Mid-Century Modernism in Metropolitan Washington
Fifth Biennial Symposium
Latrobe Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians
In cooperation with the University of Maryland, the Recent Past Preservation Network, and the Art Deco Society of Washington
Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9, 2003
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| Hickory Cluster, Reston, Virginia designed by Charles M. Goodman |
Paper Sessions, Saturday March 8, 2003
School of Architecture, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Session 1 - Setting the Stage
Moderator: John A. Burns, FAIA, HABS/HAER
Wartime Modernism: Washington's Statler Hotel as a Transitional Example
Lisa Pfueller Davidsom, HAPS/HAER
Louis Justement's "Modern City" Vision for Washington, D.C.
John Fondersmith, D.C. Office of Planning
A Change of Heart: Gilbert Undersood and the Government's Acceptance of Modernism
Emily Hotaling Eig, EHT Traceries
A Consideration of Hilyard Robinson's Contributions to Modern Washington
Kelly Quinn, PhD. Candidate, University of Maryland, College Park
Session 2 - Landmarks
Moderator: Penny Jones, American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
The Architecture of Shadows: Harry Weese and Etienne-Louis Boulee
Caleb W. Christopher, URS Corporation
Less is Less South of the Mall
Norma Evenson, Professor of Architectural History, University of California, Berkeley (emeritus)
Landscape Design in a Modernist Context: Lake Anne Village, Reston, Virginia
Robert Good, FASLA, Stephenson and Good
Coporate Modernity and the Quest for Autonomy: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library
Paula Mohr, Dept. of Architectural History, University of Virginia
The Martin Luther King Library: Washington D.C.'s Last, Best International Style Building?
Pleasant P. Mann, Historian, and Alexandro M. Padro, D.C. Preservation League and D.C. Board of Library Trustees
Lunch (Provided)
Session 3 - Architects
Moderator: Judith Robinson, Robinson and Associates
The Kreeger Museum and Philip Johnson's Stately Modernism
Karin M. E. Alexis, Independent Scholar
Charles M. Goodman's Residential Modernism
Gregory K. Hunt, FAIA, School of Architecture, Catholic University of America
Marcel Breuer and Federal Architecture
Isabelle Human, New York University
Session 4 - Into the Mainstream
Moderator: Cynthia Field, Smithsonian Institution
Modernism in D.C. Public Schools
Tanya Edwards Beauchamp, Independent Scholar
Speculative Modernism in the Washington Suburbs
Christopher Martin, City of Fairfax, Virginia
Baby Boom Modernism: Sustaining Community Life in Suburban Maryland
Isabelle Gournay and Mary Corbin Sies, University of Maryland
Bus Tour, March 9, 2003
Departs from the National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The tour will survey a variety of mid-century modern buildings in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia including selected examples rarely open to the public. Box lunches will be provided.
Registration
Paper Sessions: Members, $45; Non-members, $60; Students, $30
Tours: Members, $40; Non-members, $55; Students, $25
Registration Deadline: February 21, 2003
Registration Form: View and print registration form
Further information: Contact Marilyn Harper, 301-365-3541, marilyn.harper@verizon.net or Jere Gibber, 703-768-6987, jgibber@aol.com. Visit the Latrobe Chapter website.