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SUMMARY:Remembering Laurel Cemetery
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact omiles@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nAbout this Presentation \nLaurel Cemetery was incorporated in 1852 as Baltimore’s first nondenominational cemetery for African Americans. It quickly became a popular place of burial for people across Black Baltimore’s socioeconomic spectrum\, including 230 Black Civil War veterans and notables such as Civil Rights activist Reverend Harvey Johnson. \nIn 1958 and after a series of lawsuits failed to prevail in the courts\, Laurel Cemetery was leveled. Today it is the site of the Belair-Edison Crossing Shopping Center\, and home to several businesses. However\, many current patrons and nearby residents have no knowledge of the site’s former purpose and significance. Join Dr. Isaac Shearn of the Laurel Cemetery Memorial Project to learn more about the important history of the site and how we can preserve its memory. \nAbout Our Presenter \nIsaac Shearn earned his PhD in 2014 at the University of Florida and is an adjunct professor at the Community College of Baltimore County\, University of Baltimore\, and Coppin State University. His research is on the archaeology and ethnohistory of the Caribbean and South America\, with a focus on public archaeology\, developing inclusive and participatory methods. His recent efforts have been oriented toward integrating three-dimensional photogrammetric mapping techniques with more traditional archaeological methods. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/remembering-laurel-cemetery-2/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220318T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220318T133000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T154857Z
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SUMMARY:Baltimore Deco: Architectural Optimism in the Interwar Years
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nAbout this Presentation: \nThis talk will consider how an international design movement\, Art Deco\, found its way into Baltimore during the 1920s and ’30s. Fueled by a robust manufacturing sector\, the city became fertile ground for a wide-ranging architecture that mixed freely with the prevailing design trends of the day (albeit leaning toward the traditional); an important representative of America’s major industrial cities in the interwar years. Lesser-known examples of Baltimore Deco will be shared\, and the talk will also highlight a few optimistic building projects undertaken in the midst of the Great Depression. \nAbout the Presenter: \nMelissa Blair is a history professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) and studies the history of architecture\, landscapes\, and material culture. She is co-author with Richard Striner of Washington and Baltimore Art Deco: A Design History of Neighboring Cities (Johns Hopkins University Press\, 2014). Prior to joining the Department of History\, she worked for more than 15 years as an architectural historian and historic preservationist for a variety of public\, private\, and nonprofit organizations. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/baltimore-deco-architectural-optimism-in-the-interwar-years/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220304T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
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SUMMARY:Virtual History: The Shipwrecks of Curtis Bay
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nAbout this Presentation: \nDid you know there is a ship graveyard in Baltimore’s Curtis Creek? Join us for a talk by Maryland’s State Underwater Archaeologist\, Dr. Susan Langley\, to discover the submerged and hidden vessels off of Hawkins Point! Although known mostly as the home of the U.S. Coast Guard since 1897\, the bustling waterfront industries of Curtis Bay and Creek have long included shipyards and other maritime businesses. So it’s not unusual that these waters contain a disproportionate number of scrapped and abandoned vessels. What is surprising is the nature and histories of many of these watercraft\, which include mid-19th century schooners to the last passenger steamers operating as recently as 1963. \nAbout the Presenter: \nDr. Susan Langley lectures internationally on a broad range of subjects including maritime archaeology\, textile technology\, piracy\, and the archaeology and present practices of bees and beekeeping globally. Although her “day-job” is Maryland’s State Underwater Archaeologist directing the Maryland Maritime Archaeology Program for more than 25 of its 30 years\, she is also the beekeeper for the hive at Government House in Annapolis. Dr. Langley is an adjunct professor at several colleges and universities\, where she teaches underwater archaeology and the history and anthropology of piracy. She also taught maritime archaeology in Thailand for several years through UNESCO. She is a Master SCUBA diver instructor\, judges Maryland’s History Day competition\, and lectures and leads expeditions for Zegrahm Expeditions. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/virtual-history-the-shipwrecks-of-curtis-bay/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220218T133000
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SUMMARY:Evergreen Museum & Library: An Introduction to the Collections
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted bi-weekly on Fridays at 1:00 pm EST. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nAbout this Presentation: \nEvergreen was home to two generations of the Garrett family until 1952 when it was bequeathed to Johns Hopkins University. Both generations were avid collectors of fine and decorative arts\, rare books\, and Asian arts and crafts. Their collections have been augmented over the years by donations and acquisitions. This presentation will give a small “taste” of what one would see on a tour of Evergreen. \nAbout the Presenter: \nMumtaz Kammerer\, M.A.S.\, M.L.A. – After retiring from a career in management\, Mumtaz became an Evergreen docent in 2016. He is a senior teacher and leader of the Inayatiyya\, a Sufi path. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/evergreen-museum-library-an-introduction-to-the-collections/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220204T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220204T133000
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SUMMARY:Baltimore's Slave Markets
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nAbout this Presentation: \nThe talk will explore the growth of the domestic slave trade in Baltimore\, the various methods and locations of sale\, and some of the more notorious traders in the business of selling people. \nAbout the Presenter: \nRichard Messick\, a Baltimore enthusiast and lifelong resident\, is a volunteer researcher and tour guide with Baltimore Heritage\, where his focus is on legacy businesses\, Lexington Market\, and Green Mount Cemetery. He is also a docent at the JHU Evergreen Museum and Library\, where he has been leading tours for several years. Needless to say\, he is retired. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/baltimores-slave-markets/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220121T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211216T214027Z
UID:28986-1642770000-1642773600@aiabaltimore.org
SUMMARY:Baltimore's Pursuit of Fair Housing
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nAbout this Presentation: \nFrom the late 1800s until the modern era\, Black Baltimoreans have faced and challenged race-based housing discrimination and governmental redlining. This historic discrimination greatly affected community growth and the socio-economic advancement of Black Baltimoreans. Yet\, Black Baltimoreans today are still suffering from the effects of housing discrimination. Join Alexander Lothstein from the Maryland Center for History and Culture as he discusses the history of housing discrimination and challenges against it in Baltimore. \nAlexander Lothstein is the Museum Learning Manager and Associate Curator at the Maryland Center for History and Culture. He received his Bachelor’s degree in History from Ohio Wesleyan University in 2015 and his Master’s degree in History from Temple University in 2017. He has been at MCHC since 2017 and curates exhibitions\, and manages all onsite education program development and interpretation. His content specialties are the American Revolution to the Early Republic Era and the Civil Rights Movement in Maryland. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/baltimores-pursuit-of-fair-housing/
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Special Events,Virtual Histories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211217T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211217T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20211202T212733Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211202T212733Z
UID:28930-1639746000-1639747800@aiabaltimore.org
