Filtering by: “Modernism in the Sun”

Modernism Under Pressure: Preservation and Environmental Challenges
Mar
18

Modernism Under Pressure: Preservation and Environmental Challenges

SESSION CHAIR: Marta Peixoto Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

The Thai White Elephant: Ken Woolley’s Extraordinary Ex-Australian Embassy
Christine Storry Utopia Architects

Gund Hall: Environmental and Historic Conservation of Modernism
George Gard Bruner/Cott Architects; Patrick Murphy Vanderweil Engineers; Dan Weissman Lam Partners

Preserving Gio Ponti’s Heritage: Energy Efficiency Approaches
Sara Di Resta Università Iuav di Venezia; Verdiana Peron Italian Ministry of Culture

Monumental Modernism: Material Challenges with Age and Climate
Gina Crevello Echem Consultants; Kyle Normandin WJE; Eytan Solomon TYLin Group; Zahara Ali Baba National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, Kuwait

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Modern Housing Typologies in the Tropics
Mar
18

Modern Housing Typologies in the Tropics

SESSION CHAIR: Eric Keune w.erk studio

The Evolution of Alfred Preis: A Case Study in Hawaiian Modernism
Axel Schmitzberger Cal Poly Pomona

Flying Streets – Concrete Dreams: SSK Holiday Village’s Legacy
Aysen Savas Middle East Technical University

The Pomona Complex Housing
Andrea Castro Universidad ORT Uruguay; Daniel Belandria Universidad de Montevideo; Leonardo Badell Universidad Rafael Urdaneta

Living Desert Modern: Environmental Design and Thermal Comfort in Krisel’s Palm Springs
Morgan Richmeier University of Southern California

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The Avant-Garde Shift Towards the Sun
Mar
18

The Avant-Garde Shift Towards the Sun

SESSION CHAIR: Louise Noelle Gras Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)

The Avant-Garde Shift Towards the Sun From Paris to Luanda: Two Modernist Houses in Dialogue
Jared Miguel Fantasia University of Porto

Hanging Gardens in Modern Culture: Latin American Perspectives
Claudia Costa Cabral Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Under Caracas Sun
Hannia Gomez, Frank Alcock – Docomomo Venezuela

Layered Landscapes: Modern Schools on Historic Graveyards
Negar Mansouri Docomomo Iran

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