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SUMMARY:EXHIBIT - William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming
DESCRIPTION:Explore MACRI’s new traveling exhibit\, William Merriweather Peña: The Father of Architectural Programming. \nWilliam “Willie” Merriweather Peña (1919-2018) was perhaps the most important Mexican American architect of the 20th century\, yet he remains largely unknown outside of the architecture field. Learn more about the life and work of this remarkable trailblazer with MACRI!  \nThis Laredo\, TX native was a proud Aggie\, decorated World War II veteran\, author\, and partner in Caudill\, Rowlett\, Scott\, which grew to become the largest architecture firm in the world. Peña’s groundbreaking work on architectural programming\, which he honed during his first two decades at CRS\, became the basis for a book first published in 1969\, Problem Seeking: New Directions in Architectural Programming\, which he followed with Problem Seeking: An Architectural Programming Primer\, now in its fifth edition and considered the classic programming guide for architects and a standard architecture textbook. It also earned Peña the title of “the father of architectural programming.” Peña was one of the leading architects in the nation\, a visionary\, an industry pioneer who was named an American Institute of Architects (AIA) Fellow in 1972 and received multiple awards from AIA Houston. When Peña retired in 1984\, he had directed programming for over 400 projects in 38 states and ten countries while mentoring younger architects and writing and speaking about architectural practices across the globe. \nThe exhibit gallery is open Monday through Friday\, 10 AM—NOON and 1 – 4 PM\, or by appointment. \n🌟 This exhibit was created with support from the Conservation Society of San Antonio. 🌟 \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/exhibit-william-merriweather-pena-the-father-of-architectural-programming-2/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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SUMMARY:MACRI TALK - The US-Mexico War and Identities Along the Frontier
DESCRIPTION:This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. In the year of this milestone\, we are called to reflect: What does the United States semiquincentennial mean to Mexican Americans? How have Mexican Americans shaped this country\, and what do we want to see for our communities in the future? \nJoin us for the second of a series of special MACRI Talks for America 250. In this series\, we will highlight the ways Mexican Americans have been essential threads to the national fabric. The series continues with a virtual talk with Dr. Andrés Reséndez\, an expert in the colonization of the Americas and US-Mexico border history\, who will present on The U.S-Mexico War and Identities along the Frontier. After the Mexican American War\, Indigenous people and Spanish- and Mexican-descent residents of the frontier found themselves living in another country – the United States of America. How did residents of the frontier experience their entry into the United States? How did these changes affect the ways in which people thought about themselves and their national and ethnic identities?   \nThis virtual MACRI Talk is being held on Segundo de Febrero\, the day of the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo\, also known as National Mexican American Heritage Day. \n  \nMonday\, February 2\, 2026  |  6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Central Time \nOJO! This is a virtual event. The talk will livestream via Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI \n  \n⭐️This program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. ⭐️ \n  \n*** \n  \nAbout our guest \nAndrés Reséndez is a professor of history and author who grew up in Mexico City and currently teaches at the University of California at Davis. His specialties are early European exploration and colonization of the Americas\, the U.S-Mexico border region\, and the early history of the Pacific Ocean. His previous book\, The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\, 2016)\, was a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award and winner of the 2017 Bancroft Prize from Columbia University. His latest book\, Conquering the Pacific (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\, 2021)\, is about the first expedition to go from America to Asia and back\, thus transforming the Pacific Ocean into a vital space of contact and exchange. \n  \n*** \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias! \nAs always\, views and ideas shared by presenters do not necessarily reflect those of the MACRI\, its staff\, board\, or funders.
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/macri-talk-the-us-mexico-war-and-identities-along-the-frontier/
LOCATION:https://www.youtube.com/@SomosMACRI
CATEGORIES:MACRI Talks
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SUMMARY:SPECIAL EVENT - Oral History Training Camp
DESCRIPTION:Due to overwhelming demand\, we are adding a THIRD workshop!  \nWould you like to get involved with MACRI? Would you like to help record and preserve Mexican American civil rights history? Then this event is for YOU!  \nJoin us for MACRI’s Oral History Training Camp! Our Executive Director\, Dr. Sarah Zenaida Gould\, will be leading a presentation and workshop on the importance of oral histories and how to conduct them. We will also share how you can become a volunteer oral historian through the MACRI Oral History Corps. Join us! \n🗓 Saturday\, February 7\, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM \n📍MACRI Visitor Center | 2123 Buena Vista Street\, San Antonio\, Texas 78207 \nWorkshop attendees will receive a guidebook and refreshments. \n  \nSeating is limited. RSVP requested. \n  \nSupported in part by Latinos in Heritage Conservation’s Nuestra Herencia Grant Program\, a sponsored project of the Social Impact Fund and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. \nThis program is made possible in part with a grant from Humanities Texas\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. \n  \nMACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture\, Bexar County\, the Mellon Foundation\, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation\, Spurs Give\, and individual donors like you! Gracias!
URL:https://somosmacri.org/event/special-event-oral-history-training-camp-3/
LOCATION:MACRI Visitor Center\, 2123 Buena Vista St\, San Antonio\, TX\, 78207\, United States
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