SUMMARY:Rash Field: A Park for All of Baltimore
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nAbout this Presentation: \nShaping public space comes with a special responsibility. Architects\, planners\, and designers must examine the impacts—both positive and negative—of public improvements on all members of a community and be intentional about how their efforts can create better experiences for all\, today and tomorrow. \nWith a commitment to crafting equitable and collaboratively-designed projects\, Mahan Rykiel Associates approached the redesign of Rash Field Park with intention and sensitivity. By first examining the context and histories around Baltimore’s Rash Field Park and the surrounding Inner Harbor\, then deploying a many-layered engagement strategy that prioritized outreach to underserved and underrepresented communities\, Mahan Rykiel Associates was able to set the stage for shaping Rash Field as a public space for all people—a park that could be enjoyed by visitors\, but\, first and foremost\, a park that would be cherished\, celebrated\, and enjoyed by the neighbors and residents of Baltimore City. \nSince its conceptualization in the Inner Harbor 2.0 masterplan\, Rash Field has been through multiple design iterations—each pushing the boundaries\, vision\, and ambitions for how Rash Field could be transformed into an amenity-packed\, engaging\, and activated space. Within its 3 acres\, the revitalized Rash Field features an Adventure Playground\, Nature Playground\, Skateboard Park\, Shade Lawn\, a Pavilion (designed by Gensler)\, and an ‘Instagramable’ overlook facing Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/rash-field-a-park-for-all-of-baltimore/
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Virtual Histories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211210T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211210T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20211025T183020Z
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SUMMARY:Slave Streets\, Free Streets: Early Baltimore On-Line
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Anne Sarah Rubin discusses her digital project “Slave Streets: Visualizing the Landscape of Early Baltimore.” \nAbout this event\nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. This special program is hosted in partnership with the George Peabody Library. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nAbout this Presentation: \nAnne Sarah Rubin discusses her digital project “Slave Streets: Visualizing the Landscape of Early Baltimore.” This website allows users to virtually stroll the streets of Baltimore circa 1815\, while exploring the lives of free blacks and enslaved workers. She will also discuss the on-line games her students made about the Pratt Street Riots of 1861\, suggesting some of the ways that modern technology can reconstruct the past in newly engaging ways. \nProfessor Rubin joined the UMBC History Department in Fall 2000. Her teaching and research focus on the American Civil War\, the U.S. South\, nineteenth-century America\, and digital history. Through the Heart of Dixie: Sherman’s March and America\, which explores the way Americans have remembered Sherman’s March\, was published in 2014. Her first book\, A Shattered Nation: The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy\, 1861-1868\, won the 2006 Avery O. Craven book prize for the best book in Civil War history. The book focuses on Confederate nationalism and identity. She has also worked extensively with electronic media and is co-author of a CD-ROM\, The Valley of the Shadow: The Eve of War. This project won the first eLincoln Prize for the best digital project in American Civil War History and The James Harvey Robinson Prize which is awarded biennially for the teaching aid which has made the most outstanding contribution to the teaching and learning of history in any field for public or educational purposes. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/slave-streets-free-streets-early-baltimore-on-line/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211203T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211203T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20211025T183801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T183801Z
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SUMMARY:Disrupting Lines: The Career and Legacy of Victorine Adams
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Ida E. Jones discusses the career and legacy of Victoria Adams\, the first African-American woman elected to Baltimore City Council in 67 \nAbout this event \nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. This special program is hosted in partnership with the George Peabody Library. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nAbout this Presentation: \nPrior to the processing of her archival collection at Morgan State University\, Victorine Adams remained obscured behind the imposing notoriety of her husband\, William “Little Willie” Adams. Yet she led a remarkable life and was the first African American woman elected to the Baltimore City Council in 1967. Adams also created two organizations\, participated in philanthropic endeavors\, mentored young women and maintained an impeccable reputation and social life. She was a self-assured woman aware of the distortion that surrounded her race\, gender and class in Baltimore. Join Morgan State’s University Archivist Dr. Ida E. Jones to see how Victorine Adams’ “compassionate conviction” compelled her to organize\, raise her voice and run for public office in service to the masses of underserved people in her hometown of Baltimore. \nIda E. Jones is an American historian and author who is the University Archivist at Morgan State University\, the first archivist in the university’s history. Her work has focused on DC and Baltimore-area African American history\, letting the voices and lived experiences of people tell their stories. She has published four books: The Heart of the Race Problem: The Life of Kelly Miller (2011)\, Mary McLeod Bethune in Washington\, D.C. (2013)\, William Henry Jernagin in Washington\, D.C. (2016) and Baltimore Civil Rights Leader: Victorine Quille Adams (2019). \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/disrupting-lines-the-career-and-legacy-of-victorine-adams/
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Special Events,Virtual Histories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211105T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211105T140000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T194325Z
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SUMMARY:Exploring the Prince George’s County Civil Rights Trail
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF\, Baltimore Heritage and the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nThe Prince George’s County Civil Rights Trail is a hybrid online and sign trail tour that illuminates the most affluent African American majority county in the nation with a legacy of civil rights activism. It is a joint project of Anacostia Trails Heritage Area and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s Black History Program with funding from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority and the National Park Service. The project will include an interactive website\, the installation of on-site interpretive signage\, and educational workshops. Executive Director of Anacostia Trails Heritage Area\, Meagan Baco\, will share new research and archival photos from nine sites across the county\, including Bowie State University\, Laurel Municipal Pool\, Ridgeley Rosenwald School\, the Cole Field House at UMD\, and more during this Virtual Histories presentation. \nMeagan Baco (they/them) is Executive Director of Anacostia Trails Heritage Area\, Prince George’s County’s state-certified heritage tourism area. Previously\, Meagan was Director of Communications at Preservation Maryland where they managed diverse public history projects including about labor history\, women’s suffrage and voting rights\, and LGBTQ history. Meagan is a fellow of ARCUS Preservation Leadership and recently completed the Northwestern Kellogg Allstate Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Program. Meagan holds an M.S. in Historic Preservation from Clemson University and the College of Charleston\, and a B.A. in Environmental Design from SUNY Buffalo. They live with their partner and house plants in Charles Village. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/exploring-the-prince-georges-county-civil-rights-trail/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211029T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211029T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20210928T192435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210928T192452Z
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SUMMARY:A History of Poppleton (Doors Open Baltimore)
