CITY PLANNING EXHIBITS<\/p>\n
Urban History Association (UHA)
\nNew York City, NY
\n26-28 October, 2012
\nhttp:\/\/uha.udayton.edu\/conf.html<\/p>\n
Deadline: Friday, February 24<\/p>\n
We are hoping to complete a panel on “City Planning Exhibits” for the Urban
\nHistory Association conference in October. Generally, we are interested in
\nthe ways in which urban reformers and planners have conceived of the city
\nas a system that could be rationalized and contained with proper planning,
\nas well as the ways these ideas were exhibited in public forums like
\nmuseums and cultural institutions. Strikingly, city plans — at least in
\nthe first half of the 20th century — were often considered to be partly
\nscientific and partly artistic. This may contribute to the fact that
\nplanning exhibits were shared in a range of cultural venues and drew broad
\naudiences.<\/p>\n
The two papers we currently have are on Frank Lloyd Wright’s Broadacre City
\nand Pittsburgh plans, which were exhibited in Pittsburgh at the request of
\nsome of the advocates of the “Pittsburgh Renaissance,” and the 1908
\n“Congestion Exhibit” held in New York at the American Museum of Natural
\nHistory, which helped strengthen the argument in New York City for a master
\ncity plan. We welcome topics that draw from interdisciplinary sources to
\nadd depth to our panel.<\/p>\n
Please submit a brief abstract of your topic to us off-list
\n(ramato@gc.cuny.edu and misaacson@gc.cuny.edu, kdryan@buffalo.edu) by
\nFriday, February 24.<\/p>\n
Rebecca Amato and Mariel Isaacson
\nPhD candidates, History
\nThe Graduate Center, City University of New York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
CITY PLANNING EXHIBITS Urban History Association (UHA) New York City, NY 26-28 October, 2012 http:\/\/uha.udayton.edu\/conf.html Deadline: Friday, February 24 We are hoping to complete a panel on “City Planning Exhibits” for the Urban History Association conference in October. Generally, we are interested in the ways in which urban reformers and planners have conceived of the … <\/p>\n