This fast-paced virtual tour will visit New York, Wisconsin and Oregon to show how significant modern spaces of worship resulted from thoughtful collaborations within and outside of the Catholic Church. The speakers—all DOCOMOMO experts—will explore the church leaders, members of the clergy and religious orders, architects, and artists who created them; and highlight some of the unique artistic mediums and materials in postwar Catholic churches.

The New Canaan Library and the Glass House Presents are offering a fall talk, “Women, Modernism, and Philip Johnson,” highlighting Johnson’s connections with pioneering women modernists from the 1930s through the 1950s. The talk explores how these women influenced, collaborated with, and advanced Johnson’s vision through roles at MoMA and in academic circles. The talk is by architectural historians Mary Anne Hunting and Kevin D. Murphy, the lecture draws from their book Women Architects at Work: Making American Modernism.

Join architect and scholar Ludovico Centis as he presents Reyner Banham: A Set of Actual Tracks, at the University at Buffalo and via zoom. Developed during his time as a Banham Fellow at UB, Centis explores how people, institutions, and power influence cities and landscapes. The event highlights his research into the legacy of Reyner Banham.

In this Skyscraper Museum book talk, Claire Zimmerman discusses Albert Kahn Inc.: Architecture, Labor, and Industry, 1905–1961, which examines how the architecture firm shaped the US auto industry’s built environment. The book explores the relationship between industrial capitalism, architectural production, and the militarization of industry, focusing on design, construction, and building use. Based on a decade of research, it offers a new perspective on modern architecture’s evolution through industrialization.