Lecture and Dance Performance

Legend holds that in 1682 William Penn and Lenape Chief Tamanend made a treaty beneath a large elm tree along the Delaware River. The tree, in what is now Penn Treaty Park, was uprooted during a storm in March 1810. On the 200th anniversary of the felling of the tree, join HSP and the Penn Treaty Museum as we commemorate the signing of the treaty, long a symbol of religious and civil liberty. Guests will enjoy singing, dancing, and drumming from Native Americans from the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation and a lecture by Dr. Gregory Schaaf, director of the Center for Indigenous Arts & Culture in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Followed by a reception and a display of historic documents and artifacts. To learn more about the Penn Treaty, visit www.penntreatymuseum.org.

To Register: penntreaty.eventbrite.com
FREE

Historical Society of Pennsylvania at 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia

The Bucks County Historical Society / Mercer & Fonthill Museums
84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
215 345 0210
www.mercermuseum.org

Moderated / Presented by Steven W. Semes, Architect and Author
Presented by the Philadelphia Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America

Current policies in historic preservation emphasize differentiating the new from the old and typically view new work in historic styles as “false history.” Mr. Semes takes another approach, based on the premise that the wholeness and continuity of the historic setting is paramount.

Join us for one or both segments of this two-part event. The afternoon begins with an interactive roundtable discussion with architects and government agencies on the topic of interpreting preservation standards regarding context and contrast in new work or additions at historic properties in the current architectural culture. This evening’s event is the annual Alvin Holm Lecture Series, and it will be a presentation by Mr. Semes on the ideas presented in his new book The Future of the Past, followed by a reception.

3:00-5:00 pm
Interactive Roundtable Discussion
Center for Architecture, 1216 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA

6:00-7:00pm
Evening Presentation: Alvin Holm Lecture Series; Reception to follow
Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 219 South Sixth Street, philadelphia, PA 19016

Cost and Continuing Education credits pending

Advance Registration Required:
RSVP: 215-790-0300 or icacaphila@verizon.net

http://www.classicist.org/membership-and-chapters/chapters/philadelphia/

Urban Sustainability Forum
Presented by The Academy of Natural Sciences Center for Environmental Policy

What if every new building in Philadelphia were a green building?  What if everyone had access to the waterfronts, could enjoy safe bike lanes, and could conveniently utilize public transportation?

Zoning codes play a major role in almost every current effort to make Philadelphia a more sustainable city. How zoning codes are created and designated has major implications for the future of our city. Advocates for sustainability, design professionals, and interested citizens are welcomed to come learn more about ongoing efforts and upcoming zoning reforms from city and state officials, national experts, and local practitioners.

Featuring:

• Fran Burns, Commissioner, Philadelphia Dept. of Licenses and Inspections
• Maureen Gutman, Executive Director, the Governors Green Government Council, State of Pennsylvania; Committee Member, International Green Codes Council
  
  
  Register: http://institutionalapproaches.eventbrite.com

Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History & Politics is a 10-part lecture series on the development of Philadelphia and its architecture, taught by architects, urban planners, art historians and social historians from local universities and architecture firms. Topics covered include William Penn’s original plan, Archaeology & Preservation in Philadelphia, major urban planning projects such as the Benjamin Franklin Parkway & Society Hill, Skyscrapers, Modernism in Philadelphia, and the future of development in the city.

The course is open to all - participants are a lively and diverse group from a wide range of backgrounds and professions, from architecture enthusiasts to design professionals, and lay people to business people.

Individuals who complete the full series are invited to apply to become volunteer tour guides at both the Center for Architecture and the Preservation Alliance, and may be eligible for a rebate if they successfully complete tour guide training.

Individual sessions: $25 Preservation Alliance members, $30 general public, $15 those under 35
Full series: $200 Preservation Alliance members, $250 general public, $100 those under 35

FREE for all active Preservation Alliance tour guides, advance registration not required for guides.
Registration required for all others: Click here to register.

Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA

March 23: Penn's Plan, John Gallery, Preservation Alliance
March 30: The First 100 Years, Paula Spilner, Drexel University
April 6: Early Victorian Architecture, Richard Webster, West Chester University
April 13: The Post Civil War Era, Jeffrey Cohen, Bryn Mawr College
April 20: Frank Furness, George Thomas, University of Pennsylvania
April 27: Archaeology in Philadelphia, Rebecca Yamin, John Milner Architects
May 4: Immigration in Philadelphia, Caroline Gollab, Thomas Jefferson University
May 11: The Modern City and The Skyscraper, Paula Spilner, Drexel University
May 18: Society Hill and The Parkway, David Brownlee, University of Pennsylvania
May 25: Modernism in Philadelphia, William Whittaker, University of Pennsylvania

(This event was originally scheduled for Feb. 25)

Presented by the The Society of Architectural Historians Philadelphia Chapter

A lecture by Len Davidson, Curator of the Neon Museum of Philadelphia

From McGillin's Old Ale House to Levis Hotdog, neon signs have helped illuminate many Philadelphia landmarks. The city has been a major manufacturer of creative neon signage since the 1930s. During the middle of the 20th century, neon signs turned North America's cities and roadsides into a luminous wonderland. Add in the magic of animation, and signs became spectaculars. These unforgettable depictions of exploding bowling pins, crashing cars, baton twirling majorettes, and lassoing cowboys were fodder for legend and lore.

