NEH Funds Archives of Two Bay Area Architects

According to Architect, the National Endowment for the Humanities is giving $22.2 million to 224 humanities projects across the United States. More than $150,000 of the grant will be donated to the University of California, Berkeley, for the purpose of organizing archives for two Bay Area icons: Cathy Simon, FAIA, and Karen Alschuler, founding principal of San Francisco–based firm SMWM.

“It is a joy to be able to announce new projects that will produce vibrant humanities programs and resources for the reopening of our cultural centers and educational institutions,” NEH chairman Jon Parrish Peede said in a statement. “These 224 projects exemplify the spirit of the humanities and their power to educate, enrich, and enlighten.”