Volume 1, Issue 1: Programs June, 2007 BWAF in the News  In the cover story of the May issue of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture News Kim Tanzer, Professor of Architecture at the University of Florida and ACSA President, interviewed Beverly Willis about the views of BWAF. For more information, see www.BWAF.org/press  Announcing a NEW GRANT in association with the Library of Congress to support the creation of a guide helping scholars locate the work of women architects in the library’s collections. To apply, see www.BWAF.org/applications  Cheryl Weber described foundation activities in the May issue of Residential Architect in “Report from the Front: Are Women Architects Still Waging War Against the Glass Ceiling?” For more information, see www.BWAF.org/press Welcome to the BWAF Briefly Inaugural Issue The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation’s newsletter BWAF Briefly is published as the occasion occurs to keep you informed of the Foundation’s activities. Comments and questions can be emailed to the Briefly editor, Dariel Cobb, at editor@BWAF.org For information about grants, see www.BWAF.org/grants Histories, Herstories, Reappraising the Legacy of American Architecture A National Building Museum/BWAF Presentation Speakers Take the Stage for Audience Questions Washington, D.C.  In March, the National Building Museum presented a BWAF public program for Women’s History Month. Histories, Herstories, Reappraising the Legacy of American Architecture addressed the need to recover the lost histories of 20th-century women architects. Gwendolyn Wright presented “Historical Constellations,” drawing connections between histories; Cynthia Hammond presented “Saving the Future: Women, History and the Architectural Icon,” urging practitioners to take an active hand in their legacies; and Susan Piedmont-Palladino examined the often biased criteria used to evaluate architecture in “Histories, Herstories... Ourstories.” A capacity crowd attended, including many young people. [Video excerpts will be available in an upcoming podcast.] Program speakers (L to R): Gwendolyn Wright, Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Columbia University, host of the PBS series, History Detectives Wanda Bubriski, moderator, Director of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Cynthia Hammond, assistant Professor of architectural history, Concordia University Susan Piedmont-Palladino, Associate Professor at Virginia Tech’s Washington/Alexandria Architecture Center, Curator, National Building Museum Speaker Gwendolyn Wright Three Tracks to Success A National Building Museum Presentation Washington, D.C.  In April 2006, the National Building Museum presented Three Tracks to Success, a public program sponsored by BWAF. Three successful principals of women-owned architecture practices—Suman Sorg, FAIA, principal of Washington, DC-based Sorg Associates; Joan Goody, FAIA, principal of Boston-based Goody, Clancy & Associates; and Carol Ross Barney, FAIA, principal with Chicago-based Ross Barney + Jankowski, Inc—discussed their careers. The speakers described how they became interested in architecture and the paths they took to produce award winning architectural designs. Suman Sorg, FAIA Joan Goody, FAIA Carol Ross Barney, FAIA Fabricating Identity A Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation Colloquium at the Center for Architecture New York City  In November 2005, the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation inaugurated its biannual colloquium with Fabricating Identity at the Center for Architecture. Speaker Gwendolyn Wright, professor, Columbia University; and moderator Diane Favro, professor of architecture, UCLA and past president of the Society of Architectural Historians; explored some of the ways that architectural identity has been formed, produced, and fabricated over the past fifty years. Together with the 2005 BWAF Research Fellows, the panel discussed how one discovers an architectural identity, and how such identities influence the historical evaluation of architectural legacies. Audience Interaction Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation 2 Columbus Avenue  Suite 3A New York, New York 10023 212.577.1200 | 203.488.9009 www.BWAF.org contact the editor The Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization BWAF Briefly—all rights reserved © 2007