Come Back to the Future

Hindsight is so 2020. Come Back to the Future in 2021. RIHPHC invites you to our first-ever virtual historic preservation conference. Join us for:

• Thursday’s keynote address: “The Accidental Archivist” by George Smart, Modern architecture advocate and creator of the USModernist Radio podcast
• Friday’s keynote address: “Black Landscapes Matter” by Kofi Boone, FASLA, Professor of Landscape Architecture at North Carolina State University
• Sessions exploring Ira Rakatansky’s Modernist architecture, Indigenizing design, monuments, postwar suburbs, Black landscapes, preservation futurism, monuments, digital media, the Gaspee’s 250th, and more
• Virtual tours of Clouds Hill Museum, geology and architecture of the Pawtuxet River Valley, and CCRI’s Knight Campus—the Brutalist-style megastructure. Check back for announcements of new tours and bonus content.
• Historic District Commission workshops on Wednesday
• Networking and conversation

The conference brings together a growing community of professionals, volunteers, and students to preserve Rhode Island’s historic places.

Registration fee: $25 
Student discounts available.

Educational credits for AIA and AICP members are being finalized. Sessions will be indicated once approved.

Interested in sponsorship?
Email ripresconf@gmail.com

Questions? Check the FAQ.