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The Latrobe Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians is the
metropolitan Washington affiliate of the Society of Architectural
Historians. Membership is open to anyone interestedin the field
of architectural history. Founded in 1967, the Latrobe Chapter was
named after the prominent early Washington architect, Benjamin Henry
Latrobe. Over the years, the chapter has sponsored conferences,
scholarly symposia, and tours, as well as lecture series on architectural
history, historic preservation, design, and related fields.
School of Architecture, Planning, & Preservation, University
of Maryland, College Park offers undergraduate programs in architecture
and graduate programs in architecture, urban studies, and historic
preservation. www.arch.umd.edu
The D.C. Preservation League is the city-wide nonprofit whose mission
is to preserve, protect, and enhance the historic built environment
of Washington, D.C. through advocacy and education.
Transportation in all its various modes has had a broad impact
on the built environment of the Washington region. This symposium
will look at: some of the engineering and architecture that facilitated
the movement of goods and people, development that was influenced
by a relationship to transportation, and the effect of government
policies on transportation related projects. |