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 29 | 1:00 – 1:30 pm | Donation Based \nLearn about the history of Poppleton with Professor Nicole King (Department of American Studies\, UMBC). King has worked with local residents and preservationists to document the important Black history of Poppleton\, which has been threatened by slum clearance\, urban renewal\, highway construction\, and redevelopment. We will also learn about ongoing advocacy efforts to preserve Poppleton’s historic places and fight displacement\, such as the proposed CHAP local historic district\, Black Homeownership in Old Poppleton. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/a-history-of-poppleton-doors-open-baltimore/
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Special Events,Tours,Virtual Histories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211013T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211013T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20210924T203720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T203730Z
UID:28360-1634126400-1634128200@aiabaltimore.org
SUMMARY:The History and Development of East Towson (Doors Open Baltimore)
DESCRIPTION:Suggestion Donation: $10 \nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nHistoric East Towson\, an African-American community unique to Baltimore County and the nation\, is a thriving\, tight-knit enclave adjacent to Towson’s urban core. Descendants of the original settlers – men\, women and children formerly enslaved at the nearby Hampton Plantation – still live in the neighborhood today. This presentation focuses on the political events that have had a major impact on Historic East Towson for generations. \nBios: \nCarol Allen\, creator of\, “East Towson: From Jim Crow to Black Lives Matter\,” served for over two decades as Executive Director of Historic Towson\, Inc. In that role she oversaw the addition of several buildings and districts to the National Register and Baltimore County Final Landmarks List. She is a Past Chair of the Baltimore County Landmarks Preservation Commission. With her rich experience as an historic preservationist\, Carol accesses an extensive body of work to advocate for justice\, equity and equality for a what remains of a community with a past that offers considerable political context to much of what dominates our attention on the world stage today. \nNancy Goldring is the newly elected President of the Northeast Towson Improvement Association and grand-daughter of longtime and highly esteemed leader of Historic East Towson\, the late Adelaide C.V. Bentley. Earlier this year that Nancy learned of her family’s ties to manumitted slaves from the Hampton Plantation. Nancy speaks with us today from her lived experience and a commitment to protect her community’s unique thread in the fabric of American history. \nNancy Horst served on the Baltimore County Landmarks Preservation Commission for twelve years including two terms as Vice Chair. She is a long time community volunteer. Nancy currently serves on the Board of Historic Hampton\, Inc. She is the former Executive Director of The Towson Partnership headquartered at the Carver Community Center. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/the-history-and-development-of-east-towson-2/
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Tours,Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211005T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211005T123000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
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SUMMARY:The Works of Palmer & Lamdin: Classical with a Twist (Doors Open Baltimore)
DESCRIPTION:Suggested Donation: $10 \nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nPalmer & Lamdin\, an architectural firm working mainly from the 1920’s to the 1940’s\, designed some of the most interesting residences in Baltimore\, characterized as “classical\, with a twist.” Edward Palmer was one of the original architects for the Roland Park Company\, but in 1917\, went out on his own\, acquired a partner\, William Lamdin\, and proceeded to design more than 300 properties in Baltimore\, Delaware\, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. \nMeg Fairfax Fielding\, a past president of the Baltimore Architecture Foundation\, is presenting. She is doing a deep dive on Palmer & Lamdin for the Dead Architects Society and writes the blog Palmer and Lamdin Architects. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/the-works-of-palmer-lamdin-classical-with-a-twist-doors-open-baltimore/
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Tours,Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211001T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211001T143000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210924T202636Z
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SUMMARY:Mapping Baltimore Apartheid (Doors Open Baltimore)
DESCRIPTION:Baltimore Architecture Foundation and Baltimore Heritage kick off Doors Open Baltimore and the opening of the SAY IT LOUD Maryland exhibition with Dr. Lawrence Brown\, author of The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America. \nThis program is hosted on Zoom and Facebook Live. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nDr. Brown will put Baltimore under a microscope\, looking at the causes of segregation and drawing on extensive research of data and policy. Brown will demonstrate how data visualization can be a tool to distribute resources to communities in need\, and speak to the roles of design\, planning\, and preservation in healing and restoring redlined Black neighborhoods. \nDr. Brown’s presentation will be followed by a discussion and Q&A moderated by author and journalist Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson. Participating discussants include: \nSeema Iyer\, Ph.D\, Associate Director of the Jacob France Institute\, University of Baltimore \nTom Liebel\, FAIA\, Vice-President of Moseley Architects and CHAP Commission Chair \nNakita Reed\, AIA\, Associate\, Quinn Evans Architects \nA limited number of signed copies of The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America are available through the Baltimore Architecture Foundation bookstore at the Baltimore Center for Architecture and Design. Books can be purchased using one of the Eventbrite ticket options\, either “Delivery” or Pick Up.” Further details on getting your book will be included in the confirmation email. Questions? Reach out to Nathan Dennies at ndennies@aiabalt.com. \nDoors Open Baltimore 2021 includes a month’s worth of virtual and in-person programming. Visit www.doorsopenbaltimore.org for more information. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/mapping-baltimore-apartheid-doors-open-baltimore/
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Special Events,Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210922T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20210928T192621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210928T192621Z
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SUMMARY:Restoring the Hawley-Hutzler House (Doors Open Baltimore)
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, October 22 | 1:00 – 1:30 pm | Donation Based \nIn 2019\, the grand Victorian 8\,000 square foot Hawley-Hutzler Mansion went on the market. The mansion was once the home of the Hutzlers\, who owned the famous department store of the same name. The mansion has gone through significant alterations since it was built in 1887\, including being converted to offices\, and in the 1970s\, split up into apartments. Needless to say\, there would be a lot of work to do to restore this mansion to its former grandeur. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/restoring-the-hawley-hutzler-house-doors-open-baltimore/
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Special Events,Tours,Virtual Histories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210917T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210917T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20210830T154923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210830T154952Z
UID:28205-1631883600-1631885400@aiabaltimore.org
SUMMARY:Monumental Maryland Marble: The Cockeysville Quarries 1800-1940
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nPhillip Lord joins us for a presentation on marble quarries in Cockeysville and the buildings in Baltimore and beyond that were made of stones quarried from these sites. Cockeysville Marble was a major source of marble in the United States\, used in the construction of significant buildings in Baltimore and beyond including the Washington Monuments in Baltimore and Washington DC\, Baltimore’s City Hall\, the United States Capitol Building\, and the Fisher Building in Detroit. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/monumental-maryland-marble-the-cockeysville-quarries-1800-1940/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210806T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210806T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20210714T140642Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210714T140708Z
