MARION DEAN ROSS CHAPTER

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS

Preliminary Conference Program

ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2020

      Seattle, WA: This year in combination with the
annual international conference  

Thursday - Saturday, April 30-May 2, 2020

      THEME                                                     

We are holding our chapter’s annual meeting in conjunction with the 73rd Annual International Conference so that our members have the opportunity to attend both events. Our annual conference will be abbreviated; we are hosting our annual banquet and keynote speaker event on Friday evening. SAH MDR will also be sponsoring a paper panel and a roundtable discussion within the larger SAH conference. SAHMDR members who are not attending the whole SAH conference may register in person at the conference hotel for these two sessions at a discounted rate.

The SAH is being held in Seattle, April 29–May 3, 2020 (https://www.sah.org/2020/program). SAH members from around the world will convene to present new research on the history of the built environment and explore the architecture of Seattle and nearby areas. The conference will include 36 paper sessions, roundtables and workshops, architecture and landscape tours, networking receptions, and more.

We wish to be clear about registration. Those attending the SAH MDR Friday evening banquet and keynote must pay for the banquet in advance by check or via Eventbrite. A registration form will be included in the final program. We are excited to see you in Seattle!

      SAH MDR-SPECIFIC SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE                       

§  Thursday Afternoon:       SAH MDR-sponsored Paper panel  

§  Friday Afternoon:             SAH MDR-sponsored Roundtable 

§  Friday Evening:                SAH MDR Banquet & Keynote, Seattle Culinary Academy 

§  Saturday Morning:           SAH Seattle Seminar (free)

DETAILED PROGRAM                             

Thursday, April 30th

3:00 – 5:10pm      SAH MDR-Sponsored Panel

Sites Unseen: Other Cultural Landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Phil Gruen and Jim Buckley, Co-Chairs; Renaissance Salon A, 2nd floor

“Different Soaks for Different Folks: The Japanese American Furo,” Chris

Bell, University of Oregon.

“Remembering Indigenous Education: A Mission Residential School and a BIA Day School in Idaho,” Anne Marshall, University of Idaho.

“Community Buildings: Seattle’s Dorian Society and Sites of LGBTQ Support, 1965–1975,” Richard Freitas, National Park Service

“The Latinization of Landscapes in the Pacific Northwest,” Ray Rast,

Gonzaga University

“What was a ‘slum’ before Yesler Terrace,” Ellen Mirro, The Johnson

Partnership, and Audrey Reda, The Johnson Partnership

Q&A/Discussion

6:00 – 7:00pm      SAH Awards Reception

Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave (corner of 8th and Seneca). $40 – payable to the SAH (reception with light hors d’oeuvres and drink; cash bar).

Reception and conversation.

  7:00 – 8:00pm    SAH Awards Ceremony

Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave (corner of 8th and Seneca).

SAH will present the 2020 SAH Publication Awards and SAH Award for Film and Video, induct the 2020 SAH Fellows, and recognize the achievements of our members. SAH MDR long-time member Leland M. Roth, Marion Dean Ross Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon, will be inducted as a 2020 SAH Fellow. This event also includes the annual Sekler talk; both are free and open to the public – for those not attending the rest of the SAH conference, please register for this free event after March 4th.

Friday, May 1st

1:30 – 2:30pm      SAH MDR-Sponsored Roundtable

Redevelopment and Reconciliation: Urban Planning & Northwest Indigenous Architecture

Renaissance Hotel, East Room, 3rd floor.
Amanda Clark, Moderator

Patrick Stewart, Daniel Glenn, Ouri Scott, Johnpaul Jones, Discussants

This open discussion, guided roundtable, provides an opportunity for active, in-depth

discussion and interaction on the greater topic of post-colonization, reparation, and

reconciliation with indigenous communities. We seek to foster discussion of the critical

issues relating to the design and planning that is currently happening in the Pacific

Northwest in response to movements such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

This Roundtable will stimulate conversation on the concept of “decolonization” by

examining past histories and current realities regarding design and Indigenous peoples

while imagining a decolonized and more sustainable future. This Roundtable has value

for conference attendees in that it brings into conversation questions of decolonized

planning and preservation within the Pacific Northwest.

