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Progress + Preservation
The 4th Annual Modern Phoenix Expo and
Home Tour in Charles and Arthur Schreiber's Village Grove
April 5 + 6, 2008
NOTE: Our 2008 tour SOLD OUT so...
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Our Progress + Preservation event spotlighted the urgent need to practice mid-century modern design preservation while also honoring the independent spirits that create contemporary design in Phoenix. This weekend event juxtaposed local attitudes and approaches toward both Midcentury Modern and Contemporary architecture and design. We took the dialogue between past and present to the next level by bringing together a dynamic mix of creative personalities in a variety of midcentury modern-themed venues.
[Actual antique map from Allied Builders, showing Village Grove location. A map of tour homes will be distributed on the day of the event. See the flyer that comes with your tickets for details.]
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Event Hosts
Matthew and Alison King
www.modernphoenix.net
hometour@modernphoenix.net
602-923-9719
Event Partner
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
Presenting Sponsors
Desert Living Magazine
The Art Institute of Phoenix
Contributors
Design Within Reach
The Hotel Valley Ho
Exhibitors
niche [find yours]
Vision Concrete
The Center of Modern Design
EQ3
Jason Purcell
Nova Modern
Gore Design Co.
Stel Objekt
The Mailbox Doctor
Natural Territory
O' Companies
Ethan Allen
Equitable/Sotheby's Realty
The Green Room
Retro Redux
Archaeological Consulting Services, Ltd.
Formwerks Studio
Phoenix Metro Retro
American Solar Electric
a.k.a. green
Holy Click!
Metro West Development
Phillip Ponvert Designs
Valley Modern
Xerophytic Design
The Art Institute of Phoenix
The City of Scottsdale Historic Preservation Commission
The Haver Hive
O'Steen Projects
Door prizes contributed by
Homework Remodels
Formwerks Studio
Phoenix Metro Retro
Valley Modern
Holy Click!
Vision Concrete
Modern Quilts
Boon, Inc
Moderncat.net
Earl Nisbet
Back Alley Design Studio
Contact Alison to become a door prize contributor or Sponsor in 2009. Door Prize contributions are an excellent way to reach your market of Modern lovers and show your commitment to the Modern Phoenix movement! |
First Friday
6 - 9 pm
FREE |
WEEKEND ITINERARY
First Friday April 4, 2008
Modern Phoenicians art show
at Hoskin Ryan Consultants
201 West Indian School Road, Phx
Join us for the official kickoff reception for Modern Phoenix Week this April 4! Enjoy works by four artists and ecofriendly noshes by Cater Conscious in the iconic Valley National Bank Building designed by Herman Jacobi of Weaver and Drover in the late 50s. Come early, the building is beautiful by sunset!
The Artists
Jason Hill - Silkscreen prints and photo painitngs
Regina Alexandra - Modern quilts
Al Glann - Monumental steel scuplture
Alison King - Mixed media prints and paintings
Saturday April 5: Expo and Seminars
Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art [SMoCA] |
11:30 - 4:30 pm
FREE
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Free public expo featuring Modern Phoenix Member-owned 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 and design education. Contact expo@modernphoenix.net to reserve a table for your business.
Free admission to The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art for Modern Phoenix Home Tour Ticketholders, including a special Modern Jewelry trunk show.
Free information and dialogue on preservation and research of mid-century design at the City of Scottsdale and City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Commission tables.
FREE Door prize drawing at 3:30 sponsored by Modern Phoenix members
Contact expo@modernphoenix.net to contribute a prize, or attend the expo to enter the free drawing. Must be present at end of expo to win. |
4 - 5:30 pm
$15
1.5 AIA credit |
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Frank Henry, Adjunct Professor, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture at Taliesin West
The Iconic Age of Modern Phoenix
Frank Henry worked for the architectural firm Weaver & Drover for 30 years, is an accomplished architect in his own right, and currently teaches at Taliesin West as a Studio Master. You may know his design work at 44th and Camelback at the old Valley National Bank branch. Having participated in Phoenix's Iconic Age of Modern architecture first-hand, Mr. Henry's illustrated talk will take us from the late 50s until the decline of traditional modernism in 1970. Mr. Henry will focus on institutional architecture and the firms and personalities that created some of Phoenix's most iconic buildings. |
2 - 2:50 pm
$8
1 AIA credit |
David Tyda, Editor of Desert Living Magazine with guest panel
Progress + Preservation in Phoenix
Panelists include: James Trahan of 180º, Joe Herzog of [merz] project, Mark Philp of Allen + Philp Architects, Kristine Woolsey of Woolsey Studio and Bill Tonnesen of Tonnesen Inc.
