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A Watchman’s Web: Using Archives to Visualize 19th-Century Providence—12th Annual Mary L. Heuser Lecture featuring Dr. C. Morgan Grefe

Watson Fine Arts - Ellison Lecture Hall Norton, MA

A young watchman at Providence’s Prison made a resolution to keep a daily diary in 1867. He recorded his work with the men and women incarcerated there; but, unlike today, the watchmen lived in the prison as well. What can we learn about Rhode Island history from his words? Dr. Grefe will explore the ways […]

Free

Poster advertising the 2021 Heuser Lecture—Living Together: Intentional Communities and the Architectural Imagination taking place on Tuesday, April 13 at 5 p.m. EDT via Zoom. Two images a communal living environment withe multiple small living units and a headshot of speaker William Richards, Ph.D.

Living Together: Intentional Communities and the Architectural Imagination—13th Annual Mary L. Heuser Lecture featuring William Richards ‘04

Virtual

The architectural response to the concept of community has always been much broader than shelter. But, as we’ve learned to live with each other lately in new ways at the intersection of political upheaval and a post-pandemic malaise, can architecture adequately respond? This is a talk about “intentional communities” and why the choices we make in living together can enrich the values of the communities we choose. Via Zoom, registration required.

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