4:00 – 5:00pm      SAH MDR Free Pre-dinner Excursion

Architectural historian Mimi Sheridan will give a walk-n-talk exploring the past, present, and future of the Broadway neighborhood. Please meet at the Broadway Performance Hall at Broadway and E. Pine Street at 4:00 PM.

5:15 – 6:15pm      SAH MDR Business Meeting; hors d'oeuvres & no-host bar

Chapter President, Amanda Clark, will lead our SAH MDR members through the usual, annual chapter business meeting—all are welcome; there will be hors d'oeuvres & a no-host bar.

Seattle Culinary Academy, Seattle Central College; use rear entry at 1716 Harvard Avenue, Seattle

6:15 – 6:45pm      Social Hour

7:00 – 8:30pm      SAH MDR Banquet and Keynote Address

The annual banquet will be held at the Seattle Culinary Academy (Seattle Central College, 1716 Harvard Avenue), , preceded by a no-host bar. Architect Alan Maskin, principal and owner of Olson Kundig, will speak on his redesign of Seattle's iconic Space Needle.

Saturday, May 2nd

8:30am–12:00pm    SAH Seattle Seminar

Location; Olson Kundig,159 South Jackson Street, #600, Seattle, WA 98104

Free public seminar on equity, affordability and the preservation of Seattle’s older neighborhoods

8:45–10:00am Panel 1: Unreinforced Masonry Buildings (URMs) in Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District: Retrofitting for Equity, Affordability, and Preservation

10:15–11:30am Panel 2: Gentrification, Resistance and Preservation in the Central District and Capitol Hill

11:30am–12:00pm Combined Panel Discussion led by Kathryn Rogers Merlino and Manish Chalana

      REGISTRATION                              

Registration for the SAH MDR Friday evening Banquet and Keynote will open in March. It is not necessary to register for the SAH conference to attend the banquet. (This draft of the conference program does not yet include the SAH MDR registration page).

Registration for the larger conference is now open at https://www.sah.org/2020/registration. SAH/MDR members can register at a reduced rate. Early SAH registration ends on March 3rd.

SAH MDR Member attending only sponsored panel/roundtable

$30 each to be paid by cash or credit card at the registration table at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel.

      ACCOMMODATIONS                               

OFFICIAL CONFERENCE HOTEL

Renaissance Seattle Hotel
515 Madison Street, Seattle, WA 98104
SAH Rate $159 per night

      ON YOUR OWN                                       

Jeffrey Karl Ochsner of the University of Washington, compiled an excellent reference guide:

“Seattle and Environs: An Introductory Bibliography”

https://www.sah.org/docs/default-source/conference/sah2020-seattle-bibliography-final.pdf?sfvrsn=a6ae5b9b_4

      SAH MDR Board of Directors                 

• Amanda C. Roth Clark (Spokane, President)

• Chris Bell (Salem, Vice President)

• Kathryn Burk-Hise (Worley, Secretary)

• Mimi Sheridan (Monterey, Treasurer)

• Diana Painter (Spokane, Past President)

• Phil Gruen (Pullman, Washington Regional Delegate)

• Phillip Mead (Moscow, Idaho Regional Delegate)

• Jim Buckley (Portland, Oregon Regional Delegate)

• Jenni Pace (Vancouver, British Columbia Regional Delegate)

• Ahsha Miranda (Portland, Membership Coordinator)

The Society of Architectural Historians Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter hosts an exciting three day conference every year providing a unique opportunity for attendees to broaden their subject knowledge and explore the built environment of the Pacific Northwest.

The 2019 conference will be held in Coeur d'Alene and northern Idaho from June 21-23, 2019. The theme of the conference is, Extraction and Recreation: Sensitive Redevelopment or Faustian Bargains.

Registration is now open. There are two ways to register, both identified in the conference program. One can sign up via Eventbrite (link in program) or fill out the form and mail it to the address on the form.

For more information, visit the chapter's Facebook site or the chapter blog.