tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6853085974517387092024-03-13T21:12:56.086-04:00Marcel Breuer's Iconic Atlanta Library: Archived October 2010An information portal providing pertinent information as it relates to the preservation of the iconic Atlanta-Fulton Central Library, a Marcel Breuer design.Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-89362412809748812252010-02-03T12:30:00.028-05:002012-06-27T11:09:27.729-04:00Interview Exclusive: Barry Bergdoll @ MoMA<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Max Eternity</i> - Today I had a phone conversation with Barry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Bergdoll</span>, the Chief Curator of Architecture at the Museum of Modern Art (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">MoMA</span>). I have had brief encounters with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Bergdoll</span> before, but today our talk was more focused and uninterrupted. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Bergdoll</span>, who's also a professor at Columbia University, has been one of the more prolific figures to take an interest in the the preservation effort for Atlanta's Downtown Central Library, designed by Marcel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Breuer</span>. </div>
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Last year, in a <a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090218/overdue">Metropolis Magazine article written by Jonathan Lerner</a>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Bergdoll</span>, Jon <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Buono</span>, Isabelle Hyman and John <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Szabo</span>, discussed the future of Central. I was interviewed as well, and so was Commissioner Rob Pitts, who is promoting the demolition idea. </div>
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In January of this year, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Bergdoll</span> gave a talk at the library entitled "Marcel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Breuer</span>: The Invention of Heavy Lightness" where, using the Central Library and the Whitney Museum--both built by <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Breuer</span> in a 15-year sequence--he spoke about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Breuer's</span> ability to create monumental spaces that seem to hover and float above ground--adjacent sidewalks and streets. </div>
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Max Eternity (ME): Beyond functionality, what role does architecture play in the everyday experience?</div>
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Barry Bergdoll (BB): Firmness, commodity and delight. It's delight and beauty, and it's a sense of civic spirit--an ethos about things that matter in society.</div>
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ME: It hasn't happened since 1938, so what prompted MoMA to launch such a tremendous retrospective of the Bauhaus school this/last year? Is something especially relevant now?</div>
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BB: Well the nominal reason was the 90th anniversary of the Bauhaus and the 80th anniversary of the museum--MoMA--a museum inspired by the Bauhaus. Anniversaries are not important, because they happen. What was relevant, was to look back at different media, seeing how they influence each other--how media cross pollinates. Fixed and moving with still. how hybrids mix in. So it was, lets just look at avant garde art a century ago with different eyes.</div>
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ME: Recently I heard you speak in Atlanta, the title of your talk was "Marcel Breuer: The Invention of Heavy Lightness." We know that Breuer was both a student and instructor at the Bauhaus, yet what of this heavy lightness, as you say?</div>
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BB: The Atlanta library is a perfect example, the Whitney as well. It's a kind of gravitas of monumental forms. It's holding them aloft in the air--this idea that a heavy object can be light, floating above the sidewalk--the street. People think of the Whitney as an inverted ziggurat. but it's a hollow, inverted ziggurat, because it's transparent on the ground floor level. It's not like a pyrimid or ziggurat, because it gets heavier as it rises.</div>
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What Breuer was doing in his late career was thinking of how [he could] I can go back to monumentality--the ancient large scale forms, not reproduce it, but create it in a modern way--the way that you create that with steel form and concrete structures. So Breuer creates a synthesis with primitive monumentality and modern structural lightness.</div>
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ME: Breuer built many houses. One I've recently discovered is the Weizenblatt house in North Carolina, but I read last year that you had taken an interest in the Frank House, located in Pennsylvania?<br />
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BB: Yes, that's the earliest American example where Gropius and Breuer were able to realize, in this country, the idea that a building was a total work of art. They did the building and the furniture, and had an impact on the landscape as well. Everything was a part of the total design concept.<br />
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BB: That's simple. It's a simple problem, that you can't bring buildings inside a museum. So you have to figure out how to exhibit something that you can't put in a gallery. Unlike paintings and sculpture, where you bring things in to let people see, with architecture you have to try and create a relationship with a work of art of something that's not there.<br />
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BB: I think one of the things that's mystifying is why children are not taught in school about architecture? Because of this, when a building is at risk, you end up with a small group of people fighting a battle that most people didn't even know about. Architecture concerns everybody. It's the art form that really influences the quality of our daily lives most directly. If our schools would take that on we'd have a much more engaged citizenry.</div>
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</div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-11407580349121588942010-01-13T13:18:00.015-05:002010-01-23T00:15:10.016-05:00Interview Exclusive: Brenda Galina @ MoDA<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpAqEKfgrKROn7D4R61tW3PO7AVytIKNuBIEE_ubi52ZUra7Tm0y2i53I2fdkItf8pH6UUdbVKS4cU69lKq29SgiDbOV6yVmiN-ctOlLJcssfKzyas_t5zPJCGSwm7TSNx0j82LSpsHgm/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpAqEKfgrKROn7D4R61tW3PO7AVytIKNuBIEE_ubi52ZUra7Tm0y2i53I2fdkItf8pH6UUdbVKS4cU69lKq29SgiDbOV6yVmiN-ctOlLJcssfKzyas_t5zPJCGSwm7TSNx0j82LSpsHgm/s400/19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426472071386399826" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_knRe3ErUP6C72PzmBjdk1HQYGNEsMQKtPMMUyMhmAWukfKNa1oTyH1uzuqFCdbR1TjtAtoqVTpkJo7J66MIlvdCp5afR8XkNeSPEcFKxfTJX5_OmDbVYkqPP_w3cWSMKPGGpkfLvwonx/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_knRe3ErUP6C72PzmBjdk1HQYGNEsMQKtPMMUyMhmAWukfKNa1oTyH1uzuqFCdbR1TjtAtoqVTpkJo7J66MIlvdCp5afR8XkNeSPEcFKxfTJX5_OmDbVYkqPP_w3cWSMKPGGpkfLvwonx/s400/14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426472065750537730" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">***</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Max Eternity</i> - Moments ago I had a chance to chat with Brenda Galina, Director of the <a href="http://www.museumofdesign.org/">Museum of Design Atlanta </a>(MoDA). Along with Architects Institute of America - Atlanta, the Atlanta Public Library System and others, Galina and MoDA have been largely responsible for the fruition of one of the brightest exhibition achievements in the recent history of Atlanta's museum scene--the Marcel Breuer Retrospective. (All images courtesy of <a href="http://www.design-museum.de/museum/ausstellungen/breuer/index.php">Vitra Design Museum</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">_________________________</div><div style="text-align: center;">________</div><div style="text-align: center;">____</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjl71GvLu2Vf7WP9m71f1le8ajmBg3MBvLzwf5_YPOvgLZiflXd7zoikmFi0wGrWViLU64yWs4VnI6G7f5d5STnRbnDSseca_acF6mjDEoJMf6m2RrXdy1RHzqTSVTz0xnHuZh7jDHGxe/s400/05.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426465592857097266" /><div style="text-align: center;">Marcel Breuer 1902 - 1981</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">_____________________________________</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Max Eternity (ME): Brenda, thanks for taking the time to chat with me.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Brenda Galina (BG): It's my pleasure.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ME: So, first I'd like to ask a simple but important question, what's the role of artistic institutions?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">BG: I think it's probably a lot of roles. there's one that comes to mind--to bring to the public their specific form of artistic endeavor...what ever that is. It's to showcase the finest of what they can create, also educating the public about what good architeture and sculpture is. These things enhance the quality of life for the public.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jyRJVzOmmpp1OqRny7bgpRwvOl_w6m5VFGJF5F041-DgyOYur3612y4yreQDVg0Jhyphenhyphenjwa7C66Xfuc-QtMV04WkvIpwqP68XgYekV4ayIA4h5PUgmFS0IQy46y7yQvSAB_t40sB21FapP/s400/03.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 337px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426467192753023122" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ME: How would you describe your experience with the Breuer exhibition, what's the response so far?</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">BG: I think people that have seen the exhibit, folks that aren't architects of historians, are really impressed. People are really just surprised to see these original pieces, especially the chairs.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">As well, most people are stunned by the architecture, because so many don't realize what a modernist Breuer was at the time. So they are pleasantly surprised by how timeless Breuer was--his work.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86uX30kWzXqjjQBJ4i6J3mwGnUKZ0OIT09onZKAoZ3ByZly_JXi0p2mQDHQB6smAKtHTHuiK_dXk3j0Xnw5djcDRT2RWSKPq9S-6o9mTnBOL7RqX-Mt6a8xrxSVW6SULgW63PlbML88sO/s400/02.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426467193275709186" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ME: If lessons are to be learned by Breuer, what is it that he has taught us from a design perspective and as ordinary citizens? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">BG: It's the same answer almost, because good design is lasting. Nobody will argue that his was expert design. And when you look at it today, it's as current as it was 50 years ago.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPt2vKIk8JsRf6bJnpZcZaOlWKYhR4v9LwvmL7US3FQk03SPecsPGg2wky2BvLu3hv7dMeaXdpZiEd5g41CTF5kqo9fSKmZUI8Z3s1nMHhxbcQn5uGRex-Oh7LbsfYe7eCUszNsnsnZIO/s400/12.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ME: With that in mind, what would you say is the role of a museum when it comes to cultural heritage?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">BG: Well, I think [pause] it's to bring an awareness to the public of the magnitude of the Central Library, for instance. So, I think it's all just a matter of pointing out to the public the merits of good architecture and design.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU96ALAb1w7aNEBrLC_ij9RnpQONjk9hbYc7B6v0ky-fDKYxBVVJXlLnttfnm6PiNw_vVF9p31A6OV3At_kBTcnX61nucuTXBIxhrSTZWv_8G0coe8eafg3JSXJ2F7Ojgz9Wi5PaRzay-f/s400/07.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ME: Is architecture art? I ask, because I've had this discussion with some, who seem to think that architecture is not art, because of its utilitarian nature. Others however say, yes, it is art. What's you view on this? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">BG: I think good architecture is art. There's nothing more beautiful than seeing a beautiful building.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaamGjBMNhPEzp7kgHmOjAGeZqoJD9pLgl2hP5qyJGs66p0ZFlUk0Ags7nhbELS5Of3lYjc4BwzvYYI3TmsNlIF12zy1Z3N_xx_C_bx4lrbOErRVIDwVyzFdmX6gZ6UNx-2N1qmGxALGK/s400/10.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ME: So beyond the Breuer experience, what's the mission of MoDA, and are there any future development we should be aware of?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">BG: MoDA's vision has always been to bring excellent design to the public eye. We're constantly seeking good design. And I think Marcel Breuer is one of the biggest names. This is one of the top exhibitions we've ever had. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Architecture is an important part of our programming. And next year, Februrary, we have our traveling show "Beyond Sticks and Bricks." The exhibit spotlights many of Atlanta's outstandig design examples, as the entire focus is to help the public to understand what it might mean to be "Green" while also giving them the tools to make a difference. This can help to raise an awareness about what living, working and playing in the Atlanta area can be--beyond the architectural significance, while also telling the story of individuals in various environments and locals.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ME: Brenda, I look forward to it.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">BG: Thanks Max.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3HRbh6IP8UAAolTRC_BLSqvcHHaPprT0ShRYXVWTA58B5TEuv6hLFvkZNd8dRww-Cc1lFYiYUGrEAY6O2ctd2HI9J0wQ4SipuLTLG58TYS3H2E2RidFWddORa6YuyYqR-ynPWMBFsl5w/s400/breuer_plaza_animated.gif" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">- </span><a href="http://www.museumofdesign.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Click here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> to visit the Museum of Design Atlanta-</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-24779357070286947642010-01-08T10:33:00.012-05:002010-01-16T20:44:03.504-05:00October 27, 2009 - January 16, 2010: Breuer Retrospective @ Central<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoswzLOgFM6FZRN5XBs3aoWEkKYcCUDKuVK94gCgXs7t45dsJhvg1WlMYG3f3ZgDLWzGilLO0Ri0eV1Ekj0czqI4tsEnD0Cxcenor7JEB5N2cDWuTGvLJYZHOyBbSXkxRSLwPpCxwedpZh/s1600-h/Exhibition+entrance.