Symposium of Architectural History

The Whiteness of 19th Century American Architecture

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019 | 403 Hayes Hall | University at Buffalo

This symposium examines the racial discourses that subtended "American Architecture" movements during the long nineteenth century. Explore this site to learn more about the specific themes, case studies and speakers that will be featured at this event. "The Whiteness of American Architecture" is organized by Charles Davis II, UB assistant professor of architecture.

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About

“The Whiteness of 19th Century American Architecture” is a one-day symposium in architectural history organized by the School of Architecture and Planning at the University at Buffalo.

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Program

  • Opening Keynote: Mabel O. Wilson
  • Paper Presentations
    • Kathryn Holliday
    • Joanna Merwood-Salisbury
    • Charles L. Davis II 
  • Closing Keynote: Dianne Harris
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Participants

  • Mabel O. Wilson
    1/24/19
    Mabel O. Wilson teaches architectural design and history/theory at Columbia GSAPP. She is also appointed as a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Research in African American Studies and co-directs Global Africa Lab.
  • Dianne Harris
    1/24/19
    Dianne Harris is a senior program officer at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation where she focuses on Higher Education and Scholarship in the Humanities.
  • Joanna Merwood-Salisbury
    1/24/19
    Joanna Merwood-Salisbury an architectural historian whose research focuses on architecture and urbanism in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century United States, with a particular specialization in the Chicago School of architecture.
  • Kathryn ‘Kate’ Holliday
    1/24/19
    Kate Holliday is an architectural historian whose research and teaching focuses on the built environment in American cities. Her background is in architecture, art history, and environmental studies.
  • Charles Davis
    1/24/19
    Charles L. Davis II is an assistant professor of architectural history and criticism at UB. His academic research examines the integrations of race and style theory in modern architectural debates from the late 19th to mid-20th century.
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Sponsors

The following philanthropic and academic institutions have provided monetary support for speaker honoraria, travel fees and/or lodging costs to make this event a reality. We wish to thank them for their direct contributions or in kind support.

  • Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture - Columbia University
  • Darwin D. Martin House Complex - Buffalo, NY
  • School of Architecture - Victoria University of Wellington
  • UB Humanities Institute - University at Buffalo, SUNY
  • School of Architecture and Planning - University at Buffalo, SUNY
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