Aug 30, 2016
by
Architect, Journal of the AIA
Three scholars have been named as recipients of the 2016 SAH/Mellon Author Award, which supports scholars working on their first book. The award is an initiative of the Society of Architectural Historians (SAH), funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. None of the three books has been published yet. This year's recipients all focus on Germany before the Second World War:
Peter Christensen Germany and the Ottoman Railways: Art, Empire, and Infrastructure (Yale University Press)
Itohan I. Osayimwese Colonialism and the Archive of Modern Architecture in Germany (University of Pittsburgh Press)
Robin Schuldenfrei Luxury and Modernism: Architecture and the Object in Germany 1900-1933 (Princeton University Press)
SAH congratulates these members and authors on receiving this award.
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