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoswzLOgFM6FZRN5XBs3aoWEkKYcCUDKuVK94gCgXs7t45dsJhvg1WlMYG3f3ZgDLWzGilLO0Ri0eV1Ekj0czqI4tsEnD0Cxcenor7JEB5N2cDWuTGvLJYZHOyBbSXkxRSLwPpCxwedpZh/s400/Exhibition+entrance.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424407641838989698" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Image Credit: Susan B.<br /></span><br />***<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Max Eternity</span> - A special thanks goes out to art historian, curator and photographer, Susan B, who took these recent photos of the "<a href="http://aiaatlanta.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=53">Marcel Breuer Retrospective</a>" exhibition currently on display at the Breuer designed, Central Library in Downtown Atlanta. The exhibit, co-hosted at the <a href="http://www.museumofdesign.org/#welcome">Museum of Design Atlanta </a>and The Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library has been on display since October of 2009, and is soon to come to a close on January 16, 2010.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the last 2 years the Central Library has found itself at the center of a controversial restructuring plan for the entire public library system, which threatened to see the building torn down, to be replace by a newer, slightly larger building a few blocks away. However, with a terribly stalled national economy and a renewed interest in architecture of the Modernist-era, the building has surprisingly become more popular--more appreciated.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Over the weekend I had an email exchange with John Szabo, Executive Director of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, who made these remarks about the Breuer Retrospective: </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>“The Central Library’s ‘Marcel Breuer’ exhibition has brought in thousands of people since it opened, both local patrons and many new visitors from the Southeast and the world. Both those visitors who are well-informed about Breuer’s place in architectural history and those who are meeting his work for the first time, take away a greater understanding of Breuer and his last completed project, the Central Library. The exhibition is a wonderful way for us to celebrate not only Marcel Breuer but also the Central Library. We hope that those who have not yet come to see the exhibition will use the last two weeks in January to stop by and see what the Atlanta Journal-Constitution named one of the ’10 Best Art Exhibitions of 2009.”</i><br /><br />Since the exhibition's well-attended opening reception, there has been a steady stream of lectures and presentations going on at the building. Yet beyond that, not just in Atlanta, much has been written and said about the legacy of the Bauhaus school, where Breuer studied and taught, as this year the now defunct institution celebrates its 90th Anniversary.<br /><br />The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is currently displaying its first major exhibition of the Bauhaus since 1938, entitled "<a href="http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2009/bauhaus/">1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity</a>", and many books and magazine articles have been published on the subject as well, indicating a new, resurgent interest in Modernism, for which the Bauhaus is largely responsible for introducing to the world nearly a century ago.<br /><br />The presentation at Central will reach its peak next week, when Professor Barry Bergdoll, Chief Curator of Architecture @ MoMA, arrives to give his on site talk and presentation bearing the title "Marcel Breuer and the Invention of Heavy Lightness."<br /><br />The following images are all courtesy of Susan B:<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDejVa0tY0MEJI-rem4w1vb0A80dYKLpZ_VLT4J-GAF4nHWjh64lgx7PPEyo3IkMwBg67ZOU93RLwy3n7WP2_HXhl4kmI8AuicVkhD2BLifkiXPy9IB_PPKFVOA2IUxeKBX2aOxfS4Z9E/s1600-h/Atlanta's+Central+Library+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimDejVa0tY0MEJI-rem4w1vb0A80dYKLpZ_VLT4J-GAF4nHWjh64lgx7PPEyo3IkMwBg67ZOU93RLwy3n7WP2_HXhl4kmI8AuicVkhD2BLifkiXPy9IB_PPKFVOA2IUxeKBX2aOxfS4Z9E/s400/Atlanta's+Central+Library+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424395511745382834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model of Atlanta's Central Library by Marcel Breuer (notice the<br />left, South-facing side of the building in the adjacent photo)</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtpon2UdTsioWHld4QxWUdZDkehSQb8H9aLyI_TSPunLRMODkGaxiyMgrvGhBbaj2NHvFSVqdy6jc0AXxzHCTAJohCeVKcN9fWM_Nuac_ztzCH5d3iIRcuioFkx_4cvjCesecZk3Jcqev/s1600-h/Atlanta's+Central+Library+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqtpon2UdTsioWHld4QxWUdZDkehSQb8H9aLyI_TSPunLRMODkGaxiyMgrvGhBbaj2NHvFSVqdy6jc0AXxzHCTAJohCeVKcN9fWM_Nuac_ztzCH5d3iIRcuioFkx_4cvjCesecZk3Jcqev/s400/Atlanta's+Central+Library+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424395506643187010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model of Atlanta's Central Library (notice the original,<br />sculpted, forecourt plaza design, its asymmetrical gradation)<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfs34NE4aNFbQfLbewu5ydgsg01bvjgQYWuyP9UuwGpziBQ37xdiTf7s3tTjdk9YZtubQKyTdr2wQvJ8F4moY3poJboks5N_cSgkUGopz8jvnH1Lk6vMl4dFOSJl1ja2zdbdpqPjk0snX/s1600-h/Atlanta's+Central+Library.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfs34NE4aNFbQfLbewu5ydgsg01bvjgQYWuyP9UuwGpziBQ37xdiTf7s3tTjdk9YZtubQKyTdr2wQvJ8F4moY3poJboks5N_cSgkUGopz8jvnH1Lk6vMl4dFOSJl1ja2zdbdpqPjk0snX/s400/Atlanta's+Central+Library.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424395498883076722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model of Atlanta's Central Library by Marcel Breuer<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2v6KYYGUtgtohyphenhyphenCKJeTSeEbgGySLvqij6se0geIwjc09dEh_ZcuBibRFtJKCyj4zji_KLd9Pg59A17x33-EIejcSEPykI0JbIdTSqG5CLteUzXEu4PW0mRIXK0beUDrctfzyEA29Sw8g/s1600-h/St.+John%27s+Abbey+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2v6KYYGUtgtohyphenhyphenCKJeTSeEbgGySLvqij6se0geIwjc09dEh_ZcuBibRFtJKCyj4zji_KLd9Pg59A17x33-EIejcSEPykI0JbIdTSqG5CLteUzXEu4PW0mRIXK0beUDrctfzyEA29Sw8g/s400/St.+John%27s+Abbey+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424405516717111250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model of St. Johns Abbey</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZsbkaCPb1M_TkiiJGs3Z8nOeVGZpX7BcUaHbrNPj5EdTvzi3goaU7k4nFvV0vYMR2_13QwSRcHTmX-NG-fx9sc02AeoslyaUl5TN4BTXGxSKeeQyPD7Ci2TM-SpLVooZfHOiDcgQPeY/s1600-h/St.+John%27s+Abbey+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZsbkaCPb1M_TkiiJGs3Z8nOeVGZpX7BcUaHbrNPj5EdTvzi3goaU7k4nFvV0vYMR2_13QwSRcHTmX-NG-fx9sc02AeoslyaUl5TN4BTXGxSKeeQyPD7Ci2TM-SpLVooZfHOiDcgQPeY/s400/St.+John%27s+Abbey+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424405511777726978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model of St. John's Abbey (cross-section)<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln3G8vEAtgDT-_lPc0bB_2rqDwhsTiPFNTWC6C17T5soY3vyihMqv0T2VLGs3MxUPuP_mxS3fCHpD1Qz0eQQ-MU6mDKI85TcYzIw9rRq75Qpc3-6g52yReiwQYGaDZQMRFa9TYPFulOE/s1600-h/St.+John%27s+Abbey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiln3G8vEAtgDT-_lPc0bB_2rqDwhsTiPFNTWC6C17T5soY3vyihMqv0T2VLGs3MxUPuP_mxS3fCHpD1Qz0eQQ-MU6mDKI85TcYzIw9rRq75Qpc3-6g52yReiwQYGaDZQMRFa9TYPFulOE/s400/St.+John%27s+Abbey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424405504445913058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model of St. John's Abbey (campanile in foreground)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKO1rVM2NNvHnwkvfKuCAxwgK0b-ZxICrZeKb3UbBe1FE_qIsPJdtXBaYo5vP-JxkeqpGrk2TAqVPayHIc1NnfSYcoJeSUfv3PDxG90d9eX7NmZoDeg_W6SidNsHuoypbInfeBLyRj-A/s1600-h/Bronx+Community+College+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKO1rVM2NNvHnwkvfKuCAxwgK0b-ZxICrZeKb3UbBe1FE_qIsPJdtXBaYo5vP-JxkeqpGrk2TAqVPayHIc1NnfSYcoJeSUfv3PDxG90d9eX7NmZoDeg_W6SidNsHuoypbInfeBLyRj-A/s400/Bronx+Community+College+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424405505920936658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model of Bronx Community College</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OUfmSuVjkj6SQ2nzEaY5f7LWCuMfsjjKObeFTSYiO1VxZGsVE3TZx78Pb27VZtZTncTLvtFYNLDGLISWb1WsvBh96OhoMOGFzjpMywV1of72-YLoAmhSppHjhtnCC3l3QIWQcwOKn1w/s1600-h/Bronx+Community+College.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OUfmSuVjkj6SQ2nzEaY5f7LWCuMfsjjKObeFTSYiO1VxZGsVE3TZx78Pb27VZtZTncTLvtFYNLDGLISWb1WsvBh96OhoMOGFzjpMywV1of72-YLoAmhSppHjhtnCC3l3QIWQcwOKn1w/s400/Bronx+Community+College.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424405500403844450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model and site photos of Bronx Community College</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9crN7w4AHMs_27kK2AfRJI2KSyKw8omw5zLkFrJudFowNTIX5r6bsh6-dpiW_taCocDuFFBBd4blDEDtDO6_z0g5e1HMNRyCMDc91KL5H2J6qas25Mu2ATV-v9K7KNnlLnjCSPv3HNU/s1600-h/Chapel+of+the+Baldegg+Convent+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9crN7w4AHMs_27kK2AfRJI2KSyKw8omw5zLkFrJudFowNTIX5r6bsh6-dpiW_taCocDuFFBBd4blDEDtDO6_z0g5e1HMNRyCMDc91KL5H2J6qas25Mu2ATV-v9K7KNnlLnjCSPv3HNU/s400/Chapel+of+the+Baldegg+Convent+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424408442050488514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model of Baldegg Convent<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xyUf8UKelnn7qHe2xJrdimAvBeIxcnIeugNPsKwtTbHSlQgZD7Gl0QD9f79JXlrgEg7AvkMRiTgUBAUnXBWnWZ5XiSdv0swnsKNUa9DjNcQZPlN6Xlga4z9Nk4-4N7JVZb5wbaU_NQg/s1600-h/Chapel+of+the+Baldegg+Convent.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xyUf8UKelnn7qHe2xJrdimAvBeIxcnIeugNPsKwtTbHSlQgZD7Gl0QD9f79JXlrgEg7AvkMRiTgUBAUnXBWnWZ5XiSdv0swnsKNUa9DjNcQZPlN6Xlga4z9Nk4-4N7JVZb5wbaU_NQg/s400/Chapel+of+the+Baldegg+Convent.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424408439469085106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model of Baldegg Convent</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5h1Uxp1GLf6ASofuRlCbwpCotCHP58YMcs46WBtfTwFiRI2Odhk0NwyLQFEwFtGc0f1h_ykfcfwEdzbofQYcl2jo_w3P86uLEhUpUc5M8YcrrrygteZ0XMu-_WmC46v5fXr7otsVcAmk/s1600-h/Whitney+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 363px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5h1Uxp1GLf6ASofuRlCbwpCotCHP58YMcs46WBtfTwFiRI2Odhk0NwyLQFEwFtGc0f1h_ykfcfwEdzbofQYcl2jo_w3P86uLEhUpUc5M8YcrrrygteZ0XMu-_WmC46v5fXr7otsVcAmk/s400/Whitney+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424408440650048466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model of the Whitney Museum of American Art</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt39Y2kWWWy2MiDAwW-rg7S0AOfK-Ga9vCRbfJ967i7VTwkihhy-dS9eNLMHnIhjVzl_TIxwUDovbrYs2s6p9rF_x9CmmRyGhD4P1n3TQuZmMGDs-znxnSozXWW9rdmn2YkiBSSX68sw/s1600-h/Whitney+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTt39Y2kWWWy2MiDAwW-rg7S0AOfK-Ga9vCRbfJ967i7VTwkihhy-dS9eNLMHnIhjVzl_TIxwUDovbrYs2s6p9rF_x9CmmRyGhD4P1n3TQuZmMGDs-znxnSozXWW9rdmn2YkiBSSX68sw/s400/Whitney+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424408433638736178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Scale model of the Whitney Museum of American Art<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpUnqvGCPwllsc8h0J_478nSW9j6QXjV0djd9xnzgx4dF1DAAeduW5lQGgbm5FXoKqqXmQ4yqaWR5fq3CMpwDVEST6ULl6W2aPlLjue87fIQ5iz3M2zH2N-YTiKWOwXFm0qrs8Pq68Wc/s1600-h/Furniture+display+@+Central+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpUnqvGCPwllsc8h0J_478nSW9j6QXjV0djd9xnzgx4dF1DAAeduW5lQGgbm5FXoKqqXmQ4yqaWR5fq3CMpwDVEST6ULl6W2aPlLjue87fIQ5iz3M2zH2N-YTiKWOwXFm0qrs8Pq68Wc/s400/Furniture+display+@+Central+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424416697953511970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Assorted furniture (circa: 1925)<br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQNRIPo-aZSskvxnOnT45tTWoxWrZE9RDt6qFfhKrfxb39Oe_RV2BVnqJ4AYKz0g1BUYFluZa4igVkdUAwUhL12qxkbgwroVayjc5_mVM-tnggZURqjZkXSVNdJTPKElMa2ZD2TY3CJ0/s1600-h/Furniture+display+@+Central+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQNRIPo-aZSskvxnOnT45tTWoxWrZE9RDt6qFfhKrfxb39Oe_RV2BVnqJ4AYKz0g1BUYFluZa4igVkdUAwUhL12qxkbgwroVayjc5_mVM-tnggZURqjZkXSVNdJTPKElMa2ZD2TY3CJ0/s400/Furniture+display+@+Central+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424416698378489218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Plywood and tubular metal furniture assortment (circa: 1925)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlITV4741rCv8vjgUYQ2GTOBzjNhSxfXTGISVNq_Phb8DkHjCdnVeEHmAdIieV8b2lnFU2y61AZt3Plogqv-YPOl4KHgHzx7qyQ9wJudy6vyLXjckNDGfYl_sgIIVii5kDgbRe2-LhVtE/s1600-h/Furniture+display+@+Central.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlITV4741rCv8vjgUYQ2GTOBzjNhSxfXTGISVNq_Phb8DkHjCdnVeEHmAdIieV8b2lnFU2y61AZt3Plogqv-YPOl4KHgHzx7qyQ9wJudy6vyLXjckNDGfYl_sgIIVii5kDgbRe2-LhVtE/s400/Furniture+display+@+Central.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424416690442312034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Various chaise lounges and tables (circa: 1925)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvL6u0lI7_frklyHFEAhe54b_RKH0grHktnWFagQqkUiDZC9dEpnJE2lHlxCJTHl1TWdy0drIhP6GbTFCqOoKvpWZ0iDOM8sQQTtoqWd99KunryUmrhyphenhyphentZUMPZvg3xBof7L06bgdKAyI/s1600-h/Stackable+plywood+chairs+and+table+with+lounge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixvL6u0lI7_frklyHFEAhe54b_RKH0grHktnWFagQqkUiDZC9dEpnJE2lHlxCJTHl1TWdy0drIhP6GbTFCqOoKvpWZ0iDOM8sQQTtoqWd99KunryUmrhyphenhyphentZUMPZvg3xBof7L06bgdKAyI/s400/Stackable+plywood+chairs+and+table+with+lounge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424416692438909810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Large plywood table and matching chairs (circa: 1925)</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhqwiUD3R6kyQUOhKUvaf3jpkXpCGjs-IWqLpM3IXIXH72db42SBVc2h3YYK49Y0Xo5orXEhoKpVy-ojOS0BRhDGxQiO0eox1-cSw6V5Il3m-W_ZnNcAocg1jeg1VXc6NeDhr_HNKdJg/s1600-h/Stackable+plywood+chairs+with+table.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhqwiUD3R6kyQUOhKUvaf3jpkXpCGjs-IWqLpM3IXIXH72db42SBVc2h3YYK49Y0Xo5orXEhoKpVy-ojOS0BRhDGxQiO0eox1-cSw6V5Il3m-W_ZnNcAocg1jeg1VXc6NeDhr_HNKdJg/s400/Stackable+plywood+chairs+with+table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424416682874882178" border="0" /></a>Stackable plywood chairs (circa: 1925)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-63317444371615720202010-01-05T22:03:00.016-05:002010-01-16T20:45:28.587-05:00ArtWorks Magazine: The Bauhaus Effect<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjdm6dty4Smc9qYzz7Ftl2rTCMn0qhvdlTwKH-9hZQGXlkYjRVi7e2PAhMiZENAR7Lu7UYw5H9bb6egTdfw0KNfBkW0YzhGOAFwk4iZOCm3PXsIuv5wA1i-NGDDktLN16Du_-PPRMqSyv/s1600-h/On+White+II.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><b style=""><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size:10pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;">Originally published in ArtWorks Magazine (December 2009)</span></p><p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<br /></p><p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">This year marks the 90<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the Bauhaus school, with a century having passed since one of its former instructors, Kandinsky, wrote that noteworthy quote in his book, “Concerning the Spiritual in Art”.<span style=""> </span>In that single introductory line, Kandinsky reveals the magnanimity of the artistic forest, and the proverbial trees.</p><p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
