As part of the lead-up to the 2026 Cincinnati Conference, the Society for American City and Regional Planning History (SACRPH) is excited to revive our online conversation series featuring authors of recent and forthcoming books. These sessions will offer scholars the opportunity to discuss their newest research and give the SACRPH community a lively and insightful preview of the work shaping the field.
Panel 2: October 15th at 1:00pm EST (10:00 am PST), via Zoom
Architecture, Infrastructure, and Regional Planning
Our second panel in the series is Architecture, Infrastructure, and Regional Planning. It will take place on Wednesday, October 15th at 1:00pm EST (10:00am PST), and will feature:
James Michael Buckley, City of Wood: San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry (University of Texas Press)
Micah Rutenberg and Avigall Sachs, The Mechanized Landscape, Statecraft and Environment in the Tennesee Valley (Applied Research and Design)
Peter Ekman, Timing the Future Metropolis: Foresight, Knowledge, and Doubt in America’s Postwar Urbanism (Cornell University Press)