This year's Expo spotlights the urgent need to document and discuss the Valley's endangered pool of world-class midcentury modern architecture. This rich program of weekend activities tackles this hot topic with expert information. On Saturday, the Expo takes place at SMoCA and in the facilities of the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. Sunday's home tour (SOLD OUT) gives participants an interactive view into restored midcentury modern homes in the Uptown Phoenix and Arcadia neighborhoods. Special tours of the Hotel Valley Ho will also be offered.
Call 480-994-ARTS [2787] for tickets. Visit www.modernphoenixweek.com for updates.
Please note: The Home Tour on Sunday, April 5th is Sold Out.
Documentary Film Screening on PhotographerJulius Shulman
Phoenix Urban Research Lab (PURL), 9th Floor
Screening of the new documentary film Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman followed by a Q&A with Eric Bricker, director/producer. In 2008, the film won the Audience Award for Best Documentary feature at the Austin Film Festival & Palm Springs International Film Festival, plus the Official Selection in Los Angeles & St. Louis.
Tickets $20 per person. Call 480-994-ARTS [2787] or do walk-up on the 9th Floor of the PURL building on Friday evening.
Screening Location:
Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL)
234 North Central Ave.
9th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Directions and Parking at PURL
Free Expo at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts & Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA)
This free public expo features Modern Phoenix specialty products and services related to modernism and modern contemporary design including: mid-century modern furniture, real estate, green design, interior design, custom contemporary furniture, design preservation, design education and vintage clothing + jewelry.
- Two free expert workshops from 11:30a - 12:25p :
- John Jacquemart on "Researching Your Mid-century Modern Home"
- Rachel Simmons on "Modern Color: Historic Mid-century Color Palettes"
- Free 3:00 p.m. door-prize drawing sponsored by Modern Phoenix members (must be present to win)
- Free Saturday Museum Admission to SMoCA for Home Tour ticket-holders
Call (or walk-up) to the Box Office for Tickets (480-994-ARTS). Lecture tickets range in price from $5-10.
- 11:30 - 12:25 (SOLD OUT) Charlie Ray, Designer, The Green Room
"Cacti and Succulents as Living Sculpture" workshop
- 12:30 - 1:25 Richard A. Eribes, PhD, AIA, University of Arizona
"Mythic Influence: Calvin C. Straub's Work in Phoenix" (Tickets $5)
After a very successful career designing for the cultural elite in Los Angeles, Cal Straub left California to become a professor at Arizona State University. In addition to an impressive body of work that often fused Arts and Crafts styling with Modern sensibility, Straub also left an indelible impression on the lives of those he taught at ASU. Dick Eribes will provide a biographical sketch and illustrated tour through Straub's significant works, with a spotlight on those he completed in Arizona.
- 1:30 - 2:25 Julius Shulman, Architectural Photographer, Interviewed by David Tyda, Editor of Desert Living Magazine
"Progress + Preservation Trough the Lens" (Tickets $10)
While architectural photographer Julius Shulman is primarily remembered for his artful documentation of California architecture, it is a little-known and rarely-published fact that Shulman also photographed in Arizona as well. Samples of Shulman's Arizona work will be shown as the pair discusses the importance of preserving architectural treasures. Learn some of Shulman's photography techniques and what it was like to work with some of this century's greatest architects. NOTE: Although our original plan was to speak with Mr. Shulman directly in our auditorium, we have recently learned that he is too frail to travel at this time. An appropriate substitution will make this an interesting alternative to your typical slide show / lecture!
- 3:30 - 5:00 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Don Ryden, AIA, Ryden Architects
"The Architecture of Enterprise: Uplifting Design of Modern Phoenix 1945-1975" (Tickets $10)
In 2006, The City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Office contracted Don Ryden to complete a survey of midcentury-era commercial architecture in Phoenix. His findings range from Googie style gimmicks to seriously iconic work by world-renown architects. In this first major study devoted exclusively to the commercial architectural design of Phoenix during this era, Ryden will take us on a lavishly-illustrated armchair tour through both well-recognized and little-known sites.
Ace Bailey, President, Ultimate Art & Cultural Tours
Tickets $19.50
Box Office: 480-994-ARTS
Tour meets at the Valley Ho.
Valet Parking available
Tour this iconic Scottsdale resort with expert guide Ace Bailey designed by Ed Varney in 1956 and rehabilitated beyond its glory in 2004 by Mark Philp of Allen + Philp. In addition to the standard tour, guests of Modern Phoenix will experience an exclusive tour of one of the Valley Ho condominium penthouses. Tourgoers receive complimentary refreshments & special discount cards for Trader Vic’s, Café ZuZu and the VH Spa.
Hotel Valley Ho originally by Ed Varney, AIA (original) and renovated by Allen + Philp Architects, AIA
This self-guided park-and-walk tour through Uptown Phoenix and Arcadia reveals homes designed by some of the Founding Fathers of Modernism in Phoenix including Ralph Haver, Al Beadle, Blaine Drake, Calvin Straub, Ned Sawyer and Donn Wooldridge.
Visit: www.modernphoenix.net/hometour
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