UID:27973-1628254800-1628258400@aiabaltimore.org
SUMMARY:SAY IT LOUD Maryland “Hear Our Voices” Virtual Panel
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a panel discussion to celebrate the virtual launch of SAY IT LOUD Maryland.\n\n\nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present a series of 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. This special presentation is hosted in partnership with Bmore NOMA. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage and Bmore NOMA. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nTo celebrate the virtual launch of SAY IT LOUD Maryland\, join us for a panel discussion featuring four of the winners included in the exhibition. They will speak to their experiences as diverse professionals in Baltimore and the projects they are most proud of. \nThe physical SAY IT LOUD Maryland exhibition will open at the Baltimore Center for Architecture and Design in October 2021. \nPascale Sablan\, FAIA\, founder and Executive Director of Beyond the Built Environment will introduce the exhibition and moderate the panel. \nPanel: \nHelen Ross Staley \nHelen Ross Staley is the first woman to become a member of the Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (1955). She studied Interior Design at Stephens College in Missouri & transferred to University of Pennsylvania in 1940 for a Bachelors of Architecture degree. She won 1st place in a national Beaux Arts Institute of Design competition and was offered her first job working in New York City by one of the judges. Eventually she moved to Maryland to be with her high school sweetheart who returned from the war. They raised 4 beautiful children while she had her own practice\, mostly residential work\, with some commercial & institutional projects. \nCharlston Britton Jr.\, Assoc. AIA\, NOMA \nA native of New Orleans\, Charlston Britton is an architectural designer working in Baltimore. In 2015 he was named as a LSU McNair Scholar and conducted design research on urban resilience and flood shelters. While studying at the WAAC in 2016\, he was awarded the Product Making Award in Experimentation for his distinguished process in the exploration of materials and forms. He currently serves as chair of the AIA Baltimore EP Committee and has recently completed their 2021 CivicLAB program. \nNakita Reed\, AIA\, CPHC\, LEED AP BD+C\, NOMA \nNakita Reed is an award-winning preservation architect who focuses on sustainability. She’s a registered architect\, LEED AP\, and a certified Passive House Consultant. She serves on the boards of Preservation Maryland\, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation and is the host of the Tangible Remnants podcast\, which explores the intersection of architecture\, preservation\, sustainability\, race & gender. She has a MArch and a MS in Historic Preservation from UPENN and a BS in Architecture from UVA. \nSarsfield Williams Jr. \nSarsfield Williams Jr. is a native Baltimorean youth advocate\, with 30+ years of organizational development and construction experience. My work seeks to inspire imagination in Baltimore City’s most vulnerable children by revitalizing mixed-income communities that foster life-long relationships and simultaneously address Black wealth inequality. As the Founding Principal at ASPIREhomes\, we build in support of Black families and the need for restorative cultural pride in the African Diaspora. \n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/say-it-loud-maryland-hear-our-voices-virtual-panel/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Virtual Histories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210730T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210730T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20210427T150443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210511T185302Z
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SUMMARY:The Church of the Redeemer - Baltimore's Beloved Modernist Church
DESCRIPTION:Mark Schroeder will discuss the history\, design\, and lasting impact of the church\n\n\nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. This special program is hosted in partnership with the Church of the Redeemer. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nThe Church of the Redeemer made it to the semifinals of BAF’s Architecture Madness tournament\, which included 64 exceptional Baltimore buildings built between 1870 and today\, hosted in celebration of AIA Baltimore’s 150th anniversary. We’ll explore what makes this modernist church so beloved by Baltimoreans. \nThe Church of the Redeemer was built in 1958 and designed by architect Pietro Belluschi in collaboration with RTKL. It is a Mid-Century Modern\, re-interpretive addition to the original 1856 church by R. Snowden Andrews (1830-1903). Its sophisticated design integrates original stone and like materials to create a modern spirituality of the time. \nPeitro Belluschi (1899-1994) was born in Italy\, and moved to Portland\, Oregon in the 1920’s. His churches and residences reflected a Pacific Northwest vernacular of wood and stone\, while his seminal commercial work was more modern in its materials vocabulary. We will tour the 1856 historic chapel\, and the 1958 church and supporting administration wing and will view some of the original drawings and documentation of the Belluschi work. \nThis program will be presented by We’ll be joined by Mark Schroeder\, Director of Facilities at the Church of the Redeemer. \nRegister Here
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/the-church-of-the-redeemer-baltimores-beloved-modernist-church/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210709T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210709T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20210603T154216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T154224Z
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SUMMARY:Designs on Victory: Olmsted-inspired Garden City Plans for Historic Dundalk
DESCRIPTION:Amy Menzer discusses the design and development of WWI Era Historic Dundalk\n\n\nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. This special program is co-hosted by the Maryland Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks & Landscapes (FMOPL) as part of Olmsted 200 celebration of the Bicentennial of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr’s birth. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nThe Bethlehem Steel Mill at Sparrows Point launched an effort to create a Garden City-style town in 1917 just before the US entered WWI. At the same time\, the Federal Government began housing production for war workers. Frederick Law Olmsted\, Jr. (FLO Jr.) headed the Town Planning division of the new United States Housing Corporation. Several colleagues in the nascent profession of city planning who had worked with FLO Jr. on Roland Park and Forest Hills Gardens were all directly involved in designing Dundalk\, including Baltimore architect Edward Palmer\, Roland Park Company leader Edward Bouton\, and architects Grosvenor Atterbury and Charles Wellford Leavitt. Their plans were inspired by their designs for more affluent areas\, including curvilinear streets\, separation of uses\, green spaces\, and restrictive covenants. We will explore how these plans created a new community for workers and managers\, but was segregated by race. \nPresenters \nAmy E. Menzer is executive director of Dundalk Renaissance\, a 20 year-old non-profit community development organization\, and is deeply interested in planning history and neighborhood change. She also serves as a Board member of the Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks and Landscapes. She previously worked for Citizens Planning and Housing Association on housing and transportation advocacy\, and has served as President of the Community Development Network of Maryland\, NeighborSpace Baltimore County\, the Patterson Park Neighborhood Association\, and the Transit Riders League of Metropolitan Baltimore. She holds a Ph.D in Human Geography from Johns Hopkins University. \nJoining this presentation is Meg Fairfax Fielding\, past president of BAF\, and member of BAF’s Dead Architects’ Society. By day\, Meg is the head of the History of Maryland Medicine at MedChi\, which was founded in 1799\, but on weekends\, loves to explore Baltimore and the surrounding areas and take deep dives into the historical contributing architects\, such as Palmer & Lamdin. Follow her on Instagram at PigtownDesign. \nPhoto: Admiral Boulevard when first built. \n\nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/designs-on-victory-olmsted-inspired-garden-city-plans-for-historic-dundalk/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210625T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210625T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20210603T154141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210603T154141Z
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SUMMARY:The History and Award Winning Renovation of the Pratt Central Library
