Carl Stein, FAIA will speak as part of the “Modernism by Choice: The Economy, Politics, and Sustainability of Preservation” symposium this Saturday at AIANY Center for Architecture.

The symposium is in conjunction with the World Monuments Fund’s “Modernism at Risk” exhibition on view at the Center through May 1, 2010. See here for more information on the exhibit.

Panel 1: Advocacy for Vacant Structures

Case Study 1: Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, IL

Speaker: Graham Balkany, Director, Gropius in Chicago Coalition

Case Study 2: Miami Marine Stadium, Miami, FL

Speaker: Jorge Hernandez, Architect, Co-Founder, Friends of Miami Marine Stadium

Case Study 3: Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ

Speaker: Michael Calafati, AIA, Principal, Historic Building Architects, LLC, Trenton, and Chair, AIA-NJ Historic Resources Committee

Moderator: Theo Prudon, DOCOMOMO US

Respondent: Frank Sanchis, Senior Vice-President, Municipal Art Society

Panel 2: Sustaining operations in a Modern Building

Case Study 1: Taliesin, Spring Green, WI

Speaker: Victor Sidy, AIA, Dean, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation

Case Study 2: Central Branch, Atlanta Fulton Public Library, Atlanta, GA

Speaker: John Szabo, Director, Central Branch, Atlanta Fulton Public Library

Moderator: Lisa Ackerman, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, World Monuments Fund

Respondent: Carl Stein, FAIA, Elemental Architecture, LLC; formerly of Marcel Breuer and Associates

Organized by: the Center for Architecture in collaboration with the World Monuments Fund, DOCOMOMO US, and World Monuments Fund, DOCOMOMO New York/Tri-State.

Price:

Free for Members

$5 suggested donation for students