CHSA Upcoming Events
HISTORY OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMERICAS
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA
May 20-22, 2010
Call for Papers is now available and you can obtain a copy here. Abstracts are due January 29th, 2010.
A schedule, brochure, registration and accomodation details will be posted here by mid-February.
Contact chs@coa.gatech.edu to be placed on mailing list for further details.
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REGIONAL CONSTRUCTION HISTORY MEETINGS
Given our wide spread and infrequency of national events, a movement has begun to organize informal meetings where construction historians can gather to discuss common interests and issues. The first location to do this was Boston (contact swermiel@verizon.net) and plans are afoot for similar groups in New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Washington, DC. Contact chs@coa.gatech.edu if you are interested in joining or organizing such a meeting. Membership in CHSA is not mandatory.
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CHS and CHSA Past Events
o CONSTRUCTION HISTORY
A ONE-DAY EXPLORATION
National Building Museum, Washington, DC
December 2nd, 2009
This event gathered together in three panels, representatives from government agencies, professional and trade associations and design and construction history societies, to debate and discuss:
★ why the study and research of the history of all aspects of American design and construction is important.
★ current activities and commitments of the representative entities in the field.
★ opportunities for future collaboration on the subject.
★ initiatives that can be taken to expand awareness of the value of construction history throughout the industry and with the public.
Speakers and panelists included representatives from GSA, National Park Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, Architect of the Capitol, AIA, ASCE, ACEC, AGC, CMAA, Society of Architectural Historians, Public Works History Society, National Building Museum, Association for Preservation Technology, Society for Industrial Archeology and representatives from the Construction History Society of America.
This event was presented in partnership with the National Building Museum, was sponsored by AGC of America and supported by the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, who celebrated their centennial in 2009.
Click here to read a report on the meeting.
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o Inaugural Meeting of CHSA
The first national meeting of the Society was held in November 20 – 22, 2008 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. The theme was Learning from Design and Construction Failures. Three keynote speakers, twelve papers, and a short program on Atlanta 1908 were presented.
For the program notes, click here. A CD of the proceedings is available on request for $15.00 including postage. Order at chs@coa.gatech.edu.
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o Third International Construction History Congress
Following Congresses in Madrid 2003 and Cambridge 2006, the third Congress was held in Cottbus, Germany during May 2009. There were about 300 people in attendance and over 200 papers were presented. There were seventeen American delegates attending, all of whom presented papers. Copies of these are available on request. The full proceedings can be obtained for 70 € plus postage, contact volker.wetz@tu-cottbus.de