<br /></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="text-align: justify;">A creative zenith of the 20<sup>th</sup> Century, Kandinsky gave the world great art, great words and many brilliant ideas.<span style=""> </span>So it should come as no surprise that in the decades since his passing, neither he nor the school where he once taught have yet been forgotten.<span style=""> </span>And why should they be?<span style=""> </span>After all, Kandinsky is one of the founding fathers of abstract art, and the German Bauhaus school is the place where the modernist aesthetic was conceived—incubated—cultivated--formed.</p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="text-align: justify;">Walter Gropius, descendent of two architects sharing the same name—father and great-uncle—Martin Gropius, founded the Bauhaus in 1919.<span style=""> </span>Thereafter, with his expanding portfolio of buildings, Gropius would introduce to the world an elegant simplicity of reductive design, combining minimalistic functionality, tectonic geometry and timeless, aesthetic beauty.<span style=""> </span>Several buildings would be built to house the school, though the Gropius designed <st1:city st="on">Dessau</st1:city> site remains the most recognized of the Bauhaus’ three locales—<st1:city st="on">Weimar</st1:city>—<st1:city st="on">Dessau</st1:city>--<st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">Berlin</st1:state></st1:place>.</p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="text-align: justify;">Being co-ed, another specific impact that the school had on design and education was its embrace of women.<span style=""> </span>And though female students were strongly encouraged to work with fabrics and textiles, as opposed to industrial design and buildings, at various points through Bauhaus history, women would make up to 50% of the overall student body. <span style=""> </span>With one of the more notable standouts being Anni Albers, who, after the Bauhaus had closed, along with her husband Josef, migrated to the US at the behest of Phillip Johnson--another towering figure of Modernism.</p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="text-align: justify;">Mrs. Albers is in-part credited with elevating the craftsmanship of the loom to fine art status, but as Bauhaus alumni go, she is not the only woman of tremendous success and achievement.<span style=""> </span>There’s also Lilly Reich, a collaborator to van der Rohe who in 1930 was the first woman at the Bauhaus to teach interior design, which included furniture design.<span style=""> </span>And then there’s Marianne Brandt, a photographer who, like her male colleague Wilhelm Wagenfeld, is better known for her industrial designs of exquisitely sculpted, household objects--lamps, ashtrays, tea infusers.</p><p class="ecmsonormal" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-style: italic;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Stolzl_red_green.jpg/425px-Stolzl_red_green.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 599px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1e/Stolzl_red_green.jpg/425px-Stolzl_red_green.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wall hanging "Slit Tapestry Red/Green" by Gunta Stolzl, 1927/28</span>
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<br /></p><p class="ecmsonormal" style="text-align: justify;">“The women of the Bauhaus set up a leadership structure of their own…Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl…produced ambitious and exciting textiles that explored different permutations of design” says the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Museum</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Modern Art</st1:placename></st1:place> (MoMA) Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpting, Leah Dickerman.<span style=""> </span>As well, Dickerman says, the women weren’t just following the lead of the men, because “the weavers rejected the idea that their work should solely be expressions of visual art.”<span style=""> </span>Consequentially she says, the Bauhaus women “developed a huge range of textiles.” <span style=""> </span></p> <p class="ecmsonormal" style="text-align: justify;">Yet in this celebratory year, while many rejoice that historic institution’s worldwide contributions in art and design, others are loathe to bury the memory of Early and Mid-Century Modernism deep into the obscurity of our recent past....</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="ecmsonormal">- <span style="font-weight: bold;">End Excerpt</span> -</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="ecmsonormal">This article can be read in its entirety, including a selection of rare photos, in the <a href="http://artworksmagazine.com/2009/12/the-bauhaus-effect/">December issue of ArtWorks</a> Magazine. Print version available nationwide at Barnes & Noble bookstores.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="ecmsonormal">***
<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">About Max Eternity:
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:medium;">Max Eternity, contributing writer to<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://artworksmagazine.com/" target="_blank">Artworks Magazine</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>and Editor and Publisher to<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://admag.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Art Digital Magazine</a>, is a digital-aged Renaissance man who creates innovative print types reflecting the Bauhaus and Mid-Century Modernism. Via a network of informational web portals, Eternity advocates for artistic and social concerns ranging from<span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=max+eternity+marcel+breuer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" target="_blank">architectural preservation</a><span class="ecxApple-converted-space"> </span>and digital literacy to government transparency and the Afro-Euro fine art construct. An avid inventor, he currently has over a twenty utilities in various stages of development. </span>
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<br /></div></div></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-8224126556335461512009-10-23T17:28:00.004-04:002009-10-25T10:51:54.785-04:00Celebrating Bauhaus & Breuer: Eternity @ Central<div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center"><div align="left"><div style="text-align: justify;">Beginning next week, in celebration of the German Bauhaus school, Alma Mater to Marcel Breuer, architect of Atlanta's Downtown Central Library, there will be on display an <a href="http://aiaatlanta.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=42" target="_blank">exhibition on loan from Vitra Design Museum</a>--serving as a retrospective of Breuer's 50-year career. The exhibition and presentation(s) is being co-hosted by the Museum of Design Atlanta and The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System. In advance of that event (Oct 27 - Jan 16) I was asked to collaborate on a 3rd Floor curio display for the celebration. The curio display and the ensuing,much larger exhibition pays homage to Breuer in relation to this year's 90th anniversary of the Bauhaus school where Breuer at one time studied and later taught.<br /></div><br /><br /></div><i>In celebration of the 90th Anniversary<br />of the Bauhaus school</i><br /><a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>The Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library</b></span></a><br /><br />Designed by Marcel Breuer<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NpsRADjfeNQS-FquWIjHh3ksGEx9OukB0Aob8jIpIuZNvpUCoEj2fV8i4qSs1iQQ5PKGn3_2KANbfpcPoipKBQWmu7R9W-Wv5FULw5CEp4U-hskHqvWgGWsMxj0Vy3KYcLel21Z2vZY/s1600-h/2009+Bauhaus+Curio+by+Mavis-Max+5.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NpsRADjfeNQS-FquWIjHh3ksGEx9OukB0Aob8jIpIuZNvpUCoEj2fV8i4qSs1iQQ5PKGn3_2KANbfpcPoipKBQWmu7R9W-Wv5FULw5CEp4U-hskHqvWgGWsMxj0Vy3KYcLel21Z2vZY/s400/2009+Bauhaus+Curio+by+Mavis-Max+5.jpg" alt="" id="ecxecxecxecxBLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395625979452409794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Eternity poses adjacent</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><span style="font-size:78%;">90th Anniversary Breuer-Bauhaus curio display </span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"> Designed by Jackson & Eternity<br />Photo: Velisa Caldwell<br /><br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpp0w9cyxAyH5PnVtNq4-AD5oZ7EW44BZjOZwlALiR76iXw9owqgXbzpDDyOg0P9dNLd_SAdeHmZWYNA1ghPuBjppT7Y6gT2L9ApoG9QyYF1N7RF38a7ul_ebA0RzAaTDMkf2pA_jm-Q/s1600-h/2009+Bauhaus+Curio+by+Mavis-Max+7.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkpp0w9cyxAyH5PnVtNq4-AD5oZ7EW44BZjOZwlALiR76iXw9owqgXbzpDDyOg0P9dNLd_SAdeHmZWYNA1ghPuBjppT7Y6gT2L9ApoG9QyYF1N7RF38a7ul_ebA0RzAaTDMkf2pA_jm-Q/s400/2009+Bauhaus+Curio+by+Mavis-Max+7.jpg" alt="" id="ecxecxecxecxBLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395625990080868146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">90th Anniversary Breuer-Bauhaus curio display </span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> Designed by Jackson & Eternity<br />Photo: Velisa Caldwell<br /><br /></span><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMNCB-gpQJbJTWvpE8SUx6k30eTpClSRsPwFkM_MFjmVTPFx3ibGukPbShuWlmTuKgIixk_CBeX8M7s7linosv7JIEEFmFmRrS1G_zO9d0leZF2YiSFipOph3hk6u8O2qtEYaSGb57V4/s1600-h/2009+Bauhaus+Curio+by+Mavis-Max+6.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMNCB-gpQJbJTWvpE8SUx6k30eTpClSRsPwFkM_MFjmVTPFx3ibGukPbShuWlmTuKgIixk_CBeX8M7s7linosv7JIEEFmFmRrS1G_zO9d0leZF2YiSFipOph3hk6u8O2qtEYaSGb57V4/s400/2009+Bauhaus+Curio+by+Mavis-Max+6.jpg" alt="" id="ecxecxecxecxBLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395625985862289746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Walter Gropius designed Bauhaus Dessau site as illustrated by Eternity</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Photo: Velisa Caldwell<br /></span><br /><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ5mw2pWKqFVa5ROB0pbpB4URLCEQJ1vipthDUhxC52FhMIZe9werZ0YLklAhxDv3As5QgsjU9cbVUtfN_snBA6LsiQcdvfzwjazHRy16uf0bwCYRiDs-Hv17TzcISv4Jy005XPlSJ-k/s1600-h/2009+Bauhaus+Curio+by+Mavis-Max+4.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlQ5mw2pWKqFVa5ROB0pbpB4URLCEQJ1vipthDUhxC52FhMIZe9werZ0YLklAhxDv3As5QgsjU9cbVUtfN_snBA6LsiQcdvfzwjazHRy16uf0bwCYRiDs-Hv17TzcISv4Jy005XPlSJ-k/s400/2009+Bauhaus+Curio+by+Mavis-Max+4.jpg" alt="" id="ecxecxecxecxBLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395625671354162082" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">90th Anniversary Breuer-Bauhaus curio display </span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> (above) MoDA poster, (below) Illustration of Bauhaus Dessau by Eternity<br />Photo: Velisa Caldwell<br /><br /></span><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj37X3puMBI9teuOPGGkAMeB7xiQsww4FtZr2S-FsDRzeA6b2C9wOToVAx6q163j3F9XdD42MKU0EhjNRgci7_NuxYOpaYCTtHf5DleNuU0wnpTlrF53l1d7X9Y7I2oWo0TVzFyHWzG2Ag/s1600-h/2009+Bauhaus+Curio+by+Mavis-Max+3.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; 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text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 342px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEins0H77PLZ4n92d0vaoPRER0JIxayLLwWYRVTxVZWNxyWuZXuS6V23ItjD6NsWyJPAmSVBM6EQ3ip2QJ-tYP0KJNasxj3cjeOJZ6juYYx7H8QImMV8n0X1SKeLdc7WJKXV4ZstxsP7x6I/s400/2009+Bauhaus+Curio+by+Mavis-Max+1.jpg" alt="" id="ecxecxecxecxBLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395625654894990450" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">90th Anniversary Breuer-Bauhaus curio display </span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> Designed by Jackson & Eternity</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;">Photo: Velisa Caldwell</span><br /><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zbXAN1rOQAG0Y3wJWjZILT0FecpUhr-AlK3GPQOu73RfE92OdCcQ4BSVKP8mqnUa76wmvHQYp6GMcfKySB7SPl0Eo0c6KZq8-piQ0amRnzNsYGeILgErhz0vDP89nONtmdXccm7BsJs/s1600-h/Max+in+Front+1.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zbXAN1rOQAG0Y3wJWjZILT0FecpUhr-AlK3GPQOu73RfE92OdCcQ4BSVKP8mqnUa76wmvHQYp6GMcfKySB7SPl0Eo0c6KZq8-piQ0amRnzNsYGeILgErhz0vDP89nONtmdXccm7BsJs/s400/Max+in+Front+1.jpg" alt="" id="ecxecxecxecxBLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395625660382286978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Eternity stands in front of Breuer's Atlanta Library</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"> Photo: Velisa Caldwell<br /><br /></span></div> <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1YGVEVocq_zMSCdGqy981om6ZOO883dMnC_t199naybKtIUo56fX3D4cxVx7TQ1PT4eOTHrI12PSF5zjYeo0f4Vx1Yb0cj8OHqvm8ZKATi2NM7BAGMvoV8x4013RyosIbOfiiOGKJs8/s1600-h/Central+%28Farlie+Street%29+2.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1YGVEVocq_zMSCdGqy981om6ZOO883dMnC_t199naybKtIUo56fX3D4cxVx7TQ1PT4eOTHrI12PSF5zjYeo0f4Vx1Yb0cj8OHqvm8ZKATi2NM7BAGMvoV8x4013RyosIbOfiiOGKJs8/s400/Central+%28Farlie+Street%29+2.jpg" alt="" id="ecxecxecxecxBLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395625041675891266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Breuer's Atlanta Library @ Farlie Street</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"> Photo: Eternity</span><br /><br /><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHvS4KaYzkc3VBqaUmNfKY16bvLXdRBj8BkKT2K4ux1OK2xHiLKjdlAQ-59-4sUsppm21YzbFnjZkYdYZ6W7WLXc1lFI72NlySZKq5vmkvgZpRpINjAj2fSeex8_AzTUsmg2B92E9F6M/s1600-h/Central+%28Farlie+Street%29+3.