Thursday, February 21, 2008 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Free Night at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Art

Lecture: Alice M. Bowsher

Community in Alabama: Architecture for Living Together

Alice Meriwether Bowsher’s latest publication is Community in Alabama: Architecture for Living Together. The book, which focuses on Alabama buildings and places that express community identity and shape the way we live together, is a sequel to her earlier book, Alabama Architecture: Looking at Building and Place, a celebration of Alabama architecture. Both publications were sponsored by the Alabama Architectural Foundation. Bowsher has been active in historic preservation in the state for more than 25 years, including serving as architectural historian on the Alabama National Register Review Board, Alabama Advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, past president of the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation, executive director of Birmingham Historical Society, and member of the Vulcan Park Foundation Board. In 2002-2003 she served as Draughon Lecturer in State and Local History, sponsored by the Auburn University Center for the Arts & Humanities. Sponsored by the AlabamaArchitectural Foundation and the AU College of Architecture, Design and Construction.

A book signing and reception will follow.