than 65 attendees, followed by a lively audience discussion held in the atrium of WSU's recently-completed "SPARK" Academic Innovation Center. The evening event was previewed in the WSU Insider, and covered in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
J. Philip Gruen speaks at the "Constructing Washington State: SAH Archipedia and New Directions in Digital Scholarship" event.
J. Philip Gruen, Amanda Roth Clark, and Robert R. Franklin