New work to be in conversation with, for the many of us in architectural history thinking about plantation histories

Can't stop listening to these catchy tunes...

The PhD researchers in business history @eui-history.bsky.social have put together a great workshop on property and business, coming up next week. Looking forward to the papers + a keynote on Palestinian financial property by Sreemati Mitter from @iastoulouse.bsky.social www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

Super excited about how the Costs of Architecture Summer 2025 Workshops are shaping up! First workshop is June 12, 11am–1pm ET, w/ papers by @bryannorwood.bsky.social and Maryia Rusak and response by @hydetimothy.bsky.social. Details & registration: costsofarchitecture.org

Two weeks left to submit your abstracts to this special issue, that focuses on women’s work in educating future built environment professionals!

The absolutely fantastic SAH Contingent Faculty Committee is looking for new committee members to begin terms later this year. Please consider joining (we'd love to have you!) or pass it along to your favorite adjunct faculty members. @sah1365.bsky.social #AcademicSky www.sah.org/about-sah/ne...

Just a few days until this year’s deadline for Conserving Black Modernism. May be the last year of funding (unless you want to step up)! Due 3/14. More here: savingplaces.org/black-modern...

Heartbroken for D.C. This senseless "cost-cutting" is a ruse to turn the entire city into a depressed asset, so that fired workers need to sell their houses at a low cost to "investors" - i.e. friends of the president. Once sold, gov't can be pumped back up to revalue the assets at a higher rate.

Nice PhD position in architectural history, right here in Winterthur! "The project focuses on the role of female architects and engineers within the eco-movement in Switzerland from the 1960s until the 1990s."

EPA is helping Altadena’s safe clean up, it monitors air in Texas to try to keep industries in check, it manages Superfund sites in Alaska. Basic stuff for clean air, soil, and water. Folks! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/c...

This Neubauer Collegium at the University of Chicago currently shows Betye Saar’s drawings and some fashion from her early career. Don’t miss this show!

Join us for a conference on "Textile Ecologies", intersections between textiles and the environment, and the past, present, and future of cloth, February 5-7, free online: full program and link to register: www.leuphana.de/institute/ip... #envhist #textiles #ecologies #envhum #sustainability

Pratt's amazing, community-focused, justice-oriented Historic Preservation program is looking for a new leader. Please spread the word and apply! www.schooljobs.com/careers/prat...

Aggregate has joined Bluesky too...

We’re hosting our 5th #ERCWoWA workshop & colloquium this Friday 29th November. If in Zurich, please join us! #EUfunded wowa.arch.ethz.ch

Very excited to read this new book on the chemicalization of French agriculture in the 19th century...

Take advantage of open access to enjoy Billy and Rania's amazing editorial work! There are wonderful essays and a conversation between Rania Ghosn, Nerea Calvillo, Jessica Varner and I.