MODERN PHOENIX WEEK ITINERARY

6:30 - 8:30 pm

$20

Tickets available at 480-994-ARTS [2787] Press option 2.

First Friday April 3

Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman
With an introduction by Director Eric Bricker
Visual Acoustics explores the monumental career of 97-year-old architectural photographer, Julius Shulman. Populating his photos with human models and striking landscapes, Shulman combined the organic with the synthetic, melding nature with revolutionary urban design.

The resulting images helped to shape the careers of some of the greatest architects of the 20th Century, with Shulman documenting the work of Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, Pierre Koenig, John Lautner, including some of the well-known architects of Modern Phoenix such as Blaine Drake and Ralph Haver. Slides of Shulman's photography in Phoenix will be displayed before the film.

View trailer at:
www.juliusshulmanfilm.com

Screening Location:
Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory (PURL)
234 North Central Ave.
9th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85004

Directions and Parking at PURL

11:30 - 4:30 pm
FREE

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Saturday April 4: Free Expo and Seminars

Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts and Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art [SMoCA]

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.

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, including a FREE SEMINARS on researching your midcentury Modern home, and period-appropriate color palettes.

FREE Door prize drawing at 3:00 sponsored by Modern Phoenix members. Contact alison@modernphoenix.net to contribute a prize, or attend the expo to enter the free drawing. Must be present from 3 pm - 3:20 pm o to win.

Saturday April 4

3:30 -5 pm

$10

Tickets Available at 480-994-ARTS [2787] Press option 2

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Don Ryden, AIA, Ryden Architects
The Architecture of Enterprise:
Uplifting Design of Modern Phoenix 1945-1975
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.

1:30 - 2:25 pm

$10

Tickets Available at 480-994-ARTS [2787] Press option 2

Julius Shulman, Architectural Photographer
Interviewed by David Tyda, Editor of Desert Living Magazine
Progress + Preservation Trough the Lens
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!

12:30 - 1:25 pm

$5

Tickets Available at 480-994-ARTS [2787] Press option 2

Richard A. Eribes, PhD, AIA, University of Arizona
Mythic Influence: Calvin C. Straub's Work in Phoenix
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.

11:30- 12:25 pm

FREE TO THE PUBLIC

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.

Smith Residence by Ned Sawyer, AIA

Avenida Hermosa by Haver (AIA) Nunn (FAIA) + Collamer, then by ModernCat.net

11:30- 12:25 pm

FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Rachel Simmons
Modern Color: Historic Mid-Century Color Palettes
Throughout the postwar era House and Garden magazine published color forecasts followed by product manufacturers and consumers, influencing modern interior design. Come view color palettes and learn about the colors specific to the year your home was built, as well as a general postwar color palette that encompasses the entire era.

11:30- 12:25 pm

$15 (includes materials fee)

SOLD OUT!

Charlie Ray, Designer, The Green Room
Cacti and Succulents as Living Sculpture
In addition to leading the indoors out, a principle tenet of Modernism 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.

10 - 11:30 am
April 4
- OR -
April 5

Ace Bailey, President, Ultimate Art & Cultural Tours
The Ultimate Tour of the Hotel Valley Ho
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 experience 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

Hotel Valley Ho originally by Ed Varney, AIA (original) and renovated by Allen + Philp Architects, AIA

Pernell Residence (Haver Family Home Complex) by Ralph Haver, AIA, then Harry Pernell

Hobza/Bageant Residence by Ralph Haver, AIA, then Brett Hobza/Homework Remodels

SOLD OUT! Sunday April 5 2009: Founding Fathers of Modern Phoenix Tour
in Uptown Phoenix, Arcadia and surrounding area

1 - 6 pm

$25

SOLD OUT!

A map of exactly where to check in on the day of tour will be mailed with your tickets.

Home Tour SOLD OUT!
Self-guided park-and-walk tour through custom homes, tract homes and condos by Modern architects Ralph Haver, Al Beadle, Cal Straub, Fred Guirey, Ned Sawyer, Harold Ekman, Donn Wooldridge, and more!

The Lambda Car Club of Central Arizona Chapter will have their vintage autos out for the day for our enjoyment.

Vintage automobiles at almost every home!

White Gates Residence by Al Beadle

Whiffen House by Cal Straub, FAIA

Sorosky House by Woolsey Studio, AIA

6 - 9 pm

Free to
home tour ticketholders

Retro Cocktail Hour Revisited: Modern Phoenix Afterparty at Hanny's restaurant, downtown Phoenix
Sponsored by Desert Living magazine.

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