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiHvS4KaYzkc3VBqaUmNfKY16bvLXdRBj8BkKT2K4ux1OK2xHiLKjdlAQ-59-4sUsppm21YzbFnjZkYdYZ6W7WLXc1lFI72NlySZKq5vmkvgZpRpINjAj2fSeex8_AzTUsmg2B92E9F6M/s400/Central+%28Farlie+Street%29+3.jpg" alt="" id="ecxecxecxecxBLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395625039191384242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Breuer's Atlanta Library @ Farlie Street</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"> Photo: Eternity<br /><br /></span><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon1luB3zYskidPXS1wHfDgI-yPN1R9KWTXpkIaOJ4H0-fZ9s16YLv5jbSw1Rarrg-G7SWA4L79Zpe4OWyaPZ5xrt_Yr6MXGFyLUoGJzsWjLYPtUnw1CKfpVToRtsm5DWiFBclJ7PUCm4/s1600-h/Central+%28Farlie+Street%29+4.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon1luB3zYskidPXS1wHfDgI-yPN1R9KWTXpkIaOJ4H0-fZ9s16YLv5jbSw1Rarrg-G7SWA4L79Zpe4OWyaPZ5xrt_Yr6MXGFyLUoGJzsWjLYPtUnw1CKfpVToRtsm5DWiFBclJ7PUCm4/s400/Central+%28Farlie+Street%29+4.jpg" alt="" id="ecxecxecxecxBLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395625032957904178" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">Breuer's Atlanta Library @ Farlie Street</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"> Photo: Eternity</span></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-25328446173104431342009-10-16T06:39:00.008-04:002009-10-16T07:07:07.375-04:00"Marcel Breuer: Design and Architecture"<div style="text-align: center;">***<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngE3Znd46tQIxkwIBJC1vPeJm4L3QYzI90I8VowL03VDB6RpXMYN2W6R4Q2tYIL7i8wL2nEvzGazEMe2VhMxBgMjUbcYQmDNnhyphenhyphenyz1MGySJuhj4PeZB-BWkbquCRqvCfpUjnxgiLU-UEF/s1600-h/639px-Bauhaus_Chair_Breuer.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgngE3Znd46tQIxkwIBJC1vPeJm4L3QYzI90I8VowL03VDB6RpXMYN2W6R4Q2tYIL7i8wL2nEvzGazEMe2VhMxBgMjUbcYQmDNnhyphenhyphenyz1MGySJuhj4PeZB-BWkbquCRqvCfpUjnxgiLU-UEF/s400/639px-Bauhaus_Chair_Breuer.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393149393826413826" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:85%;" >Press Contacts:<br /><br />Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System<br />Kelly Robinson - 404 730 1865<br />kelly.robinson@fultoncountyga.gov<br /><br />Museum of Design Atlanta<br />Amanda Leesburg - 404 842 0040<br />amanda@leesburgpr.com</span><br /><br /><br /><blockquote style="font-weight: bold;">Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) in partnership with Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System Presents Marcel Breuer: Design and Architecture.</blockquote><br /><br />ATLANTA - To Kick off their 2009/2010 season, the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) partners with the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System to present a dual location exhibit featuring the work of world-renowned furniture designer and architect Marcel Breuer (1902-1981), arguably one of the most influential designers of the modernist period. Open to the public October 27-January 16, 2010, the exhibit will be housed at both the MODA galleries and Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System's Central Library, the last major public building Breuer designed.<br /><br />"I can think of no better place to celebrate the architectural work of Marcel Breuer than in one of his own buildings," said Brenda Galina, executive director of MODA. " We are honored to share this special exhibit with the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System and give Atlantans this unique opportunity to experience the work of this important and innovative designer." <a href="http://www.afplweb.com/images/stories/files/library/Front%20page%20news/Breuer_PressRelease.pdf">Read more</a>.<br /><br /></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-22551177958671478522009-10-06T10:52:00.009-04:002009-10-06T14:34:23.318-04:00Breuer's Atlanta Library chosen for 2010 WMF Watch<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5COwner%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C02%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT; panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:auto; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0pt; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} @page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:36.0pt; mso-footer-margin:36.0pt; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0pt; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >October 6, 2009 - </span></b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >This morning in New York, <a href="http://www.worldmonumentswatch.org/">The World Monuments Fund </a>announced its 2010 WATCH LIST, continuing the organ</span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >ization's biennial tradition of of bringing international attention to threatened cultural heritage. </span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" > 93 sites from 47 countries were chosen, some dating back several centuries, with one in Africa dating back 2 million years. The yo</span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >ungest site to received "at risk" or "threatened" recognition is the <a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/">Atlanta-Fulton Central </a></span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" ><a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/">Public Library</a>. The building was designed by Bauhaus alumni, Marcel Breuer. Press release follows:
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<br /><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:9pt;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:9pt;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:9pt;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >For Immediate Release—<st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">New York</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">NY</st1:state></st1:place>, October 6, 2009</span></i><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >…</span><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >Bonnie Burnham, President of the World Monuments Fund </span></b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >(WMF), today announced the </span><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >2010 World Monuments Watch</span></b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >. For more than 40 years, WMF, a nonprofit organization, has worked to preserve cultural heritage across the globe. The 2010 Watch includes 93 sites now at risk, representing 47 countries. These include 9 sites from the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> and 15 dating from the 20</span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:7.5pt;color:black;" >th </span><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >century. The Watch is WMF’s flagship advocacy program, and it calls international attention to threatened cultural heritage.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >Ranging from the famous (</span><st1:city st="on"><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >Machu Picchu</span></b></st1:city><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >, <st1:country-region st="on">Peru</st1:country-region></span></b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >) and remote (</span><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >Phajoding, a monastery high in the mountains of <st1:country-region st="on">Bhutan</st1:country-region></span></b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >), to the unexpected (</span><st1:city st="on"><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >Merritt</span></b></st1:city><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" > Parkway, <st1:state st="on">Connecticut</st1:state>, <st1:country-region st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></span></b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >) and little-known (</span><b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >desert castles of ancient <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Khorezm</st1:city>, <st1:country-region st="on">Uzbekistan</st1:country-region></st1:place></span></b><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >), the 2010 Watch tells compelling stories of human aspiration, imagination, and adaptation. The need for collective action and sustainable stewardship are common themes running through the 2010 list, and the 93 sites vividly illustrate the ever-more pressing need to create a balance between heritage concerns and the social, economic, and environmental interests of communities around the world.
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<br /><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" >Comprising products of individual imaginations, testaments to faith, and masterpieces of civil engineering, among other types of creations, the sites on the 2010 Watch are irreplaceable <span style=""> </span>monuments to human culture. They are found in every type of environment, from urban centers and small towns to barren plains and riverside caves, and they are threatened by war, natural disasters, urban sprawl, and neglect. They range from the prehistoric to the contemporary, and include schools, libraries, municipal buildings, places of worship, roadways, aqueducts, row houses, bridges, gateways, parks, follies, cultural landscapes, archaeological remains, historic city centers, castles, private houses, forts, tombs, and ancient petroglyphs and cave art.
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<br /><span style=";font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;font-size:11.5pt;color:black;" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-33823411726869779742009-05-24T11:19:00.060-04:002010-02-15T23:22:29.043-05:00May 25th, the Anniversary of Central<div style="text-align: center;"><br />____________________________<br /><br />May 25th: Central's 29th Anniversary<br />____________________________<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2vBlpPQtDOyM_2RR3C3lAR-vatslaNJtNWwvLa3mogTAG2i0V9nvktQqh6K4hL9TMPoBkJYOV5diGYsJvfGOlN26TwrwtgGrm4B0Kj3yph6O8hCo8G3UT0G4PI8iJTq_Ztkb4Icywlct/s1600-h/Virtual+Postcart+-+The+AFCPL.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2vBlpPQtDOyM_2RR3C3lAR-vatslaNJtNWwvLa3mogTAG2i0V9nvktQqh6K4hL9TMPoBkJYOV5diGYsJvfGOlN26TwrwtgGrm4B0Kj3yph6O8hCo8G3UT0G4PI8iJTq_Ztkb4Icywlct/s400/Virtual+Postcart+-+The+AFCPL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339491440650895186" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">- The Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library by Marcel Breuer - </span><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHzI1c019QDXMuZgvoJnTbHvnXU8B0Dl7Ll9TXEpPdapxCDSITfOv13PzvCQv2maJZwR-zEha_aphhc5IhkLm-f1HF0S-liXLtpEDIlYyKimvP5ZEzxGsH294X9Vgck4FJY-NuwM0TtKO/s1600-h/wb16.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0pt; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:85%;">- Wisdom Bridge sculpture by Richard Hunt - </span><br /><br /></div><br />May 25<sup>th</sup> marks the 29<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the <a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/">Marcel Breuer</a> designed Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library’s dedication.<span style=""> </span>From Ann Boutwell's "A Look Back" column in Atlanta Intown magazine:<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""></i></p><i style=""><blockquote>Mayor Maynard Jackson, along with the <st1:placename st="on">Atlanta</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">City</st1:placetype> Council and the Board of Trustees of the <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city> Public Library, dedicated the new structure at <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">One Margaret Mitchell Square</st1:address></st1:street>. Architects Marcel Breuer and <st1:city st="on">Hamilton</st1:city> Smith of Marcel Breuer Associates with Stevens and Wilkinson of <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city> designed the building.</blockquote></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><br /></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The building was originally commissioned by then Library Director, Carlton Rochell.<span style=""> </span>Rochell had a special interest in Breuer’s work, and was known to be quite fond of <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state>’s Whitney Museum of American Art, also designed by Breuer.<span style=""> </span>From Isabelle Hyman’s book “Marcel Breuer: The Career and the Buildings” she writes:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""></i></p><i style=""><blockquote>The idea to seek an internationally famous architect for the new library was promoted by its board of directors and by the library’s director, Carton Rochell, who was particularly enthusiastic about Breuer’s <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Whitney</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Museum</st1:placename></st1:place> of American Art.<span style=""> </span>Rochell and members of the board requested interviews with three architects in <st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">New York</st1:state></st1:place> and visited two (Breuer and Paul Rudolph).</blockquote></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtqs1cYl2Q6qJUxQWxxXgxBMn5_xg8VWHrCQgGJyfyT4vhUV22l5sdjnFYYI-OfmMe3pWEG0R2MIX1YsSFixDjvNPgUw6nuA79l34X34arZbK448qLqErFSpquFvf9fzseYXzRu6dEuYj/s400/373px-Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art,_New_York.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339567031316078194" border="0" /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">- The Whitney Museum of American Art -<br /><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><o:p> </o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""></i></p><i style=""><blockquote>One of the best works of Breuer’s late career, the <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city> building is a departure from his standard library “box.”<span style=""> </span>Instead, he reinvented the stepped profile, grand-massing, few windows and ”severe, hard-edged, geometric volumes,” as <st1:city st="on">Hamilton</st1:city> Smith described them, of the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Whitney</st1:placename> <st1:placename st="on">Museum</st1:placename></st1:place>.