CONFERENCE:

2006 Vernacular Architecture Forum Conference

New York City, June 14-17, 2006

The Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF) will hold its twenty-sixth annual
meeting in New York City in June 2006. The conference theme is "City
Building" in New York, home to the largest concentration of vernacular
buildings in the United States. With tours of the Lower East Side,
downtown commercial architecture, Harlem, and Queens, conference
participants will explore the speculative built landscape of New York City
and, in particular, examine the rich and varied ethnic overlays of New
York City's ever-changing neighborhoods. We will walk through
neighborhoods of nineteenth-century row houses and twentieth-century
garden apartments; explore African-American and immigrant tenements and
the vibrant neighborhoods that their residents created; and we will
examine the profitable commercial lofts and skyscrapers that have housed
the businesses that created New York City's economic and financial
preeminence. A full roster of panels, roundtable discussions, and keynote
speakers will complement the guided and self-guided tours (for which VAF
conferences are renowned). Over 75 participants will present their
research and fieldwork.

For the full conference program, as well as information about
registration, accommodations, and venues, visit the VAF website at
<http://www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org/>
www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org. For further questions, please contact
Dana Saal, <mailto:rdsaalsbcglobal.net> rdsaalsbcglobal.net or Barbara
Morris, bkmorris27yahoo.com.

Plan to register early, as space on tours is limited.

Marta Gutman
Conference co-chair
The City College of New York

Andrew S. Dolkart
Conference co-chair
Columbia University