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Welcome to Cornerstone Architectural Scholars.

 

Cornerstone Architectural Scholars is an email group (i.e., listserv) for those engaged in architectural scholarship. It is intended primarily for faculty members and doctoral students, but is open to anyone interested in its content. Cornerstone seeks to encompass the full range of scholarship in architecture, including architectural history, architectural theory, sustainability, urbanism, morphology, building technology, design culture, landscape, and digital technologies. It does not cover architectural practice.

 

Cornerstone serves to publicize upcoming conferences (especially calls for papers), exhibitions, other events, publication opportunities, fellowships, grants, and other news of interest. Essentially, it is intended for any announcements or news that could be of interest to architectural scholars. The group's function is to disseminate information, and it is not meant to be an interactive forum for discussion. The volume of messages is light, typically about ten to twenty per month. Cornerstone is run through the Google Groups system, and there are no problems with spam.


Cornerstone’s operators (or "owners," in Google Groups parlance) are Erin Eckhold Sassin (esassin@middlebury.edu), Matthew Heins (mheins1030@gmail.com), and Elizabeth Keslacy (keslacye@umich.edu). Feel free to contact them with any questions or comments. Erin Eckhold Sassin is an Assistant Professor of the History of Art and Architecture at Middlebury College, with a PhD from Brown University. Matthew Heins works in urban planning in Massachusetts, and is an independent scholar with a PhD from the University of Michigan. Elizabeth Keslacy is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Miami University (of Ohio), with a PhD from the University of Michigan. Cornerstone was founded in August 2013 by Erin Eckhold Sassin and Matthew Heins.

Cornerstone is open to all, and there are absolutely no obligations involved in being a member. Joining the group is easy. Those with a Google account (including Gmail) can join on their own: once logged in, go to Google Groups, search for “Cornerstone Architectural Scholars,” go to the group’s website, and click on “join group.” (For the settings regarding email updates, select “send me an email for every new message.”) Those without a Google account, or having difficulty joining on their own, should contact one of the group’s operators (Erin, Matthew or Elizabeth) by email and request to be added to the group. One can also leave Cornerstone at any time, of course.

 

Cornerstone’s email address is CornerstoneArchitecturalScholars@googlegroups.com. Messages sent to this address, in other words, will be received by all group members. All past messages on Cornerstone can be viewed at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cornerstonearchitecturalscholars.

 

All Cornerstone messages should relate to architectural scholarship and/or the architectural academy in some way. The group is intended for announcements and news that may be of interest to its members. Messages that have no connection to architecture, are solely meant to advance an agenda, are abusive in tone, or are entirely self-promotional should not be sent to Cornerstone. The group is also not meant for fundraising, petitions, advertising, or to solicit services.

 

Cornerstone is intended for announcements and news, not as a forum for discussions, arguments or conversations. Users should keep in mind that messages on Cornerstone are ultimately public in nature, as they go to a wide range of members, may be further forwarded to other recipients, and in addition are archived on the group’s website (which can be viewed by anyone). If a member wants to reply to a message, the reply should generally be sent only to the specific person who sent that message (unless the reply’s content would be of interest to the group).

 

Cornerstone is meant to provide value through the contributions of its users, and so all members are encouraged to send messages to the group (provided they adhere to its guidelines). Non-members are also welcome to send messages to the group.

We hope you find Cornerstone to be a useful resource.