DESCRIPTION:Sandra Vicchio and Jillian Storms discuss the design of the Pratt Central Library\, one of Baltimore’s most beloved buildings.\n\n\nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. This special program is hosted in partnership with the George Peabody Library. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nAbout this Presentation: \nThe Pratt Central Library achieved second place in BAF’s Architecture Madness tournament of Baltimore’s best buildings built between 1870 and today and hosted in celebration of AIA Baltimore’s 150th anniversary. In today’s Virtual History\, we’ll explore what makes this library so special and how it served as a national model for libraries that followed. \nIn 1882\, Enoch Pratt gave a whopping $1 million gift to Baltimore City to launch the nation’s first free library system\, proclaiming\, “My library shall be for all\, rich and poor without distinction of race or color…” This welcoming vision was echoed in the 1929 design of the system’s new central branch\, starting with its street-level main entrance on Cathedral Street\, going against the grain of architectural design for grand civic institutions at the time. Architect Clyde N. Friz hoped to give the library “a dignity characterized by friendliness rather than aloofness” avoiding the old-fashioned institutional character of past libraries. When Baltimore’s Central Library opened on Cathedral Street in 1933\, it displayed its featured content in large bay windows along its street facade enticing all to enter\, much like department stores on nearby Howard Street. \nToday\, the Central Library serves more than half a million people a year and recently received a $115 million\, three-year renovation. Its exterior and interiors were gorgeously restored and fully transformed for the digital age with up-to-date systems and technology masterfully integrated into the historic fabric. Dropped ceilings were removed to reveal fabulous stenciling\, decorative molding damaged in prior renovations was restored by artisans\, and historically appropriate new lighting was installed to make the rooms feel light and airy. The results are stunning. \nCome join us as we hear from our two presenters about this award-winning library\, inviting and comfortable for all who enter\, and one that will fill you with civic pride. Gordon Krabbe\, Chief Operating Officer of the Enoch Pratt Free Library\, will be introducing our presenters. \nAbout the Presenters: \nJillian Storms\, AIA\, has done extensive architectural research on numerous architects who practiced in Maryland\, including Clyde N. Friz\, AIA\, who holds the first architectural licence issued by the State of Maryland. She is a former President of the BAF and now serves as co-chair of its research committee\, the Dead Architects’ Society. She serves as a capital programs manager at the School Facilities Branch of the Maryland State Department of Education. \nSandra Parsons Vicchio\, AIA\, NCARB\, LEED AP\, is founding principal of Sandra Vicchio & Associates\, LLC\, with more than 30 years of experience in programming\, planning\, architecture\, and design. Her portfolio includes historic preservation\, renovation\, and new construction encompassing laboratory\, office\, academic\, administrative\, visitor center\, library\, and museum spaces. She co-authored the 2015 book The Living Library: An Intellectual Ecosystem and served as consulting architect on the Pratt Central Library renovation project team\, along with lead architects\, Beyer Blinder Belle\, and managing architects\, Ayers Saint Gross. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/the-history-and-award-winning-renovation-of-the-pratt-central-library/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210618T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210618T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20210611T154605Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210617T173315Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED: The Underground Railroad in Baltimore County
DESCRIPTION:This week’s virtual history is canceled. We plan to reschedule with Mr. Louis Diggs later this year. \nIn the meantime\, please join us next week for our Virtual History about the Enoch Pratt Central Library. \nThank you for understanding.\n \n\nHistorian Louis Diggs will discuss Underground Railroad sites in Baltimore County \n\n\n\nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. This special program is hosted in partnership with the George Peabody Library. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nIn observance of Juneteenth\, historian and write Louis Diggs will tell the story of the journey to freedom through Baltimore County revealing sites in the area that were part of the Underground Railroad. \nLouis Diggs is a chronicler of African American history specializing in Baltimore County. His work illuminates the historic past of its Black communities. He is the author of ten books focusing on African American history in the Baltimore region. Diggs was honored by the State of Maryland for his contributions in preserving the history of Maryland’s Black communities. Diggs led the effort to restore the Cherry Hill African Union Methodist Protestant Church in Granite\, Maryland and convert it to the Diggs/Johnson Mini-Museum on African American History. \nPhoto: Emmarts United Methodist Church. Courtesy Emmarts United Methodist Church. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/the-underground-railroad-in-baltimore-county/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210611T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20210513T163330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210513T163330Z
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SUMMARY:Camden Yards: Greatest Ballpark in America
DESCRIPTION:Janet Marie Smith will discuss the design of Camden Yards and how this influential ballpark came to be.\n\n\nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. This special program is hosted in partnership with the George Peabody Library. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nCamden Yards made it to the semifinals of BAF’s Architecture Madness tournament\, which included 64 exceptional Baltimore buildings built between 1870 and today\, hosted in celebration of AIA Baltimore’s 150th anniversary. We’ll explore what makes Camden Yards one of the top ballparks in the world. \nOriole Park at Camden Yards consistently ranks among the top ballparks in the world\, and has had a profound influence on ballpark design since it opened in 1992. The design broke away from the idea that stadiums should be on the outskirts of cities surrounded by massive parking lots. Instead\, Camden Yards was placed near the heart of Downtown and designed to complement its historic surroundings and incorporates the site of Camden Station with the 1905 B&O Warehouse. Camden Yards ushered in the trend for retro ballpark design and demonstrated that the best stadiums are those that are integrated into the urban fabric of the city. \nJanet Marie Smith is best known in baseball for her work on Oriole Park at Camden Yards\, which set the standard for a new wave of ballparks after its opening in 1992. Smith worked for the Orioles from 1989-94 as vice president of planning and development during the design and construction of the park. She later re-joined the club from 2009-12 to direct renovations and expansion of the Orioles’ spring training facility in Sarasota\, FL.\, and upgrades to Camden Yards.From 2002-2009\, Smith served as senior vice president of planning and development for the Boston Red Sox\, overseeing the preservation and expansion of Fenway Park. Smith was president of Turner Sports and Entertainment Development and vice president of planning and development for the Atlanta Braves from 1994-2000\, when she helped transform the 1996 Olympic Stadium into Turner Field and she oversaw the development of the Philips Arena\, then home to the NBA Hawks and NHL Thrashers. \nOutside of baseball\, Smith has worked on development projects including Battery Park City in New York\, unfulfilled plans for Pershing Square in LA\, redevelopment of former industrial buildings on Baltimore’s waterfront as well as renovation plans for the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena\, CA. \nSmith holds a bachelor of architecture degree from Mississippi State University and a masters’ in urban planning from City College of New York. In 2017\, Smith was the Edward P. Bass Visiting Professor at Yale University School of Architecture. A native of Jackson\, Miss.\, Smith resides in Baltimore with her husband\, Bart Harvey\, and has three children. Smith is currently the Executive Vice President Planning and Development for the Los Angeles Dodgers. \nRegister Here
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/camden-yards-greatest-ballpark-in-america/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210528T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210528T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
CREATED:20210426T181806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T181806Z
