From Latrobe Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians:
The Latrobe Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians welcomes proposals for papers on campuses and complexes in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region. By “complex,” we mean a collection of adjacent buildings under a single ownership and developed to serve an overall purpose. We are interested in the architectural relationships of such buildings, whether designed of a piece or added over time; the functional relationships that a complex might reflect, facilitate, or impede; and the larger message that a complex might convey. We are also interested in the landscape of the spaces between the buildings and how its treatment might have been conceived or developed. Further, the relationship of the complex to the larger city or region might also be examined. Preservation of campuses and complexes poses special challenges; papers that inform or analyze such efforts would also be welcome.
The purpose of the symposium is to feature recent research in a format that encourages comment and discussion. Papers must be analytical rather than descriptive in nature and should place the subject in a comparative context of political, social, economic, technological, or cultural forces, as appropriate.
Accepted proposals will be grouped into thematic sessions to encourage substantive comparative discussion among presenters, moderators, and the audience. All paper sessions will take place on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Catholic University. A bus tour of related sites in the area will take place the next day.
Please send a one-page, 350-word abstract of a 20-minute paper and an abbreviated curriculum vitae by September 15, 2012, to Kim Hoagland, hoagland@mtu.edu.
All applicants will be notified of the selection by October 10, 2012. February 1, 2013, is the deadline for final text to be sent to session moderators, who will work with presenters to develop themes for discussion.