Dear friends of the Latrobe Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians,

It is my pleasure to welcome you back from summer holiday. Perhaps some of you had a chance to take a break or even travel a bit locally or regionally. We hope that the brief increase in mobility whet your appetites for architectural history, particularly as we hunker down to manage the new COVID strain along with the winter season.

We have a great collection of virtual events prepared for you, which will provide insight into familiar and unfamiliar research subjects, formats, and places. From the life and work of our namesake Henry Latrobe, to maps of the built environment of Washington, DC, urban nooks and crannies in the shape of DC's alleys, and even the distant structures of Norman architecture, the fall lecture series will provoke thought and conversation. We hope you will join us in these adventures to learn, discover, as well as support researchers and topics that concern Washington, DC.

Here are the dates of the talks, all of which will take virtually over Zoom:

Sept 21 - Jean Baker - Benjamin Henry Latrobe (7 pm)
Oct 12 - Dick Walker and Deane Madsen - Mapping the Built Environment of Washington (6 pm)
Nov 16 - Rebecca Summer - DC Alleys (7 pm)
Dec 14 - Lisa Reilly - Norman architecture (7 pm)

Thanks and I look forward to raising a glass virtually with all of you in September to welcome the new academic year!

All the best,
Vyta Pivo