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(photo left to right) Ben Weese, Jack
Hartray, Don Hackl, Otto Stark, John Vinci, Joe Rosa |
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Mid-Century Modern Architects Panel Discussion
A panel discussion with Mid-Century Modern architects was sponsored by Landmarks
Illinois and AIA Chicago as the opening event for Landmarks Illinois’ 2007
Statewide Preservation Conference held in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood in
June. Local architecture icons discussed their prolific careers, via an open
dialogue, and offered the audience an unparalleled opportunity to visit the era
firsthand through personal accounts, anecdotes and experiences.
The discussion included the academic forces influencing design interests,
economic and cultural divides, emerging technologies, Chicago’s “incubator”
firms (and the work and personnel they produced) and the life-long partnerships
and friendships developed alongside professional competitions. Participants gave
their thoughts on the preservation community now embracing the need to protect
the Mid-Century architecture they produced.
A transcript of the lively discussion with architects Ben Weese, Jack Hartray,
John Vinci, Otto Stark and Don Hackl, moderated by Joseph Rosa, can be accessed
through the
Architects Panel
Transcript.PDF.
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New “Recent Past” Publication
 Love them or hate them, there's no question that "modern" buildings of the
postwar era (1940s to '60s) transformed cities, towns, suburbs, and
landscapes throughout the country. Now preservationists need to take a
serious look at these resources -- too new to be considered "historic" by
many, but old enough to be in danger of alteration and replacement -- to
consider which ones merit protection. Preserving Resources from the Recent
Past, a new Preservation Book by Jeanne Lambin, looks at the historic
context of the postwar building boom, the special challenges of preserving
this legacy, and some case studies of community successes. The 28-page book
features an illustrated guide to building types and styles.
For more
information go to:
www.preservationbooks.org/Bookstore.asp. |
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