</blockquote></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><i style=""><o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><o:p> </o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It should also be remembered that noted architect Carl Stein, who at one time worked for Breuer, is attributed with having made important contributions to the building’s site plan.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090218/overdue"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJI-YhUTM7-9N2dFBBcZmb7AOK2AcLLlWr2tOCoJ8V-_Eo7v2KxGv9hj96IfE_5O1aXa_wQvMIAvBI7UUNy-m1zPaRCKEfYtfPyBGEarutvPrGC8nCgRAPKBAQYykD_SCfpr4N-gdmb94B/s400/ATLFultonLibrary_03_t346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339561620650776642" border="0" /></a></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">- The Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library -<br /><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Nonetheless, the building does have its critics.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">It has been more than a year now since Rob Pitts of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners announced his plans to demolish the building and sell the property to a private investor. That plan, supported by the current Library Director, John Szabo, was controversial from the start. It was, however, embraced by the Board and hastily attached to a very popular library bond referendum. And though the referendum was adopted in a public vote last November, Pitt's plan is still as unpopular as ever.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">In the course of the ongoing preservation debate, with praise being lavished on the building by conservator Albert Albano of the Intermuseum Conservation Association, artist Max Eternity of Art Digital Magazine, architect Jon Buono of DOCOMOMO and Professor Barry Bergdoll, Chief Curator of Architecture at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) – Bergdoll having declared the building a “masterpiece” --<span style=""> </span>the building and plaza have received much public attention.<span style=""> </span>The Atlanta-Journal Constitution newspaper has featured the library in several news articles, as has <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Atlanta</st1:city></st1:place>’s Creative Loafing newspaper.<span style=""> </span>As well on the national and international front, both <a href="http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2009/todays-news/threatened-in-atlanta.html">Preservation Magazin</a><a href="http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2009/todays-news/threatened-in-atlanta.html">e</a> and <a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090218/overdue">Metropolis Magazine</a> have featured the library in their respective publications.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge97-tAJBsOY-Ps2CXSC_hQbnsqEcx3WvW1oC655nk_sDbz5MWkfT4mi0_7h7YZKpJ80mqCK8KbQAACA2MHG_h9FdFX-Zdfb7_HhJKCCQwS0AhFXWm58z8FY2ZcrlscSfKSM_L889kF_vZ/s1600-h/wb6.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge97-tAJBsOY-Ps2CXSC_hQbnsqEcx3WvW1oC655nk_sDbz5MWkfT4mi0_7h7YZKpJ80mqCK8KbQAACA2MHG_h9FdFX-Zdfb7_HhJKCCQwS0AhFXWm58z8FY2ZcrlscSfKSM_L889kF_vZ/s400/wb6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339806851991969202" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">- Wisdom Bridge by Richard Hunt - </span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Still, however important the Breuer contribution is to <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city>, there is yet another reason why the library's architectural site should remain intact.<span style=""> </span>For one would be remiss not to acknowledge the site-specific, monumental sculpture created by famed American artist, Richard Hunt,. The stainless steel sculpture is entitled the “<st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Wisdom</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Bridge</st1:placetype></st1:place>.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://jefferymcnary.blogspot.com/2009/04/something-of-value.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Efd1uVQpeQBsW2SN387Ef0O6_l-A824EZBS8HpeqFDQOVChNtDo25rt89p9PVYScHmnqTsh5SqDWmG26o98skcZSU9VBgVw7Obf7Ek91z51bM5_helFeoXDn_qqecXGLIyJARlExbjzD/s400/richardhunt2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339410810257854066" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">- Richard Hunt, American Sculpture (1935 - ) -</span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Like Breuer, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/03/arts/metal-sculptures-bucking-the-trends.html">Richard Hunt</a> has had his share of firsts. In 1971, he became the first African-American artist to have a major solo exhibition at the <st1:placetype st="on">Museum</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename st="on">Modern Art</st1:placename> in <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state>.<span style=""> </span>More recently, in 2008, the <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2008/09/richard_hunt_at_the_sculpture.html">Sculpture Center in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Cleveland</st1:city>, <st1:state st="on">Ohio</st1:state></st1:place>,</a> exhibited a show of Hunt’s work.<span style=""> </span>The exhibition was organized by Ann Albano, director of the center.<span style=""> </span>Hunt is known for his lyrical compositions of metal in abstract form.<span style=""> His pieces tend to be sinewy and arabesque, while also retaining a certain degree of substance and heft. I</span>n <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Cleveland</st1:city></st1:place> when asked about his work and process he said “when they're rendered in metal, the sources are synthesized into a metallic construction. What starts out as a leaf can become a flame." He went on to say “it's just like you learn a language -- you start to think in it," he said. "I think in metal. 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Not just because of his boombox voice and his massive 6ft 3in, 21-stone frame that dominated every room he entered. He was a political titan as well, the first black mayor of a major Southern city, and a prime mover in the emergence of Atlanta in the 1970s and 1980s as one of the great metropolises of America.</blockquote></i><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><br /></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><o:p> </o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrZGA3_a-09QtHcmyUs35RgS69mInO_64GnMfFqYVKFB1_nmvMmeoJhsJpBOuQggQtU65KKz-Sx_BGwRrCuIbLkNG2o6fNhFfNoZ58QYpLLDSDoQ-Q5Yxc6P7V54mCaKB9h2PkFw2W_l-/s1600-h/Maynard+Jackson.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrZGA3_a-09QtHcmyUs35RgS69mInO_64GnMfFqYVKFB1_nmvMmeoJhsJpBOuQggQtU65KKz-Sx_BGwRrCuIbLkNG2o6fNhFfNoZ58QYpLLDSDoQ-Q5Yxc6P7V54mCaKB9h2PkFw2W_l-/s400/Maynard+Jackson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339476754427287282" border="0" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;">- Mayor Maynard Jackson - </span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><i style=""><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal">In 2004 Mayor Jackson was posthumously honored with an Atlanta Gas Light Shining Light Award.<span style=""> </span>The award came with a purse of $10,000 which was donated to the Maynard H. Jackson Youth Foundation.<span style=""> </span>Upon accepting the award, his widow Valerie Jackson said "This light so personifies Maynard's radiant soul…Maynard's light was a glow that took in everybody and everything around him."<span style=""> </span>Ingrid Saunders Jones, a former member of <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Jackson</st1:place></st1:city>'s staff, called the gathering a reunion.<span style=""> </span>And, when asked about Mayor Jackson’s legacy she said "we can't talk about the City of <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city> without talking about Maynard Jackson. He gave voice to those who had no voice."</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Learn more about Marcel Breuer <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=marcel+breuer&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a">here</a>. Learn more about the "Wisdom Bridge" <a href="http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=124T529CO8546.3009&menu=search&aspect=Keyword&npp=50&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=ariall&ri=&term=&index=.GW&aspect=Keyword&term=&index=.AW&term=&index=.TW&term=&index=.SW&term=&index=.FW&term=&index=.OW&term=GA000570&index=.NW&x=0&y=0#focus">here</a>.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Select images of works by American artist <a href="http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1243IL62K8247.12136&profile=ariall&uri=link=3100006%7E%211056%7E%213100001%7E%213100002&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ri=1&source=%7E%21siartinventories&term=Hunt%2C+Richard+Howard%2C+1935-+%2C+sculptor.&index=AUTHOR">Richard Hunt</a> can be seen below.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></div>- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Click Images to Follow Link(s)</span> -<br /><br /></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12S322P4093Y2.13443&menu=search&aspect=subtab37&npp=50&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=ariallimg&ri=&term=wisdom+bridge&index=.GI&x=14&y=15&aspect=subtab37&term=&index=.AX&term=&index=.SI"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2NLaezUjysncclBM9GDB6By8eD5Had29sAjw70XMo8xoLj82a3tJdZkoZtY_gVDX0B5JVqISNe65M77Y1hsf6cnhFs59Pp6RjX3nfkw9QBVtCP47sKPhWsQymxtQdVNZ2NraFdmTas8Vz/s400/Wisdom+Bridge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339591517938196322" border="0" /></a></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">- <span style="font-style: italic;">Wisdom Bridge</span> @ Breuer's Central Library - Atlanta, Ga. -<br /></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://hirshhorn.si.edu/visit/collection_object.asp?key=32&subkey=8391"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBwKgAwz73t-0guSWD1fa32-A3RM64HDvicLfQG_H2X5gRu8gPm_Qqc1_uaVNIelOhMG6HTko9MmBbQD8pGzW5KPxAsRfN6J6AJnofyCvEcK2PrFCTPAjzG1rNmCI8KqP9zfTaXrWyEyq/s400/Richard+Hunt+-+Large+Hybrid+-+Hishorn+Museum+%28D.C.%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339410799315170098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">- <span style="font-style: italic;">Large Hybrid</span> @ Hishorn Museum (D.C.) - </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://urbanartcommission.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-o9rYCIgr5VOvU2R66xWCycesMPQTppnMPN_szqkAe0Db_7N7JvC6AMCkMUUljLSBVz_C1r6ungHr7GSYiupygG-Xvf9aVK05AivXsG48bs8Quq0BHWZjgDrx9HNFenokN65b0DFkBL2/s400/Richard+Hunt+-+Harlem+Hybrid+-+Memphis,+Tenn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339410799189287778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">- <span style="font-style: italic;">I Have Been to the Mountaintop</span> - Memphis, Tenn -</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://jasoninhollywood.blogspot.com/2009/01/exploring-lacma-well-sculptures-outside.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZNNqn6FfFOYsdjJn-tZMLuVplhPbYaE8n2j5cTOGyVbU-4aDGAUWkr-iWZIerl2E3T7woOwlINRtRDN034K-tUk8a2E5GhaVZSop4m-c0qxL-3v38Ul0pcA_M-_tQlHCBMptdGTBVx7s/s400/Richard+Hunt+-+Extended+Hybrid+-+Los+Angeles,+Ca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339410795317703570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">- <span style="font-style: italic;">Extended Hybrid </span>@ LACMA - Los Angeles, Ca. -</span><br /><br /><br /></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-87575227688467452912009-03-24T15:42:00.004-04:002009-03-29T00:07:03.796-04:00The National Trust: Breuer's last Design<div style="text-align: center;">***<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglvZaco-o251Vn63OXx-TrRWlRNKdHMEUsdb5Qt6OLRrKdUK51z1RCfWwRlcs8m_b2xv9c5lV7Ky1-2TYoC3vhPYPo9t3QuVdqKhxhgxPD-gZZBqCmnH1NLU4Zyv2peUQN3UkjfXQLzU/s1600-h/Central.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglvZaco-o251Vn63OXx-TrRWlRNKdHMEUsdb5Qt6OLRrKdUK51z1RCfWwRlcs8m_b2xv9c5lV7Ky1-2TYoC3vhPYPo9t3QuVdqKhxhgxPD-gZZBqCmnH1NLU4Zyv2peUQN3UkjfXQLzU/s320/Central.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316841682856670338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The National Trust for Historic Preservation:</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Threatened in Atlanta: Breuer's Last Design</span><br /><br /><small class="EC_EC_byline">By <span>Angela Serratore</span> | <em>Online Only</em> | <span>Mar. 23, 2009</span> </small><br /><br /><i>Preservation Magazine</i> - One of the most notable pieces of modern architecture in the American South may be demolished and replaced with a new design.<br /><br />Local artist Max Eternity, along with New York University Breuer scholar Isabelle Hyman, have turned to the blogosphere as a grassroots method of garnering support for the library. To demolish a modern structure so integrated with its environment, Eternity writes on <a href="http://www.marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">the blog</a>, "seems sociologically, aesthetically, and historically incomprehensible—to say nothing of economically wasteful." <a href="http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2009/todays-news/threatened-in-atlanta.html" target="_blank">Read more.</a><br /><br /></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-29790235565960696202009-03-22T20:40:00.030-04:002011-11-03T19:20:54.996-04:00Béton Brut: An Architectural Primer<div style="text-align: center;">
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Auguste Perret (1874 – 1954) was a French architect who specialized in reinforced concrete construction, known as Béton Brut. Meaning ‘raw concrete”, Béton Brut,<b> </b>aka Brutalism, is an architectural style that was once much beloved. This was especially true in the postwar age, at a time when world leaders, governments and institutions held high hopes for a better life. In rebuilding their nations, these leaders aspired to create more egalitarian societies that were also uniform. And having harnessed the industrial revolution, with the emergence of easy to use, low-cost building materials, structurally sound pre-cast concrete became a favorite for civic revitalization. Most all the great modernists used it, with Le Corbusier, who had been formerly been employed by Mr. Perret, referring to Béton Brut as his “choice material.”
