WELCOME TO THE LANDSCAPE HISTORY CHAPTER OF SAH

In April 2004 a new Landscape History Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians was launched. The consensus was that such a chapter could help increase the breadth and depth of work in the field as well as help overcome disciplinary and geographic isolation by providing an informal structure for the exchange of ideas, sources, and research concerned with the design and reading of the landscape. The purview of the chapter extends from the cultural landscape to botanical studies (and related materials) and a range of topics in between. Chapter members solicit membership from a wide variety of disciplines concerned with landscape history.

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The Leadership Team includes (2025):

• Ann Komara, University of Colorodo Denver, President

• Pollyanna Rhee, University of Illinois Urbana Champagne, Vice-President

• John Davis, The Ohio State University, Secretary (interim)

• Thaisa Way, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Newsletter Editor

The Advisory Board was selected to represent a diverse range of interests and areas of expertise and includes:

• Jeffrey Blankenship, Hobart and Williams Smith College (2025-2027)

• Jeanne Haffner, New York State Parks, Recreation, Historic Preservation, Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center (2025-2027)

• Kathleen John-Alder, Rutgers University (2025-2027)

• Bianca Maria Rinaldi, Politecnico di Torino (2025-2027)

• Jack Sullivan, University of Maryland (2025-2027)

• Anatole Tchikine, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection (2025-2027)