BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:2026 Biennial Symposium\nof the Latrobe Chapter of\nthe Society of Architectural\nHistorians\, Washington\, DCLocation: School of Archite cture\, The Catholic University of America\, Washington\, DCDates: Saturda y\, March 21&ndash\;Sunday\, March 22\, 2026Keynote Speaker: Lawrence Vale \, Ford Professor of Urban Design &\; Planning at MITCALL FOR ABSTRACTS As Sibel Bozdoğan attests in her award-winning book Modernism and Nation B uilding (2001)\, historic efforts by nation-states to achieve &ldquo\;iden tity construction through architecture&rdquo\; have touched many different building styles\, materials\, and processes (p50). Indeed\, governments h ave used architecture to lay claims to the past\, project imagined futures \, and make self-conscious displays of historical rupture\, revolution\, a nd repair. Architecture and national identity are old dancing partners tha t can seem like natural allies\, depending upon one another&mdash\;and the n\, in the next moment\, they can appear locked in a state of mutual explo itation. How do architects engage in the design of nations? How do leaders \, governments\, and other institutions of influence call upon buildings t o help cohere a people? How are alternative and/or counter-identities of n ational minorities&mdash\;the marginalized and/or the underground&mdash\;a rchitecturally composed and asserted?Other Possible Questions:How does the local shape the federal\, and vice versa\, in architecture?Why do we ofte n see buildings on money\, postage stamps\, seals\, and other state paraph ernalia?What role does landscape design play in national identities?What i s a capital city? Why do capitals move?What happens when aesthetics become a political force? For example\, how has architectural beauty been assert ed as a socio-political good? Can it be weaponized in periods of civic str ife?As national power dynamics shift and evolve\, how have problematic arc hitectural forms\, styles\, or sites been purged\, ellided\, or rehabilita ted?Can the building histories of violent regimes be cleansed through adap tation and reimagining?The Latrobe Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians welcomes paper proposals engaging with past entanglements of n ational identity and buildings\, landscapes\, and urban form. They may foc us on any country or period. We invite academics\, students\, independent scholars\, designers\, and other practitioners\, from anywhere in the worl d\, to submit. With the phrase Latrobe 2026 Abstract Submission in the sub ject line\, please email a 300-word abstract and a 2-page CV to the follow ing people by October 12\, 2025:Jacqueline Taylor: \;jst2z@virginia.ed uNathaniel Robert Walker: \;walkernr@cua.edu DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251013 DTSTAMP:20251015T180500Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251012 LOCATION:Washington\, DC SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Call for Abstracts: Architecture & National Identity UID:RFCALITEM638961483009609391 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

2026 Biennial Symposium\nof the Lat robe Chapter of\nthe Society of Architectural\nHistorians\, Washington\, D C

Location: School of Architecture\, The C atholic University of America\, Washington\, DC
Dates: Saturday\, March 21&ndash\;Sunday\, March 22\, 2026
Keynot e Speaker: Lawrence Vale\, Ford Professor of Urban Design &\; Planning at MIT

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

As Sibel Bozdoğan attests in her award-winning book Modernism and Nation Building (2001)\, historic efforts by nation-states to achieve &ldquo\;identity constructio n through architecture&rdquo\; have touched many different building styles \, materials\, and processes (p50). Indeed\, governments have used archite cture to lay claims to the past\, project imagined futures\, and make self -conscious displays of historical rupture\, revolution\, and repair. Archi tecture and national identity are old dancing partners that can seem like natural allies\, depending upon one another&mdash\;and then\, in the next moment\, they can appear locked in a state of mutual exploitation. How do architects engage in the design of nations? How do leaders\, governments\, and other institutions of influence call upon buildings to help cohere a people? How are alternative and/or counter-identities of national minoriti es&mdash\;the marginalized and/or the underground&mdash\;architecturally c omposed and asserted?

Other Possible Questions:

How does the local shape the federal\, and vice versa\, in architecture?
Why do w e often see buildings on money\, postage stamps\, seals\, and other state paraphernalia?
What role does landscape design play in national ident ities?
What is a capital city? Why do capitals move?
What happen s when aesthetics become a political force? For example\, how has architec tural beauty been asserted as a socio-political good? Can it be weaponized in periods of civic strife?
As national power dynamics shift and evo lve\, how have problematic architectural forms\, styles\, or sites been pu rged\, ellided\, or rehabilitated?
Can the building histories of viol ent regimes be cleansed through adaptation and reimagining?

The Latr obe Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians welcomes paper prop osals engaging with past entanglements of national identity and buildings\ , landscapes\, and urban form. They may focus on any country or period. We invite academics\, students\, independent scholars\, designers\, and othe r practitioners\, from anywhere in the world\, to submit. With the phrase Latrobe 2026 Abstract Submission in the subject line\, please email a 300- word abstract and a 2-page CV to the following people by October 1 2\, 2025:

Jacqueline Taylor: \;jst2z@virginia.edu
Nathaniel Robert W alker: \;walkernr@cu a.edu

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