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SPECIAL EVENT Symposium: Eero Saarinen: Beyond the Measly ABC Friday, October 10, 20087 – 9 p.m. Saturday, October 11, 2008 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, October 12, 2008 2 – 4 p.m. MIA, WAC, and CCL Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA), Walker Art Center (WAC), and Christ Church Lutheran (CCL), Minneapolis, present this three-day symposium in conjunction with the University of Minnesota College of Design.
The schedule of events is as follows:
Friday, October 10
• 7 p.m.—Lecture, "Rendezvous with the U: A Conversation with Balthazar Korab," in the U. of M. Bell Museum of Natural History Auditorium, 10 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN.
• 8:30 p.m.—Reception at Ralph Rapson Hall, 89 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN., sponsored by AIA Minnesota and the U. of M. College of Design.
(For more information on this event, please call the College of Design at (612) 624-4743 or visit www.design.umn.edu)
Saturday morning, October 11, at the MIA
• 8:30 a.m.—Registration at the MIA.
• 9 a.m.—Conference sessions in Pillsbury Auditorium, and a welcome by Jennifer Komar Olivarez, associate curator at the MIA.
• 9:30 a.m.—Donald Albrecht, curator of architecture and design, Museum of the City of New York.
• 10:15 a.m.—Komar Olivarez
• 10:45 a.m.—Break
• 11 a.m., Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, assistant professor, Yale School of Architecture
• 11:30 a.m.—Q and A with Albrecht, Komar Olivarez, and Pelkonen, moderated by Victoria Young, associate professor of architectural history, University of St. Thomas.
• 11:45 a.m.—Lunch in the Reception Hall, Target Wing.
Saturday afternoon, October 11, at the WAC
• 1 p.m.—Welcome by Andrew Blauvelt, design director, WAC
• 1:30 p.m.—Nancy Miller, associate director, Center for World Heritage Studies.
• 2 p.m.—Beatriz Colomina, professor of architecture, Princeton University
• 2:45 p.m.—Break
• 3 p.m.—Christopher Monkhouse, curator and department chair, Art Institute of Chicago
• 3:30 p.m.—Tom Fisher, dean of the U. of M. College of Design • 4 p.m.—Reception
Sunday, October 12, at CCL
• 2 p.m.—Tour Christ Lutheran Church, 3244 34th Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN.
Kristine Carlson, pastor, will welcome attendees at the church. Ozayr Saloojee, U. of M. assistant professor of architecture, presents new research on CCL accompanied by an on-site exhibition.
• 2:40 p.m.—Timo Tuomi, head of research at the Museum of Finnish Architecture, Helsinki, will examine first-hand the collaborative effort of Saarinen & Saarinen, the father and son practice that produced one of the finest examples of modern ecclesiastical architecture. • 3:30 p.m.—Reception
Admission $40; $25 for WAC, MIA, and AIA members.
For more information, please call (612) 721-6611, or visit www.christchurchluth.org
Related Exhibitions
"Richard Knight: Photographing Saarinen"
September 2 – October 12
HGA and Architecture Library Galleries, Ralph Rapson Hall, University of Minnesota
As Saarinen’s “house photographer,” Knight took pictures that offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Eero Saarinen and Associates from 1957 to 1961, documenting the professional process and personal dynamics of this celebrated office.
Sponsored by the Goldstein Museum of Design, part of the University of Minnesota College of Design and AIA Minneapolis.
"The Saarinen Legacy: Photographs by Balthazar Korab"
October 7 – November 23
Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
Showcasing Korab’s expansive view of the work of Eliel and Eero Saarinen, from the Cranbrook campus to the Gateway Arch.
"Christ Church Lutheran: Three Photographic Visions"
October 9, 2008 – January 4, 2009
Christ Church Lutheran
3244 34th Avenue South, Minneapolis
Featuring photographs by Balthazar Korab, George Miles Ryan, and Pete Sieger. Funded by the University of Minnesota McKnight Arts and Humanities Endowment.
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