David and the panel will discuss issues of development, design and growth in the Phoenix metro area with a focus on each designer's adaptive re-use of Midcentury Modern spaces. |
1 - 1:50 pm
$8
1 AIA credit |
Debbie Abele, Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Scottsdale
Modern Scottsdale
Experience Debbie's illustrated slide show about the specific preservation efforts of the City of Scottsdale, which regionally leads the way in MCM preservation. Ralph Haver’s Town and Country subdivision, the Village Grove subdivisions and Scottsdale Garden Apartments designation will be discussed. Social, cultural, economic and design influences on Scottsdale’s development of a mid-century “boom town” will also be addressed. |
12 - 12:50 pm
$15 (includes materials fee)
SOLD OUT
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Charlie Ray, Designer, The Green Room
Cacti and Succulents as Living Sculpture
SOLD OUT
In addition to leading the indoors out, a principle tenet of Modernsim is bringing the outdoors in. Learn how to create living modern sculpture out of low-maintenance cacti and succulents in this hands-on workshop. Plant selection, dramatic staging, top dressing, potting, aesthetics, and maintenance will be discussed. |
12 - 12:50 pm
$8
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John Jacquemart, Historian
Researching Your Midcentury Modern Home using Primary Sources
Follow the information hound John Jacquemart through the stages of launching a quest to research midcentury Modern homes and neighborhoods using local resources and online databases. Enhanced by rich illustrations and hands-on exploration of actual historical media John has found, this workshop is perfect for the Modern homeowner wishing to discover their home's history. |
10 - 11:30 am
April 5
- OR -
April 6
SOLD OUT!
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Ace Bailey, President, Ultimate Art & Cultural Tours
The Ultimate Tour of the Hotel Valley Ho
SOLD OUT
Tour this iconic Scottsdale resort 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 experinece an exclusive tour of one of the condominium penthouses. Refreshments provided. Tourgoers also receive special discount cards for Trader Vic’s, Café ZuZu and the VH Spa.
Tour meets at the Valley Ho. Valet Parking available |
Saturday, April 12 from 1 - 5 pm
Only a fewtickets left!
$45 |
Brandon Gore, Concrete Artisan, Gore Design Studio
Concrete Casting 101
Learn the principles of working concrete in this get-messy workshop at the Gore Design Studio. Each participant will walk away with plans and techniques for casting their own concrete coffee table. This hands-on workshop is designed and targeted for do-it-yourselfers, and as such, is closed to professionals in the concrete industry. |
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Sunday April 6: Home Tour in Village Grove
Designed by Charles Schreiber for Allied Homes |
2 - 6 pm
$25
VIEW MAP TO TOUR AREA
A map of exactly where to check in on the day of tour will be mailed with your tickets. |
Self-guided walking tour through Charles and Arthur Schreiber's Modern Tract Homes of Village Grove.
Tickets Available at 480-994-ARTS [2787]. ORDER IN ADVANCE, TICKETS WIL NOT BE ON SALE THE DAY OF TOUR.
Seven homes designed by Charles and Arthur Schreiber for Allied Builders and surrounding neighborhoods will be open for a self-guided park-and-walk tour. These tract ranch homes feature similar floorplans but several modifications over the years. Low-pitched rooflines, covered carports, cheerful porch posts and block fenestration are all qualities Schreiber's Allied Modern Elevations share.
A custom Schreiber-designed home, a Beadle home in progress, and five 60's era churches will also be on tour.
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6 - 9 pm
Free to weekend participants |
Retro Cocktail Hour Revisited: Modern Phoenix Afterparty sponsored by Desert Living magazine at Design Within Reach in Downtown Scottsdale.
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 Buzz about Previous Modern Phoenix Home Tours
Radio feature on NPR about 2007's Tour in Marlen Grove
"Thanks for the wonderful event on Sunday. I know it takes a tremendous amount of time and effort to create this, and it is so worth it! I felt a connection to my neighborhood that I haven't felt since I moved here (and missed from my last neighborhood), and made some connections that I think are seeds for the future. It can be a challenge to create community in Phoenix. Efforts like yours are so important."
Marie Jones
Home Tour Homeowner
"This whole event was a ton of fun! Thank you to everyone that helped out! It was all very inspirational and gave Shawn and I the impetus that we needed to get some things done we've been wanting to do for quite a while.
I would also like to thank all of the tour participants. Everyone was very gracious, polite, and respectful. It was a pleasure to share our home with so many wonderful people. I especially loved the opportunity to meet so many of our neighbors with similar interests in modernism."
Monica Augustinak
Home Tour Homeowner
"Many, many thanks to Alison and Matthew for all their hard work putting together the 2006 Modern Phoenix Home Tour! The event had something for everybody, from the expo to the seminars, to the tours of Paradise Gardens. And, as any of you who were there know, the entire event went off without a hitch. Something else that was evident today: the community that Alison and Matthew started online has gone well beyond the virtual world, and spilled over into the real world.
Early this morning, before heading over to the Art Institute, I wasn't feeling very well at all. So, the plan was to give my little talk, maybe look at a couple homes, and call it a day. But that's not how it turned out at all. Kate and I had such a great time, and met so many interesting people; we ended up closing down the party at the Jarsons around 9:30. How to explain this miracle cure? The way I see it, it can only be the healing power of the Modern Phoenix community -- and we have Alison and Matthew to thank for it. So, thank you."
Peter Wolf
Home Tour Guest Speaker
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