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SUMMARY:Morgan State University: National Treasure and Model for Preservation
DESCRIPTION:On its five-year anniversary as a designated National Treasure\, we will hear about the University’s stewardship of its historic buildings.\n\n\nIn this Virtual Histories Series\, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage host weekly 30-minute lunchtime live presentations on Zoom focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation\, and history. Upon registering\, you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com at least 1-hour prior to the start of the program or cannot guarantee admittance. \nReservations are donation-based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. This presentation is also co-hosted by Morgan State University and the Baltimore Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects. \nAbout this Presentation: \nIn May 2016\, the nation’s leading preservation organization\, the National Trust for Historic Preservation\, designated Morgan State University a National Treasure. The designation served to recognize the University’s significance as an HBCU (Historically Black College and University) and as a compelling example of the challenges that colleges across the country face in stewarding their historic buildings while redeveloping their historic campuses. \nFounded in 1867 as one of the nation’s earliest institutions to offer post-secondary education for African Americans and the largest in the state of Maryland\, Morgan State University’s urban campus has an impressive collection of historic buildings. The University’s varied built landscape features 20 contributing structures—ranging from Classical and Italianate to Modern and Brutalist—eligible for listing on the National Register. Buildings on the campus were designed by pioneering and celebrated black architects such as Albert Cassell\, Hilyard Robinson\, Louis Fry\, and Leon Bridges. In addition\, the University is home to one of six HBCU accredited architecture programs and the only one accredited in historic preservation. \nIn its effort towards preserving the rich cultural legacy of HBCUs\, the National Trust joined forces with the University to envision a forward-thinking stewardship strategy for preserving HBCU campuses. The partnership aimed at developing a campus heritage preservation plan for Morgan State University – a critical tool to inform campus master planning – that could be applied at other HBCUs across the country. \nOn its five-year anniversary as a designated National Treasure\, we will hear about the University’s progress to create a preservation roadmap that stewards the many historic buildings on campus\, while planning wisely for the university’s long-term\, sustainable future. \nAbout the Presenter: \nDale Glenwood Green is a descendant of Reverend Samuel Green\, Sr. (a Visionary Founder of Morgan State University)\, Morgan Alumnus (a inaugural student of the Morgan undergraduate architecture program)\, and Professor of Architecture and Lead Faculty for Historic Preservation at Morgan State University School of Architecture and Planning. He has been teaching and leading research on Morgan’s campus heritage since he joined the faculty in 2008. He along with his faculty colleagues and students have collaborated with the University and the National Trust for Historic Preservation on preserving the campus and individually listing the University Memorial Chapel on the National Register of Historic Places. He has been leading the Preservation in Practice summer program with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation\, National Parks Service and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. \nRegister Here
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/morgan-state-university-national-treasure-and-model-for-preservation/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210521T130000
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SUMMARY:Designing the AVAM – Winner of Baltimore Architecture Madness
DESCRIPTION:AVAM Founder and Director Rebecca Hoffberger\, and architects Rebecca Swanston and Diane Cho celebrate the design of this Baltimore treasure\n\n\nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. This special program is hosted in partnership with the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM). Follow them on Facebook and Twitter: @theavam and Instagram: @the_avam. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nThe American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) was crowned winner of BAF’s Architecture Madness Tournament\, which included 64 exceptional Baltimore buildings built between 1870 and today\, hosted in celebration of AIA Baltimore’s 150th anniversary. \nWe’ll be joined by AVAM founder and director Rebecca Hoffberger and architects Diane Cho and Rebecca Swanston to celebrate and reflect upon the design of Baltimore’s most beloved building of the past 150 years. \nCompleted in 1995\, AVAM is a brilliant example of sculptural expression. Architect Rebecca Swanston\, FAIA and designer Alex Castro incorporated the curving Trolley Works building and enlarged it with an addition that echoes its curves and creates a strong sense of motion. Its playful\, eye-catching facade\, created by youth in the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services as a way to provide them with tangible skills and personal development\, was an echoing sentiment from Rebecca Alban Hoffberger\, Founder/Director and Primary Curator of AVAM that “social justice is life’s highest performance art”. The shimmering and whimsy exterior mirrors the artworks found inside by self-taught individuals that make AVAM one of the city’s most beloved institutions. Architect Diane Cho\, AIA of Cho Benn Holback + Associates (today Quinn Evans) led the 2004 expansion of the museum transforming an old whiskey barrel warehouse into AVAM’s Jim Rouse Visionary Center. Both projects are stellar examples of adaptive use – the creative repurposing of historic buildings. \nWhen asked to describe why they voted the way they did\, Architecture Madness voters emphasized how AVAM’s architecture embodies the museum’s spirit. As one voter put it\, “It feels alive. It feels like a building that embraces all people and inspires creativity and a sense of wonder.” \nRegister Here
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/designing-the-avam-winner-of-baltimore-architecture-madness/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210507T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210507T133000
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SUMMARY:The Robert F. Kennedy Funeral Train: The People’s View from Baltimore
DESCRIPTION:This program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nOn June 8 1968\, the Robert F Kennedy Funeral Train rode through Baltimore\, on its way to Washington D.C.\, carrying the body of Senator Robert F Kennedy. On board the train was photographer Paul Fusco\, who during the journey photographed the many bewildered mourners paying their final respects. A cross-section of American society—Black and White\, city-dwellers and country folk—all stared at the slowly passing train. \nWe hope you’ll join us to hear photographer Rein Jelle Terpstra talk about his project to search for the reverse photographic perspective: pictures and films made by the bystanders that stood along the railroad that day. Here\, the mourners do not merely play a role in someone else’s pictures\, but are the photographers and filmmakers themselves. With their cameras\, they gazed back at the train and recorded it in their own fashion. On his research trips\, Terpstra visited almost all of the places that the funeral train passed through in an effort to track down people who took photographs of the train passing. This project is entirely based on memories\, snapshots\, home movies\, and sound\, recorded by bystanders standing along the tracks that day. \nThe project was on show at the Museum of Modern Art\, San Francisco\, in Les Rencontres D’Arles (France 2018)\, the International Center of Photography (New York City 2018) and the Nederlands Fotomuseum\, Rotterdam (2019). \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nRein Jelle Terpstra teaches fine arts and photography at Minerva Art Academy\, Groningen (NL). After a residency at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten (Amsterdam)\, he began investigating the relationships between perception\, memory and history by making slideshow installations and books. His work is held in various collections\, including the collection of the SFMOMA (San Francisco)\, MoMA Library (New York)\, EYE Film Museum (Amsterdam)\, Nederlands Fotomuseum (Rotterdam)\, The Royal Museum of Arts (Brussels)\, Yale University Library (New Haven)\, and the Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles). During the spring of 2017\, Terpstra undertook a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship in Washington\, D.C. to work on the subject of this lecture.
