The Norwich University School of Architecture + Art, in partnership with the Vermont Arts Council, will host a symposium on modern identity in architectural history, theory and practice on Friday, March 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Chaplin Hall Gallery.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will convene six scholars and practicing architects for a wide-ranging discussion on the subject of modern identity. The panel includes the three editors of the book, “Sanctioning Modernism: Architecture and the Making of Postwar Identities” (University of Texas Press, 2014):
· Timothy Parker is an architect and architectural historian. His areas of specialty include the interpretation of modern religious architecture, the relation between art and religion, intellectual history, and modern Italy. He is an assistant professor in the School of Architecture + Art at Norwich University.
· Monica Penick is a design historian with specific expertise in twentieth-century American architecture, interior design and decorative arts and substantial experience in historic preservation. She is an assistant professor of design studies in the School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
· Vladimir Kulić is an assistant professor in the School of Architecture at Florida Atlantic University. He specializes in architecture after World War II, modernism in Central and Eastern Europe, the global exchanges of architectural culture and contemporary criticism.
Rounding out the panel are:
· John McLeod, an architect and partner at McLeod Kredell Architects in Middlebury, Vt. The firm excels at creating architecture that is modern yet resonates with local and regional environments. McLeod also serves as a visiting professor of architecture at Middlebury College.
· Marie Sorensen, an artist, architect and principal-in-charge at Sorensen Partners | Architects + Planners in Cambridge, Mass. Sorensen also coordinates content for the New England chapter of docomomo-US, a preservation organization that works to document and conserve modern architecture.
· Nicholas Greene, an owner representative for the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. Greene was intimately involved in the day-to-day construction of the new Clark Center Addition, designed by world-renowned architect Tadao Ando. Greene holds a master’s degree in architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology.
The symposium aims to promote substantive discussion on all issues pertaining to modern identity in architectural history, theory and practice. The theme of the book, while historical in focus and rooted in analyses of specific political, religious and residential work, is modern identity as a matter of desire and appropriation. This event seeks to extend the conversation to practicing architects, clients and others, including audience members. The symposium promises to be a valuable opportunity to reflect on how modern identity influences architects’ design principles, clients’ institutional and personal ambitions, and related contexts.
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Since 1964, the Vermont Arts Council has been the state's primary provider of funding, advocacy, and information for the arts in Vermont. Through its programs and services, the Council strives to increase public awareness of the positive role artists and arts organizations play in communities and to maximize opportunities for Vermonters to experience the arts in everyday life. VermontArtsCouncil.org
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