The symposium assembles specialists in various fields to examine building practices in the pre-modern world, with an emphasis on aspects of construction and structure in ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, medieval, and early-to-middle period Islamic architecture.

Keynote Address: Lynne Lancaster (Ohio University)
Featured Speakers: John Ochsendorf (MIT), Ulrike Wulf-Rheidt (DAI-Berlin), Katia Cytryn-Silverman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Lorenz Korn
(University of Bamberg), Gionata Rizzi (Milan), Dimitris Athanasoulis (Ephoreia of Byzantine Antiquities, Corinth)
Commentator: Kostis Kourelis (Franklin and Marshall College)
Organizing Committee: Lothar Haselberger, Renata Holod, Robert Ousterhout

A full program of the event can be found in this PDF:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ancient/files/Masons_third_circular.pdf

Note: There is no registration fee; however, if you plan to attend, please let us know at ancientsas.upenn.edu. For updates on the symposium, visit our website at http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ancient/.

Accommodations: Due to exceptional popularity, rooms at the conference
hotel (Club Quarters) are fully booked. For other hotels in the area, see the list of hotels near the University of Pennsylvania
(http://www.admissions.upenn.edu/visiting/accommodations.php) or google: “Hotels near University of Pennsylvania.” The Sheraton and the Inn at Penn are on campus; any hotel near Rittenhouse Square will be
easily accessible to campus by public transportation or by foot.