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/the-robert-f-kennedy-funeral-train-the-peoples-view-from-baltimore/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210430T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210430T133000
DTSTAMP:20260418T070109
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SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of the Cloisters
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an on location virtual tour of the Cloisters\, Baltimore’s slice of medieval Europe\n\n\nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present the Virtual Histories Series: 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. Hosted every Friday at 1:00 pm EST. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nSettled high on a hill in Lutherville among 60 acres of secluded woods\, The Cloisters reflects the beauty and grandeur of medieval Europe\, with delicately carved wood\, exquisitely detailed stained glass\, and ornately designed wrought iron. \nSumner and Dudrea Parker designed the castle to highlight their extensive collection of medieval artwork and artifacts. Today\, the Cloisters is managed by BOPA and its unforgettable setting is used for special events like weddings\, parties\, and business receptions. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/virtual-tour-of-the-cloisters/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210428T130000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Culture and History Of Baltimore Through The Evolution of Space
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our 3rd and final Lunch Lecture as part of the 43rd AIA Baltimore/BAF Spring Lecture Series\n\n\nArchitecture is a manifestation of culture. On the occasion of AIA Baltimore’s 150th anniversary\, the AIA Baltimore and Baltimore Architecture Foundation 2021 Lecture Series will explore how the built environment simultaneously reflects and influences culture\, in Baltimore and beyond. Each lecture will expose how cultural values shape design. The three lectures are focused around themes with specific local resonance in Baltimore\, a city in which the arts and culture are key to community identity\, history\, and future vitality: Architecture and Identity\, Art and Architecture\, Architecture and Social Justice. Visiting and local speakers will examine and highlight the built environment and its relationship with the arts\, community initiatives\, sustainability goals\, preservation\, equity\, the vernacular\, and more\, as we reflect on how these have been shaped by design practice throughout AIA Baltimore’s 150-year history. \nBaltimore is one of the oldest cities in America. Its development and neighborhoods are not only an impression of its past but a reflection of its present and future. Today\, many of our present spaces and buildings pay homage to the many years of life\, people\, and culture that preceded this moment. The Frederick Douglass- Isaac Myers Maritime Park\, the Chick Webb recreation center in the Perkins/Somerset/Olde Town redevelopment project\, and the Pennsylvania Arts District are examples of the evolution of how that culture is expressed in community development. \nOn its face\, it may seem that these are extremely different\, but they both represent pivotal points\, and the importance of the African-American presence\, commerce\, culture\, and development of Baltimore. Today we celebrate them in place and design for all to experience through not only historical interpretation\, but allowing their stories to continue by breathing new life into the buildings and sites. The Frederick Douglass- Isaac Myers Maritime Park\, the Chick Webb recreation center\, and the Pennsylvania Arts District represent the intersection of how the built environment meets everyday life\, the arts\, community design\, preservation\, and the evolution of equity and social justice in a 21st Century Baltimore. \nAbout Our Presenters \nChris Ryer\, Director of Baltimore City Department of Planning \nChris Ryer began working in community development over 30 years ago as an intern at the Baltimore Planning Department. After ten years as a community planner with the Department\, he moved to the non-profit sector where he worked for the Trust for Public Lands and a community-based organization in southwest Baltimore. \nIn 2002 he returned to the Baltimore Planning Department where he served as Chief of Comprehensive Planning and Deputy Director. After a short period at the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development\, he served as the Director of the Southeast Community Development Corporation for over ten years before returning to the Planning Department as Director in 2019. \nTamara Woods\, Chief of Urban Design\, Baltimore City Department of Planning \nTamara Woods has been with the Department of Planning since 2002. As a Planning\, Redevelopment and Policy Administrator she combines her expertise in land use planning and neighborhood planning to work primarily on land use policy initiatives and regulatory writing\, such as working extensively on the zoning code rewrite. In addition\, she focuses on project development and management of large-scale or complex development efforts that are multi-phased and/or have high neighborhood transformation impacts. \n\n\nREGISTER HERE\n  \n\n\nThank You To Our Generous Sponsors!\nMajor Sponsor  \nAyers Saint Gross \nHord Coplan Macht \nMaryland ASLA  \nWilldan \nSupporting Sponsor \nOak Contracting \nDesign Collective \nGensler \ninPLACE Design \nJMT Architecture \nMerritt Construction \nPrice Modern \nTW Perry \nVision Technologies \nWhiting-Turner  \nWohlsen \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCapitol Sponsor \nShaw \nCorinthian Sponsor \nGWWO Architects \nJames Posey Associates \nMurphy Dittenhafer Architects \nMohawk Group \nNorthpoint Builders \nPotomac Valley Brick & Supply \nSite Resources \nMueller Associates \nIonic Sponsor \nHope Furrer Associates \nCraig Gaulden Davis Architects \nAPA Maryland  \nAmerican Cedar & Millwork \nAmes & Gough \nBudova Engineering  \nCraig Gaulden Davis Architects \nDoubleEdge Design \nMorabito Consultants \nMoseley Architects \nPlano Coudon \nQuinn Evans \nSouthway Builders \nSuzane Frasier\, FAIA \nT3XTURE \nZiger|Snead \n\n\n\nThis project was made possible by a grant from Maryland Humanities\, with funding received from the Maryland Historical Trust in the Maryland Department of Planning. Maryland Humanities’ Grants Program is also supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities and private funders. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in the Spring Lecture Series do not necessarily represent those of Maryland Humanities\, Maryland Historical Trust\, Maryland Department of Planning\, or National Endowment for the Humanities.
