Taming the West -- Boise, 2011
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!. The annual conference of the Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter will be held in historic Boise, Idaho, October 7-9, 2011. Taming the West: Changing Landscapes and Resource Extraction is the theme for the 2011 event.
The program includes presentations on US Forest Service architecture, the use of basalt as a building material, hyperbolic paraboloids in the Pacific Northwest, and a keynote address by Arthur Hart, Director Emeritus of the Idaho State Historical Society. Educational tour opportunities include the Idaho State Capitol, Idaho City and Lucky Peak Dam, Ft. Boise, and Silver City. See the full program.
To avoid late fee, please send in the registration form by September 23, 2011. No registrations accepted after Sept. 30, 2011.
Idaho State Capitol, Tourtellotte & Hummel, Architects, from Pacific Coast Architect 1914
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Marion Dean Ross Chapter
The Marion Dean Ross/Pacific Northwest Chapter is an affiliated chapter of the international Society of Architectural Historians. The chapter encompasses the US states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, and the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... More