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Still in recent times, buildings of the Béton Brut<b> </b>age<b>--</b>Modernist and of the International Style<b>--</b>are perceived by some as anything but fabulous; with many of the world’s most iconic structures, like The Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library, Cleveland’s Ameritrust Tower, New York’s Whitney Museum and Boston’s City Hall having all (at some point) come under critical attack. There are, however, those who beg to differ.</div>
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Notably, at ground zero of this ongoing debate on the truth and beauty of concrete modernist structures, a rather high-profile organization calling itself DOCOMOMO, has come of age with local chapters throughout the world. DOCOMOMO is a moniker, which stands for <b>DO</b>cumentation and <b>CO</b>nservation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the <b>MO</b>dern <b>M</b><span style="font-weight: bold;">O</span>vement. On their (international) website it states that their mission is to:</div>
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The World Monuments Fund, as well as The National Trust for Historic Preservation, offers a clear intent to bring attention to buildings of recent history. Too, there are other indications that the currently unappreciated genre of Béton Brut<b> i</b>s being revisited, with in 2004 La Centre National de la Danse, a Modernist Béton Brut building located in France, was awarded the <span style="font-style: italic;">Prix d'architecture de l'Équerre d'argent</span>, one of France's most prestigious design awards.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">To a city that I love, admire and respect, I write today expressing my concerns about the future of The Atlanta-Fulton Central Public library, commissioned by former Atlanta Library Director, Carlton Rochell. The library site, which encompasses a full city block, is an architecturally significant building and plaza designed by internationally renown architect, Marcel Breuer. Along with the building, at the site, on its terraced forecourt, a monumental sculpture designed by Richard Hunt sits in residence.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">The sculpture, entitled “The Wisdom Bridge”, was commissioned by one of </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Atlanta</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">'s most beloved former mayors, Maynard Jackson.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">So why am I concerned?</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Because, I believe this important site is in grave danger.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Two years ago in </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Grosse Pointe, Michigan</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">, the Grosse Pointe Central Public Library, another civic site also designed by Marcel Breuer, was going to be demolished.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Fortunately the Grosse Pointe’s Central has been saved, and is in route to be restored. Over time, the citizens and the leadership of Grosse Point came to understand that progress also meant preservation; that to successfully move into the future, one must also respect the past.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">The Grosse Point Central Library stands proud today and is in the process of having a complete, respectful renovation.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Furthermore, the site is now recognized by the World Monuments Funds as one of 2008’s World’s 100 Most Endangered Sites; an achievement not to be taken lightly.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">In the Downtown Central Library, Greater Atlanta has a legendary treasure of its own, but it needs to be respected and carefully preserved.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">To those ends, I am proud to announce that the site has been nominated for the World Monuments Fund 2010 100 Most Endangered Sites.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 100%;">Enclosed with this letter is a <a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/voices-of-support/">selection of comments</a> from the online petition, “A Plea for Preservation”, which now has over 400 endorsements; representing an international voice, sharing my views.</span><span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">Atlanta</span> is a world class city and it would be a world class shame to destroy this masterpiece, a one-of-a-kind architectural site.<span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span></div>
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This year marks the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus, the school in Germany, where many believe the foundation for modernism was laid. Marcel Breuer went there as a student and later taught there as a teacher, before migrating to America and teaching at Harvard. The Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library is the very last building the Breuer built in his 50-year career; a stellar career, which saw more than 300 public and private commissions. So the significance of this site, its pedigree and provenance -- function and locale -- cannot be overstated.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 10;">Cc: Council Chairperson Lisa Borders, City of Atlanta</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 10;">Cc: The Honorable Mayor Jere Wood, City of Roswell</span></span></div>
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Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-86067175591671316602009-03-16T12:38:00.003-04:002009-03-16T12:44:39.046-04:00Sign the Petition and Visit the Wordpress Site<div style="text-align: center;">___________________<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-7lIEcu6YE5p1lveN5_-DX6MV6PXnu7jbDK7ac0tqA1DfgAryrwJpvRX4e4yI9I1RpzEXS429c0bEdc7bF-o4Hme21NRSwC7Z_PwukEmsXhZaNF3Rx6eeP80JwDhIqzQjHu8l4KOT365/s1600-h/Library_(taken_by_Bryan_Boyer)+%28wordpress+crop%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-7lIEcu6YE5p1lveN5_-DX6MV6PXnu7jbDK7ac0tqA1DfgAryrwJpvRX4e4yI9I1RpzEXS429c0bEdc7bF-o4Hme21NRSwC7Z_PwukEmsXhZaNF3Rx6eeP80JwDhIqzQjHu8l4KOT365/s400/Library_(taken_by_Bryan_Boyer)+%28wordpress+crop%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299417399809476098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In December 2008 an <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mbcla/petition.html">online petition</a> and preservation website was created for the <a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/">Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library's preservation cause</a>. Sign the petition <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mbcla/petition.html">here,</a> then visit the other site where you will find a wonderful introductory essay written by Professor Emerita @ New York University, Dr. Isabelle Hyman. A noted Marcel Breuer scholar, <a href="http://www.hnabooks.com/product/show/1167">Isabelle Hyman</a> is the author of "Marcel Breuer, Architect: The Career And The Buildings."<br /><br /><a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/">Click here</a> to visit the Wordpress site.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">____________________<br /></div></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-4349445610885171132009-03-12T09:52:00.010-04:002009-03-13T19:47:18.274-04:00Kemp Mooney: Architect | Educator @ Central<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Last night at Central, <a href="http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Atlanta_Public_Library_%28central_location%29%2C_Atlanta_%2C_Georgia">Atlanta's Downtown Library</a>, it was a treat for all who were there on site to witness Professor Kemp Mooney's lecture about Bauhaus and Breuer. Mr. Mooney, himself an architect and veteran educator who has been teaching for more than 30 years, presented in his lecture, an oral history of the Bauhaus and early American Modernism.<br /><br />Using a well organized archive of photographs and ephemera, <a href="http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Kemp.Mooney.Architects.404-815-9561">Professor Kemp</a> succinctly synthesized 7 decades of both personal and observational milestones and occasions, reducing a formidable wealth of knowledge into a conversational narration based on analysis and direct personal experience.<br /><br />After his talk, there was a brief Q & A session, where the Professor was asked about the challenges facing the Downtown Library and what he thought might be done to raise awareness towards a more sane approach to urban renewal. Kemp responded effectively saying that he thought that the lack of awareness was in large part directly due to the fact that the "children of Atlanta don't grow up being around and hearing about good architecture. " Continuing to speak to this point, he highlighted the fact that when new architectural students enter school here in the city, that most often those students are not required to take a class on the more recent aspect(s) of architectural history, Mid-Century Modernism; also synonymous with the <a href="http://centralbranchlibrary.blogspot.com/2009/02/bauhaus-breuer-and-international-style.html">Bauhaus and the International Style.</a><br /><br />The point seemed well taken. Still, with individuals like <a href="http://www.hnabooks.com/product/show/1167">Isabelle Hyman</a>, <a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/news/newsmakers/0807barrybergdoll.asp">Barry Bergdoll,</a> Susan Piedemont-Palladino, Jon Buono, <a href="http://www.chapelhillnews.com/realestate/story/35854.html">George Smart</a> and <a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090218/overdue">Jonathan Lerner</a> also playing a role in the eloquent dissemination of information signifying the relativity of Bauhaus, Breuer and Modernism, though the challenges of <a href="http://adulteducation.wikibook.us/index.php?title=Transformational_Learning_Theory">transformative learning</a> may at this time seem a daunting task, the reality being revealed is that a certain degree of <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mbcla/petition.html">interest does exists</a>.<br /><br /></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-26181299365959952092009-03-02T10:48:00.008-05:002009-03-25T10:50:50.061-04:00Central & Buckhead Preservation Presentations<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">***<br /><br />When:</span> Wednesday, March 11, 6:30 pm<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Place: </span><a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Atlanta Fulton County Central Library</a>, One Margaret Mitchell Square<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost: </span>Free<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mbcla/petition.html" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYZYHzYbOwJ3I0ee6xGsf4u30UoCTYnpqU_F3vwpPA0zs_0rRVd_lDqNORUCf67VIxSXa2JNMoQIBvtXws6sf9lYR96AYQw9sevcWlp10VsnvCpbf8cf3UvAkhWIsNNfCS3FI_arRlY_E/s400/docomomo+-+YAF+%28March+11,+2009%29.jpg" alt="" id="EC_BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308599976730973122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">- Presentations are followed by a self-guided tours -</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">AND</span></span><br /><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;" class="EC_style4"><span style="font-weight: bold;">When:</span> Saturday, March 7, 11:30 am</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="EC_style4"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where: </span><a href="http://www.savethelibrary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Buckhead Branch Library</a>, 269 Buckhead Ave NE. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="EC_style4"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reservation required</span>: rsvp@docomomoga.org</p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="EC_style4"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost</span>: Free</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="EC_style4">_______________________________</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="EC_style4">_______________________________</p><p style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" class="EC_style4">UPDATE: March 24th</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="EC_style4">Central - <a href="http://docomomoga.org/wordpress/?p=146">DOCOMOMOga's Review</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="EC_style4">Central - <a href="http://web.me.com/toml1959/Modern/Phoenix_Flies_2009_Breuer.html">Pictures from the event</a></p><div style="text-align: center;">***</div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-54686858111007984062009-02-23T12:39:00.005-05:002010-07-06T13:22:02.405-04:00Marcel Breuer: The Masterpiece Builder<div style="text-align: justify;">***<br />Named by <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,891297,00.html">Time Magazine </a>as one of the "form givers of the 20th Century", <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Breuer">Marcel Breuer</a>--born in 1902 in Pecs, Hungary--is remembered as one of the most influential architects and designers the world has ever known. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Early in life he developed an interest in art, which led him to Weimar, Germany where he studied and taught at the famed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus">Bauhaus</a> school. Once there he participated first as a student from 1920 til his graduation in 1924. Thereafter, Breuer became a faculty member or "Bauhaus Master" from 1924 to 1928; by which time the school had relocated from Weimar to Dessau.<br /><br />From the outset, <a href="http://www.design-technology.org/MarcelBreuer.htm">Breuer</a> had a clear understanding of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_follows_function">"form follows function"</a> principle. To this, he embraced the concept of unit construction, and in 1925, with his innovative use of raw materials, Breuer was credited with being the first to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassily_Chair">use tubular steel in furniture</a>; a now ubiquitous, modernist technique applied around the world. As well, Breuer was also one of the pioneers of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalist">minimalism.</a><br /><br />In Europe, from 1928 to 1937, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Breuer">Breuer</a> enjoyed a flourishing architectural practice. However, because of the outbreak of The Second World War, he made a decision to relocate in America. It was during this time when Harvard University offered him an Associate Professorship at it's School of Design. Simultaneously, many of his other colleagues were migrating to the U.S. including Bauhaus founder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Gropius">Walter Gropius</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a> and Bauhaus (faculty) colleagues <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe">Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe</a>. At Harvard Breuer was joined by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Gropius">Gropius</a>, who taught at the school as well. Breuer continued to teach at Harvard University until 1946. And in 1970 he received the only Honorary Doctorate in Architecture ever awarded by that school.<br /><br />Throughout his illustrious career, Marcel Breuer was commissioned for numerous, monumental civic structures, with some of the more notable being <a href="http://www.unesco.org/visit/uk/frames/v4/build.htm">The UNESCO World Headquarters (Paris)</a>, <a href="http://www.whitney.org/">The Whitney Museum of American Art</a> (NYC), The University of Massachusetts Campus Center in Amherst, the headquarters of The Departments of HUD and HEW in Washington D.C., <a href="http://www.marcelbreuer.org/Main.html">St. John's Abbey (Minnesota)</a> and <a href="http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Atlanta_Public_Library_%28central_location%29%2C_Atlanta_%2C_Georgia">The Atlanta-Fulton Central Branch Public Library (Atlanta)</a>. In addition to his civic commissions, Breuer also received many residential commissions, including <a href="http://www.breuertrailerhouse.com/">The Wolfson House</a>, <a href="http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bin/gbi.cgi/Breuer_House_I.html/cid_20051219_kmm_img_8970.html">Breuer House</a> and <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06238/716442-30.stm">The Frank House</a>, which he created in collaboration with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Gropius">Walter Gropius.</a><br /><br />A major Exhibition of Breuer's work was shown at New York's <a href="http://www.moma.org/">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> in November 1972, and at Paris' <a href="http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en">Louvre Museum</a> in the summer of 1974. More recently, in 2002 The <a href="http://www.si.edu/">Smithsonian Institution</a> created an exhibition entitled <a href="http://www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits/pastexhibits/breuer/Intro.htm">Marcel Breuer: A Centennial Celebration</a><br /></div><br />Marcel Breuer 1902-1981<br /><br />***<br />Sources:<br />AFPL Central Public Library - Special Collections<br />Archives @ The Smithsonian Institution<br />***Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-4235668947473453482009-02-19T17:31:00.004-05:002009-02-19T17:38:23.629-05:00The Wren's Nest: Blogging for Breuer***<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Lain </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="EC_basictextbold10">Shakespeare</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> -- great-great-great grandson of </span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="EC_template"><span class="EC_subhead"><a href="http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-525" target="_blank">Joel Chandler Harris</a> -- Executive Director of <a href="http://www.wrensnestonline.com/index.php" target="_blank">The Wren's Nest</a> -- has recently signed the "Plea for Preservation" online <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mbcla/petition.html" target="_blank">petition</a>. This now comes from the blog @ The Wren's Nest.