Len Davidson will discuss the history of this electrifying folk art. Davidson began collecting neon in the 1970s and has collected and/or preserved more than 200 vintage signs, including The Reading Terminal Market, Pat's Steaks, Levis Hotdog, and McGillin's Old Ale House. He started an award-winning custom sign business in 1979 and the Neon Museum of Philadelphia in 1985. The Museum's mission is to preserve, restore and display classic neon signs for the public to enjoy. About 100+ neon pieces in the collection date to the 1950's and earlier. He publishes a line of neon postcards and is the author of Vintage Neon, Schiffer Press, 1999. Thirteen of Davidson's signs are on display at the Center for Architecture and others also pictured at www.DavidsonNeon.com.

$5.00 for members of Phila SAH, Oliver Evans SIA and Philadelphia AIA; $10.00 for all others; pay at the door in cash or check payable to Philadelphia Chapter SAH.
Reservation not required, but requested: ffaphila@hotmail.com or 610-566-2342
Philadelphia Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street

Back by popular demand, James A. Michener Art Museum, the Mercer and Fonthill Museums and the Moravian Pottery & Tile Works will once again offer a day of free admission and special activities. The 2nd annual “Doylestown Museums Free for All,” will also feature free shuttle service between the sites, courtesy of Bucks County Transport. Free parking is available at all four museum locations.

Mercer & Fonthill Museums
84 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
215 345 0210
www.mercermuseum.org

Presented by the Society of Architectural Historians, Philadelphia Chapter
An Exhibition Tour

This exhibit is the first of its kind devoted to the topic of Byzantine architectural representation, challenging long-held assumptions in Western art history and providing new ways of understanding Byzantine art and architecture from A.D. 300 to the early nineteenth century. Among the approximately ninety works on view will be seldom-seen objects and icons from thirty-four public and private collections in eleven countries, including the State History Museum in Erevan, Armenia; the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia; the Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece; and the National Museum of Art in Bucharest, Romania.

Visitors coming in cars may park in Parking Lot 7, a multilevel parking garage on campus. Enter the Princeton campus via the rotary on Faculty Road and drive straight through the second rotary. The guard at the entrance kiosk will direct you. From the garage to the museum is a walk of about 10 minutes. By public transportation take the SEPTA R7 to Trenton, transfer to NJ Transit's NE Corridor line to NYC, get off at Princeton Junction and take the shuttle train to Princeton.  The Art Museum is about a 10 minute walk across campus from the train station.  Campus map is available at www.princeton.edu

Princeton University Art Museum

$5.00 for members of Phila SAH, $10 for all others. Tour limited to 30 participants.  Register: 610-566-2342 or  ffaphila@hotmail.com with the name, phone number and email address. 

Once registered, fee is payable on site by cash or check to Philadelphia Chapter SAH.

Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History & Politics is a 10-part lecture series on the development of Philadelphia and its architecture, taught by architects, urban planners, art historians and social historians from local universities and architecture firms. Topics covered include William Penn’s original plan, Archaeology & Preservation in Philadelphia, major urban planning projects such as the Benjamin Franklin Parkway & Society Hill, Skyscrapers, Modernism in Philadelphia, and the future of development in the city.

The course is open to all - participants are a lively and diverse group from a wide range of backgrounds and professions, from architecture enthusiasts to design professionals, and lay people to business people.

Individuals who complete the full series are invited to apply to become volunteer tour guides at both the Center for Architecture and the Preservation Alliance, and may be eligible for a rebate if they successfully complete tour guide training.

Individual sessions: $25 Preservation Alliance members, $30 general public, $15 those under 35
Full series: $200 Preservation Alliance members, $250 general public, $100 those under 35

FREE for all active Preservation Alliance tour guides, advance registration not required for guides.
Registration required for all others: Click here to register.

Center for Architecture, 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA

March 23: Penn's Plan, John Gallery, Preservation Alliance
March 30: The First 100 Years, Paula Spilner, Drexel University
April 6: Early Victorian Architecture, Richard Webster, West Chester University
April 13: The Post Civil War Era, Jeffrey Cohen, Bryn Mawr College
April 20: Frank Furness, George Thomas, University of Pennsylvania
April 27: Archaeology in Philadelphia, Rebecca Yamin, John Milner Architects
May 4: Immigration in Philadelphia, Caroline Gollab, Thomas Jefferson University
May 11: The Modern City and The Skyscraper, Paula Spilner, Drexel University
May 18: Society Hill and The Parkway, David Brownlee, University of Pennsylvania
May 25: Modernism in Philadelphia, William Whittaker, University of Pennsylvania