Dear SAH Latrobe Community,
The past weeks have been incredibly difficult for the Washington, DC metropolitan area, our country, and the world at large. COVID-19 has ravaged our communities, generating a long string of cancellations and shortages. The Society of Architectural Historians has cancelled its in-person conference in Seattle and instead has gone virtual; the Vernacular Architecture Forum too has cancelled its meeting in San Antonio. It is with great sadness that Latrobe joins this group by postponing the biennial symposium on Race, Ethnicity, and Architecture in the Nation’s Capital. We were thrilled about this year’s meeting and the great number of presenters that enthusiastically agreed to share their discipline-shaking research. The Catholic University of America has likewise been a generous and supportive partner in helping us plan the symposium. We thank the many Latrobe members and non-members who registered to attend the meeting - we have and continue to appreciate your support.
On a lighter note, we are pleased to announce that our hope is not to cancel the symposium, but to reconvene at a later date, hopefully in the fall and, if necessary, in the spring of 2021. We believe that the symposium topic and ensuing panels remain critically important, especially given the unprecedented crisis our communities are experiencing at the moment. We hope that you will join us! If you would like, you may transfer your registration payment or if you prefer, you may request a refund. Please email info@latrobechaptersah.org with your requests and we will do our best to take care of it in a timely fashion.
Please stay safe and more soon!
Vyta Baselice
SAH Latrobe President