</span></span><br /></div>________________<br /><br />From: The Wren's Nest<br />_________________<br /><br /><br /> Thursday, February 19, 2009<br /><span class="blogheader" id="post-2628"><a href="http://www.wrensnestonline.com/blog/atlantas-central-library-in-metropolis-magazine/" rel="bookmark">Atlanta’s Central Library in Metropolis Magazine</a> </span><br /><br />Posted by: <a href="http://www.wrensnestonline.com/blog">lain</a> // Category: <a href="http://www.wrensnestonline.com/blog/category/historic-preservation/" title="View all posts in Historic Preservation" rel="category tag">Historic Preservation</a> // 4:16 pm<br /><br /> <p>One of the silliest trends in Atlanta recently has been to propose new “visionary” libraries to replace “old and busted” libraries. Please recall Ben Carter’s <a title="Streets Of Buckhead: Replica of the Buckhead Library?" href="http://www.wrensnestonline.com/blog/developer-offers-to-build-replica-of-buckhead-library/">offer to create a replica</a> of the Buckhead Library.</p> <p>Metropolis Magazine — an architecture, design, and preservation magazine — just <a title="Overdue!" href="http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090218/overdue">published a story on Atlanta’s central library</a> designed by <a title="Marcel Breuer" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Breuer" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outbound/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Breuer?ref=http_//co118w.col118.mail.live.com/mail/InboxLight.aspx?FolderID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000005_InboxSortAscending=False_InboxSortBy=Date_n=1164699653_wa=wsignin1.0');">Marcel Breuer</a>, he of the <a title="The Whitney" href="http://www.whitney.org/" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outbound/www.whitney.org/?ref=http_//co118w.col118.mail.live.com/mail/InboxLight.aspx?FolderID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000005_InboxSortAscending=False_InboxSortBy=Date_n=1164699653_wa=wsignin1.0');">Whitney Museum of American Art</a> in New York City.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wrensnestonline.com/blog/wp-content/atlanta-fulton-central-library.jpg" rel="lightbox[2628]" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/file/blog/wp-content/atlanta-fulton-central-library.jpg?ref=http_//co118w.col118.mail.live.com/mail/InboxLight.aspx?FolderID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000005_InboxSortAscending=False_InboxSortBy=Date_n=1164699653_wa=wsignin1.0');"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2632 aligncenter" style="border: 0pt none ;" title="Atlanta Fulton Central Library" src="http://www.wrensnestonline.com/blog/wp-content/atlanta-fulton-central-library-300x255.jpg" alt="Atlanta Fulton Central Library" width="300" height="255" /></a></p> <p>Breuer’s building is an example of brutalism. It’s an angular, blocky architectural style which resides in <a title="Trough of No Value" href="http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/02/the-trough-of-no-value.html" onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outbound/theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2009/02/the-trough-of-no-value.html?ref=http_//co118w.col118.mail.live.com/mail/InboxLight.aspx?FolderID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000005_InboxSortAscending=False_InboxSortBy=Date_n=1164699653_wa=wsignin1.0');">the trough of no value</a> for most people, including Fulton County Commissioner Rob Pitts.</p> <p>Pitts would like to create a “visionary” “technology library” because other cities have built iconic libraries and been successful. The Breuer Library would be sold and “repurposed,” which might as well mean “demolished.” Pardon me, but this is totally wack. <a href="http://www.wrensnestonline.com/blog/atlantas-central-library-in-metropolis-magazine/">Read More</a>.</p><p>***</p>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-82030430586859217842009-02-18T11:18:00.001-05:002009-02-18T11:20:22.558-05:00Metropolis Mag: Atlanta's Downtown Library<b><br />February 18, 2009</b><i> </i>- International design magazine -- art and architecture journal -- Metropolis Mag, has publish in its February issue, a featured piece about Atlanta's Downtown Library. The building, The Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library -- designed by legendary architect Marcel Breuer -- is at risk of being demolished under the auspices of Robb Pitts, a notorious Atlanta politician. Nonetheless, with both a local and national preservation effort gathering steam, the table may soon turn and Mr. Pitts will have to find himself another architectural site to pick on.<br /><br />Written by renowned journalist Jonathan Lerner, those interviewed for the magazine article consists of a veritable roll call of who's who in the art and design world, including Dr. Isabelle Hyman, Barry Bergdoll, Jon Buono and Max Eternity.<br /><br /><div align="center">_____________________________________________________________________<br /></div><br /><br /><div> <div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTjiMK7YgAD_llf1mi32uMDByRRGeiB5Vt3lRbXneqSeR3sRw_IQLZGIzo2a_IskQ26nySW7HgDQLUa-9j2eRiicISc2YFBkaHDDZWE8Bqa2dbjkNJ23SDXHqEFIObRIr1Pf6smbXklM/s1600-h/logo_metropolis_top.gif" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 71px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTjiMK7YgAD_llf1mi32uMDByRRGeiB5Vt3lRbXneqSeR3sRw_IQLZGIzo2a_IskQ26nySW7HgDQLUa-9j2eRiicISc2YFBkaHDDZWE8Bqa2dbjkNJ23SDXHqEFIObRIr1Pf6smbXklM/s400/logo_metropolis_top.gif" alt="" id="EC_EC_EC_EC_BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304157677823065282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div> <div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRlqiuxk0t0IBiUzVDIUnp-tuMUvkjMIpXNbJtjCrYjohlz9Om0AesEm9yuQ64TPdvxBMqIDWH7ExD6cjyjXJeDp7P9iWq3biOGXYAz0i6gmZJtW0MezsbzhK2d7L2RbpD-l24ieQDV0/s1600-h/ATLFultonLibrary_03_t346.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRlqiuxk0t0IBiUzVDIUnp-tuMUvkjMIpXNbJtjCrYjohlz9Om0AesEm9yuQ64TPdvxBMqIDWH7ExD6cjyjXJeDp7P9iWq3biOGXYAz0i6gmZJtW0MezsbzhK2d7L2RbpD-l24ieQDV0/s400/ATLFultonLibrary_03_t346.jpg" alt="" id="EC_EC_EC_BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304163577346488722" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /></div> <p class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 11pt;"><span style=";font-family:Times-Roman;font-size:16;" ><span class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_Apple-style-span" style=";font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12;" ></span> <a target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;font-family:Verdana;font-size:10;color:white;" ></span></a></span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:10;color:white;" ><a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/magazine.php?issue_date=2009-02-01" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); letter-spacing: 1pt; text-decoration: none;font-size:9;" ><b>FEBRUARY 2009</b></span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); letter-spacing: 1pt;font-family:Verdana;font-size:9;" ><b> • <a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/mag_subsection.php?secid=5&subsecid=18" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); text-decoration: none;">METROPOLIS OBSERVED</span></a></b></span></p> <p class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 3pt; line-height: 24pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153);font-family:Verdana;font-size:22;" ><b>Overdue!</b></span></p> <p class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 25pt; line-height: 14pt;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>Atlanta’s urge for a trendy new central library may mean that time is up for Marcel Breuer’s final building.</b></span></p> <p class="EC_EC_EC_EC_EC_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 25pt; line-height: 14pt;" align="center"><a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090218/overdue" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"><b>- Click Here to Read -</b></span></span></a></p>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-40693963215638537032009-02-16T00:01:00.000-05:002009-02-16T00:02:45.620-05:00Sign the Online Petition: A Plea for Preservation<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span>300 Signatures in 8 Weeks !</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mbcla/petition.html"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXbbwJzYEWG_MoT_cJ8dpnTdTowARKDLVWIpJPEKHO5CFU0rKAacepYwzZI3Ngd306Bc4m0eIsOk12UJ-4iiXtKeRtWXFJe6DWIO_7c82jxEWL6KFZlBiZNs_r0IidgjqGqbqeEvKNHM/s400/Untitled-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301173322637276818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >***</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;">To: The Fulton County Board of Commissioners</span></span><br /></div><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />To: The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, Director John Szabo<br />To: Fulton County Board of Commissioners, Chairman John Eaves<br />To: The City of Atlanta, Mayor Shirley Franklin</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br />We call to you attention that any and all attempts to obscure, defund and otherwise, with willful intent, delegitimize the great, historical significance of the currently standing and fully functioning, 28 year-old Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library, are now being met with resistance; as witnessed in the formation of <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mbcla/petition.html">this petition</a>, operating in tandem with other forms of collective civic action.<br /><br />We call to your attention that this declaration makes no assumptions about what may become, as we are most concerned with what we feel should be.<br /><br />We call to your attention that the architectural site that we seek to protect and preserve was designed by legendary architect Marcel Breuer, who counts among his more than 300 public and private commissions, with being credited for the design of The Whitney Museum in New York City, the HUD and HEW buildings in Washington D.C. and (in a partnership) the UNESCO building in Paris, France.<br /><br />We call to your attention that it is our desire to work with, not against, the leadership and stewardship of this collective civic investment, in that we believe that "to remove a significant modernist monument -- important in and for its time and still satisfactorily fulfilling its original function to serve the community -- designed by a major architect of historical importance and world renown, would be a serious civic blunder in the cultural history of Atlanta"<br /><br />So let it now be known that all who sign herein speak peacefully, in a unified spirit of service, cooperation and preservation with the hope that our voices shall be known, counted and heard. As we ask that the leadership attributed to deciding the fate of this site, regard this petition as a formal request that said leaders make a sincere and honest pledge toward instituting a policy of site renovation and preservation in respect to Marcel Breuer's enduring legacy as expressed in his final epic work, the iconic Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> Sincerely, </p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <a linkindex="3" href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mbcla/petition.html"><span style="font-size:100%;">(click here to sign)</span></a></p>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-71648206884678113862009-02-09T09:51:00.009-05:002009-02-09T10:06:50.768-05:00DOCOMOMO Receives 2009 AIA Award<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />***<br />DOCOMOMO US </span>Selected as Recipient of the American Institute of</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Architects 2009 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For immediate release: </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">New York, NY. – February 5, 2009 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected DOCOMOMO US as recipient of the 2009 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement. The award, to be presented at the 2009 AIA National Convention and Design Exposition in San Francisco, recognizes and encourages distinguished achievements of allied professionals, clients, organizations, architect teams, knowledge communities, and others who have had a beneficial influence on or advanced the architectural profession.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.docomomo-us.org/news/docomomo_us_selected_recipient_american_institute_architects_2009_institute_honors_collaborative_achievement">DOCOMOMO US</a><br /><br /></div>Affiliated with more than 50 international working parties and 10 national chapters, DOCOMOMO US is dedicated to the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites, and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement. John Morris Dixon, FAIA, on behalf of the AIA Committee on Design, nominated the organization for its vigorous and effective work to publicize Modern landmarks, document key works for archives, and research and disseminate preservation techniques particular to Modern buildings. “DOCOMOMO US, with its diverse membership of architects, preservationists, historians, and enthusiasts, has become both a recognized force and a respected name in the preservation of Modern heritage in the U.S.,” lauds<br />MoMA Philip Johnson Chief Curator Barry Bergdoll.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.aiaconvention.com/live/61/">Visit AIA's 2009 National Convention and Design Exposistion</a><br /><br />***<br /></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-85046353850656240012009-02-05T15:55:00.005-05:002009-08-02T20:37:29.128-04:00Bauhaus, Breuer and the International Style<div style="text-align: center;">___________________<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBNmqp8PBtDpC_UzcZRevXzCe7d6dpdYOsIMvUuC4JNuSVCCQYAogv4Qk_txozXOXY5Wg7iWrdA4bXacBf9lfXtfjo5rzQyslClqRBj86CiasabnozdD0hnoYKWSmn6SX7oz64boJZAU/s400/Bauhaus.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295620873985071122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In 2002 Professor Emerita, Isabelle Hyman, -- who personally knew Marcel Breuer, architect of <a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/">Atlanta's central library</a> -- had her monograph <a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/Marcel_Breuer,_Architect-9780810942653.html" style="font-style: italic;" name="title">Marcel Breuer, Architect</a><a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/Marcel_Breuer,_Architect-9780810942653.html"><span style="font-style: italic;" id="detailsubtitle">:The Career And The Buildings</span></a> published. The book celebrated the 100 year anniversary of Marcel Breuer's 1902 birth. Thereafter, in 2007-08, The U.S. <a href="http://www.nbm.org/exhibitions-collections/related-exhibition-resources/marcel-breuer-design.html">National Building Museum</a> ran an exhibition, curated by Susan Piedmont-Palladino, called <span style=";font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif';font-size:85%;" ><em></em></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Marcel Breuer: Design and Architecture. </span>Now coming up later this year through 2010, Barry Bergdoll, <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/arthistory/html/dept_faculty_bergdoll.html">Professor @ Columbia University</a> and <a href="http://www.columbia.edu/cu/arthistory/html/dept_faculty_bergdoll.html">Chief Curator of Architecture @ MoMa</a> [The Museum of Modern Art] will have his curated exhibition on display on the 6th Floor @ MoMA; that show being a retrospective on Breuer's Alma Mater, entitled <a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/303"><span style="font-style: italic;" class="exhibittitle">Bauhaus 1919-1933: workshops for modernity</span></a>.<br /><br />This is all good news.<br /><br />Still, one of the most obvious challenges being faced in relation to the preservation effort for <a href="http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Atlanta_Public_Library_%28central_location%29%2C_Atlanta_%2C_Georgia">The Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library</a> in Downtown Atlanta, is a lack of awareness, appreciation and understanding of the historical significance and international pedigree of the building's creator, and the library site itself. In so far as, the architectural site could quite plausibly be considered as much a contemporary monument, as it is modernist, as it is pre-modern or Bauhaus; not to mention that because of its monolithic styled construction, the building appears to have it's roots reaching all the way back to ancient Mayan temples and the pyramids of Egypt. This point being made because, even to the casual observer, it is self-evident that the site both encompasses and transcends much of the architectural aesthetic, in America and around the world, for the last 90 years. And though the structure's site is less than 30 years old, it nonetheless, appears to be a perfect candidate for canonization. For, like Dr. King's childhood home or The Vanderbilt Biltmore House or The Empire State Building, The Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library has all the fine markers and indicators of a legendary architect, doing very significant work in a historically important town.