Join a2modern for visit to the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio
November 5, 2011

11:00 am -12:30 pm Tour the Alden B Dow Home and Studio 315 Post Street, Midland, MI

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Box Lunch

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Special group tour of Herman Miller Furniture Exhibit at the Midland Center for the Arts

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Individual time to explore the exhibit

4:30 pm – depart

Reservation taken until October 1, 2011
Costs per person = $55.00 paid in advance of the tour. Contact tracy@a2modern.org for more information.

Island Park Shelter, Robert C. Metcalf, architect (1962)

Program
Mid-century Michigan enjoyed both a baby boom and a building boom. New homes for modern families distinguished Ann Arbor, among other places, where architects designed entire neighborhoods of distinctive, modernist residences. Thanks to the generosity of several of those prominent architects, many of the homes are now documented through a rich collection of original architectural drawings and photographs at the University of Michigan’s Bentley Historical Library. Come join us for a fun and informative afternoon featuring Ann Arbor native Peter Osler (Director of the Program of Landscape Architecture at Illinois Institute of Technology) as he recalls “Growing Up Modern.” The program includes a panel discussion and viewing of original architectural archives.

Location:
Bentley Historical Library
University of Michigan
1150 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Contacts:
a2modern contact: Nancy Deromedi nancy@a2modern.org (734.255.3959) and Tracy Aris tracy@a2modern.org (734.277.5722)

Bentley Historical Library contacts: Nancy Bartlett (nbart@umich.edu) and Nancy Deromedi (deromedi@umich.edu) phone: 734.764.3482

Image: Island Park Shelter, Robert C. Metcalf, architect (1962). Original rendering by Gordy Rogers. Image of original courtesy of Amanda Murray, Wicked Delicate Films.