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/celebrating-culture-and-history-through-baltimore-city-planning/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210423T130000
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SUMMARY:Trailblazing Architects: Leon Bridges\, FAIA\, NOMA
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with trailblazing architect Leon Bridges\, FAIA\n\n\nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nVirtual Histories are back in 2021! The Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present a series of 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nAs part of the celebration of AIA Baltimore’s 150th anniversary\, we are hosting conversations with trailblazing architects in Baltimore\, discussing their impact on the profession and our communities. \nLeon Bridges\, FAIA\, NOMA\, is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects\, and a Past Vice President of the organization. Since entering the architecture profession as a draftsman in 1956\, Bridges has won 20 national\, regional and local awards for design excellence including the restoration of Baltimore’s Penn Station and Baltimore City College. Bridges is also a Past President of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). Bridges semi-retired from active practice in 2005 to become an Assistant Professor in the Morgan State University School of Architecture and Planning. His major interest is in preparing African American students for the practice of architecture. \nModerating the conversation is Melanie Ray\, AIA\, NOMA\, a board member of AIA Baltimore and Bmore NOMA. She is an architect at Hord Coplan Macht\, and is active in the design community and various neighborhoods of the city\, including as a volunteer with the Neighborhood Design Center.
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/trailblazing-architects-leon-bridges-faia-noma/
CATEGORIES:Special Events,Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210416T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210416T133000
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SUMMARY:Patterson Park - The Jewel of Baltimore's Eastside
DESCRIPTION:This presentation will cover the park’s history and the Olmsted vision for the site.\n\n\nIn this Virtual Histories Series\, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage host weekly 30-minute lunchtime presentations on Zoom focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation\, and history. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions of the presenter(s). Upon registering\, you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com at least 1-hour prior to the start of the program\, or admittance cannot be guaranteed. \nThis presentation is also co-hosted by the Maryland Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)\, the Friends of Patterson Park\, and the Friends of Maryland’s Olmsted Parks & Landscapes (FMOPL) as part of Olmsted 200 celebration of the Bicentennial of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr’s birth. Reservations are donation-based. Please give what you can to support BAF\, Baltimore Heritage\, and FMOPL. Your support helps ALL three non-profit organizations make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create future programs of interest. \nPatterson Park is an urban oasis – a beloved green space surrounded by brick rowhouses\, diverse cultures and neighborhoods. Generations of Baltimoreans have picnicked under its tall tulip poplars\, strolled the deeply curved paths and enjoyed the rich architectural design of this 137-acre East Baltimore park. \nThis presentation will touch on the park’s history\, from its earliest beginnings as a 6-acre “Public Walk” donated to the city by William Patterson in April 1827\, to its growth and development under the guiding hands of George A. Frederick\, designer of City Hall\, who served as Park Architect from 1863 to 1895\, and of Charles H. Latrobe\, who served as Engineer and General Superintendent of Parks from 1884 to 1902. Both were responsible for such impressive structures as the iconic Patterson Park Pagoda\, a 60-foot tall Observatory built at top Hampstead Hill for its incredible views of the harbor and the city. \nIn 1904\, the Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects were hired to prepare a plan for the Eastern extension of the park. Their 1904 “Report Upon the Development of Public Grounds for Greater Baltimore” had urged for an expansion of the park to “offer the working people of East Baltimore a conveniently accessible body of refreshing scenery\, retired to a great degree from the turmoil of the city.” The firm\, founded by Frederick Law Olmsted\, designer of Central Park\, and continued by his sons\, Frederick Law Olmsted\, Jr. and John Charles\, were the leading park architects of the day and continued to enhance the park’s design through 1915. \nIn Patterson Park\, one can see the two sides of the Olmsted vision: the pastoral vistas and sweeping hills championed by the senior Olmsted and carried on by his sons\, as well as the recognition by the younger Olmsteds of the features required by the active recreation movement of the period. The role of Patterson Park in creating social cohesiveness and quality of life is still paramount\, nearly two centuries from its humble beginnings. This presentation will feature fascinating insights and rich historical imagery of this Jewel of Baltimore’s Eastside. \nPresenter \nTim Almaguer has been hiking through\, learning from and working with urban parks for over 20 years\, first with the Friends of Patterson Park for over 10 years and now as the Chief of Community Engagement and Strategic Partnership at Baltimore City Recreation and Parks. Tim received a Master degree in Recreation and Parks Management from Frostburg State University and wrote “Baltimore’s Patterson Park” in 2006\, published by Arcadia Publishing.
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/patterson-park-the-jewel-of-baltimores-eastside/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210409T130000
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SUMMARY:The Invention of Downtown
DESCRIPTION:How did Downtown as we know it come to be? Charlie Duff explains using London and Baltimore as examples.\n\n\nThis program is hosted on Zoom. Upon registering you will receive an email confirmation and a Zoom link. If you do not receive a link\, please contact ndennies@aiabalt.com. If you do not contact us at least 1 hour prior to the start of the program\, we cannot guarantee admittance. \nThe Baltimore Architecture Foundation (BAF) and Baltimore Heritage present a series of 30 minute live virtual tours and presentations focusing on Baltimore architecture\, preservation and history. \nTickets are donation based. We encourage you to give what you can to support BAF and Baltimore Heritage. Your support helps us make up for lost tour and program revenue from COVID-19 and create more virtual programs like this. \nIn 1666\, the Great Fire of London destroyed the center of a city of 500\,000 people and made 80\,000 people homeless \n.In 1904\, the Great Baltimore Fire destroyed the center of a city of 500\,000 people\, and not one person became homeless. \nIn between those two dates\, the North Atlantic cities invented the Central Business District. From Baltimore to London\, the centers of cities became places where tens of thousands of people worked and no one lived. \nJoin Charlie Duff\, author of The North Atlantic Cities\, to find out how this happened and what the architectural results were – and why it didn’t happen in Paris\, Rome\, and the other great cities of Continental Europe. \nImage: The Great Fire of London\, depicted by an unknown painter (1675) \nRegister Here \n\nBaltimore Architecture Foundation is supported in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/the-invention-of-downtown/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Histories,Webinars
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