<br /><br />So, how have we forgotten...the man, the legacy and the building?<br /><br />It was 90 years ago when the Bauhaus School was first founded. And it was at that school where Marcel Breuer, architect of the central library, was enrolled as a student; completed his studies and became a teacher at the school therein. And it is because of that school's founder, Walter Gropius, along with other modernist associates like Le Corbusier, Josef Albers and Mies Van Der Rohe, who -- making the Trans-Atlantic journey to arrive in the U.S. circa 1940's -- worked through independent firms, government institutions and educational entities, like The Chicago Art Institute, Black Mountain College and Harvard University, to lay the very foundation of modernism in America. It is that same creative movement, which later expressed itself in what became known as the International Style.<br /><br />The history of the Bauhaus, Modernism and the International Style is so rich and layered,that one can hardly absorb it all in two or three sittings. Yet as strange and ironic as it may seem, the ubiquity of those intellectual and cultural elders -- of that school -- of that era and age -- is so omnipresent that the masses often take the impact of Breuer and his colleagues' achievements as uneventful "normal" reality as opposed to priceless contributions to humanity's enrichment.<br /><br />Could it be that Marcel Breuer's life and legacy was too spectacular and generous for its own good?<br /><br />Hence, we should all be reminded that Marcel Breuer did not just create places for shelter and dwelling. He pioneered engineering techniques, painted wonderful works of art, created beautiful craftsmanship furnishings, all the while endowing private individuals and institutions around the world with his vast portfolio of iconic, architectural sculpture; for which to live, work and play. He opened up his heart and his mind, giving us a new way to see and experience the world.<br /><br />In Atlanta we have the very last piece of his architectural legacy; the last building he completed before his passing just one year later. Thus we owe it to ourselves to preserve, retain and enshrine this aspect of our shared birthright and collective, civic heritage.<br /><br />It may not feel like it now, but our descendents will thanks us later.</div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-5919195573229749562009-02-05T15:33:00.008-05:002009-03-16T12:45:35.243-04:00Please Visit The New Preservation Website<div style="text-align: center;">___________________<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-7lIEcu6YE5p1lveN5_-DX6MV6PXnu7jbDK7ac0tqA1DfgAryrwJpvRX4e4yI9I1RpzEXS429c0bEdc7bF-o4Hme21NRSwC7Z_PwukEmsXhZaNF3Rx6eeP80JwDhIqzQjHu8l4KOT365/s1600-h/Library_(taken_by_Bryan_Boyer)+%28wordpress+crop%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-7lIEcu6YE5p1lveN5_-DX6MV6PXnu7jbDK7ac0tqA1DfgAryrwJpvRX4e4yI9I1RpzEXS429c0bEdc7bF-o4Hme21NRSwC7Z_PwukEmsXhZaNF3Rx6eeP80JwDhIqzQjHu8l4KOT365/s400/Library_(taken_by_Bryan_Boyer)+%28wordpress+crop%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299417399809476098" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In December 2008 a new <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mbcla/petition.html">online petition</a> and preservation website was created for the <a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/">Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library preservation cause</a>. At that site -- the new site -- you will find a wonderful introductory essay, written by Professor Emerita @ New York University, Dr. Isabelle Hyman, author and noted Marcel Breuer scholar. <a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/">Click here</a> to visit the new site.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">____________________<br /></div></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-27575078746181265002009-01-18T18:53:00.007-05:002009-01-21T11:33:24.603-05:00The Sophomores of Genius<div style="text-align: justify;">Below are pictures -- captured from Google Earth/Maps, which show various views of the Marcel Breuer designed Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library; a building which county commissioner Rob Pitts called ugly, <a href="http://www.ajc.com/search/content/news/stories/2008/07/28/library.html">AJC writer Alan Judd</a> called "an eyesore...with a scarcity of windows", Library System Director (John Szabo} called a fabulous brutalist (while all the same pulling every penny of the library's funding, advocating to have it emptied, sold or abandoned). With John Szabo going further still to lament "the building and the spaces inside have never been entirely embraced by Atlanta and Fulton County residents" as if he actually took the time to request a formal survey of how residents actually do feel about the site.<br /><br />He didn't.<br /><br />How could he, as he and his colleague Rob Pitts were too busy rushing through a gargantuan plan to build something exponentially more expensive, yet only 17% larger -- when the existing site is already 260,000 sq.ft. standing 8 stories tall.<br /><br />Brilliant! Give these guys a Nobel Prize!<br /><br />Still Szabo and Pitts had plenty of hubris to smear around, with Rob Pitts, who -- implying that the still young 28-year old architectural site has outlived it's purpose -- was quoted by Alan Judd as saying <a href="http://www.ajc.com/search/content/news/stories/2008/07/28/library.html">"Times have changed...We do need something that is more futuristic."</a><br /><br />Yea, that's what we need; a new 300,000 sq. ft. library @ $550-$1000 per square foot.<br /><br />It's like...damn -- I coulda had a V-8.<br /><br />Well, there you have it. Apparently these are three geniuses...John, Rob, Alan; neither of which are architects; neither of which are art historians; neither of which has curated a modernist exhibition. But all of whom are perfectly happy to waste taxpayer dollars.<br /></div><br />Enjoy the pics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq4VK2A6bCeq3sTMnzAA5ekhiM-MiowzxKaH5I-kKWBby95UC4VuXl3xtZtIQosEamACYw3qk6j_4V2wU9IlDY2lL7BNIGwIdW5LYYzSTesTe2MrsCkDQlS6-K9PiIWrzrCwkx7HzNwE/s1600-h/Carnegie+Way+%28Breuer+Window%29+close-up.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCq4VK2A6bCeq3sTMnzAA5ekhiM-MiowzxKaH5I-kKWBby95UC4VuXl3xtZtIQosEamACYw3qk6j_4V2wU9IlDY2lL7BNIGwIdW5LYYzSTesTe2MrsCkDQlS6-K9PiIWrzrCwkx7HzNwE/s320/Carnegie+Way+%28Breuer+Window%29+close-up.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292783340205054850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVz-yzEoDekqBCrLleSFbeBMWLQ9pS_qZHMtl0OIRnJcVVbC_c8I_rC4y0oIXVXTebg76632ZNBKc0KOZnrcWIpHMrRO30z6x8-HpgJA1EyBMjpsgGFDwMY9ikucSHFHko1vHn-UoE15E/s1600-h/Carnegie+Way+%28Breuer+Window%29.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TqS1lv2s8xjpjwfxr_FyxiL6S4dH4qKGPrOFVd1lxkW88bMpN3GeBKLnkS0bXCqnbnucVzs6PKGDD3hUUxyrD_YrQmqiTZHBG1FToqJ-XkjA4TlkeIgw_ioiEqi43b3cn8Ljst5eV5Q/s320/Farlie+St.+%28looking+down+Williams+St.%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292783753047723074" border="0" /></a></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-10781575460348070462009-01-09T19:00:00.008-05:002009-01-10T12:10:21.957-05:00Awareness - Education - Funding - Preservation<div style="text-align: justify;">Beyond the messy dealings of questionable motives, convenient omissions and other attempts by one or more public servant(s) to "hijack" the public treasure and trust, let it now be stated in the most unambiguous terms that <span style="font-weight: bold;">this is a site devoted to the goal of securing the certain preservation of the Marcel Breuer designed Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library</span>. To those ends a chart [below] is provided; demonstrating how that goal can be achieved. On the chart one will see two equations. The upper equation leads to certain preservation, while the lower equation - currently in effect - represents what has been ratified by the library system's <a href="http://www.afplweb.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=53&Itemid=23">Executive Director</a> combined with the library's Board of Trustees and a majority vote from T<a href="http://co.fulton.ga.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=11&Itemid=127">he Fulton County Boards of Commissioners</a>. Thus, the building is now challenged - leaving it at risk - endangered through uncertain preservation.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">- click chart for larger view -<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia02s9HnvdGCUL9ceTUPyI83QHDyGZYtZNk5Dh8kWmmxFVlSDorjJj5LLKostDp1agt4aodxC8bsQmgad51S3-d7rqkCMkR2-nxxQ5e_ZhcT_xb6bjAVW9MMFf8gqm8kIycDUD5mULNNWY/s1600-h/Preservation+Equation.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia02s9HnvdGCUL9ceTUPyI83QHDyGZYtZNk5Dh8kWmmxFVlSDorjJj5LLKostDp1agt4aodxC8bsQmgad51S3-d7rqkCMkR2-nxxQ5e_ZhcT_xb6bjAVW9MMFf8gqm8kIycDUD5mULNNWY/s400/Preservation+Equation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289448260175035378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Please click here to <a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mbcla/petition.html">read and sign our petition </a>"A Plea For Preservation"<br />***<br />Please click here to <a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/">visit our new site</a>, and read an essay by Dr. Isabelle Hyman<br />***<br /></div>Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-77044356768209240222009-01-05T13:55:00.003-05:002009-01-17T12:07:20.078-05:00Marcel Breuer: The Man, The Legacy<div style="text-align: justify;">***<br />Born in 1902 in Pecs, Hungary, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Breuer">Marcel Breuer</a>, is remembered as one of the most influential architects and designers of the 20th Century. Early in life he developed an interest in art, which led him to Weimar, Germany where he studied and taught at the famed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus">Bauhaus</a> school. Once there he participated first as a student from 1920 til his graduation in 1924. Thereafter, he became a faculty member or "Bauhaus Master" from 1924 to 1928; by which time the school had relocated from Weimar to Dessau.<br /><br />From the outset, <a href="http://www.design-technology.org/MarcelBreuer.htm">Breuer</a> had a clear understanding of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_follows_function">"form follows function"</a> principle. To this, he embraced the concept of unit construction, and in 1925, with his innovative use of raw materials, Breuer was credited with being the first to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wassily_Chair">use tubular steel in furniture</a>; a now ubiquitous, modernist technique applied around the world. As well, Breuer was also one of the pioneers of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimalist">minimalism.</a><br /><br />In Europe, from 1928 to 1937, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Breuer">Breuer</a> enjoyed a flourishing architectural practice. However, because of the outbreak of The Second World War, he made a decision to relocate in America. It was during this time when Harvard University offered him an Associate Professorship at it's School of Design. Simultaneously, many of his other colleagues were migrating to the U.S. including Bauhaus founder <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Gropius">Walter Gropius</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Corbusier">Le Corbusier</a> and Bauhaus (faculty) colleagues <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Mies_van_der_Rohe">Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe</a>. At Harvard Breuer was joined by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Gropius">Gropius</a>, who taught at the school as well. Breuer continued to teach at Harvard University until 1946. And in 1970 he received the only Honorary Doctorate in Architecture ever awarded by that school.<br /><br />Throughout his illustrious career, Marcel Breuer was commissioned for numerous, monumental civic structures, with some of the more notable being <a href="http://www.unesco.org/visit/uk/frames/v4/build.htm">The UNESCO World Headquarters (Paris)</a>, <a href="http://www.whitney.org/">The Whitney Museum of American Art</a> (NYC), The University of Massachusetts Campus Center in Amherst, the headquarters of The Departments of HUD and HEW in Washington D.C., <a href="http://www.marcelbreuer.org/Main.html">St. John's Abbey (Minnesota)</a> and <a href="http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Atlanta_Public_Library_%28central_location%29%2C_Atlanta_%2C_Georgia">The Atlanta-Fulton Central Branch Public Library (Atlanta)</a>. In addition to his civic commissions, Breuer also received many residential commissions, including <a href="http://www.breuertrailerhouse.com/">The Wolfson House</a>, <a href="http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bin/gbi.cgi/Breuer_House_I.html/cid_20051219_kmm_img_8970.html">Breuer House</a> and <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06238/716442-30.stm">The Frank House</a>, which he created in collaboration with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Gropius">Walter Gropius.</a><br /><br />A major Exhibition of Breuer's work was shown at New York's <a href="http://www.moma.org/">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> in November 1972, and at Paris' <a href="http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en">Louvre Museum</a> in the summer of 1974. More recently, in 2002 The <a href="http://www.si.edu/">Smithsonian Institution</a> created an exhibition entitled <a href="http://www.aaa.si.edu/exhibits/pastexhibits/breuer/Intro.htm">Marcel Breuer: A Centennial Celebration</a><br /></div><br />Marcel Breuer 1902-1981<br /><br />***<br />Sources:<br />AFPL Central Public Library - Special Collections<br />Archives @ The Smithsonian Institution<br />***Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685308597451738709.post-8151508847439319772009-01-03T12:41:00.015-05:002009-01-17T12:07:43.856-05:00Special Interests, A Campaign of Disinformation<div style="text-align: justify;">***<br /><br /><a href="http://www.archiplanet.org/wiki/Atlanta_Public_Library_%28central_location%29%2C_Atlanta_%2C_Georgia">The Atlanta-Fulton Central Library,</a> built by legendary architect Marcel Breuer is one of the most iconic structures in Atlanta. However, there appears to be (by default) a stealth campaign, orchestrated by elements within the local government - namely Fulton County Commissioner Rob Pitts and Library Director John Szabo, who think this building is of no use and needs to go away - to muddle and confuse the well-documents issue at hand. Which is that Szabo and Pitts was quoted by another commissioner, Lynn Riley, as stating that Pitts et all were attempting to do the unthinkable.. with Riley saying <i>"it was disappointing that a comprehensive library facility master plan could be hijacked for an un-substantiated purpose"</i>.<br /><br /><br />However, now that these same individuals - Szabo and Pitts - have been made aware that a growing movement for preservation is underway, they - particularly Mr. Szabo - have been disseminating information through what would appear to be one or more "covert" operatives who go about claiming - on chat boards, architectural sites and hearsay conversations - that they have inside information to the fact that the site is not at risk, further stating that there is no need for a preservation effort because the building is safe. I believe this rhetoric is coming from Szabo, because in a private conversation back in July 2008 (in the parking lot of the county commissioners building) John Szabo attempted to make me believe the same thing - even after he had endorsed Pitt's plan to strip all funding, using the money instead to build a new central. But if that is so, that the building is not threatened, then why don't Robb Pitts and John Sazbo just say that for themselves...on the record? Why don't they just hold a press conference and produce legally binding documents which provide such remarkable assurances? Yes, If John Szabo and Robb Pitts are committed to preserve the current Central Library, then why did they maneuver to defund the site of the originally proposed $34,000,000 for upgrades and renovation, and have been instead raising money ($84,000,000) to building a new site?<br /><br />And furthermore, why is John Szabo on the record in <a href="http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2008/06/25/libraryed.html">this op-ed piece published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a>, where he passionately advocates building a new central, lavishing praise on Robb Pitts while making absolutely no mention that no one ever asked for a new central - that the existing central is an 8-story building, approximately 260,000 sq ft. in size, taking up a full city block - and only 28- years old..."serving it's purpose" quite well as stated by <a href="http://marcelbreuer.wordpress.com/">Isabelle Hyman</a>, Professor Emerita at NYU - Guggenheim Fellow - author of <i><a name="title">Marcel Breuer, Architect</a><span id="detailsubtitle">:The Career And The Buildings.</span></i> And why doesn't John Szabo, Rob Pitts or the Atlanta Journal-Constitution mention the fact that Mr. Szabo <a href="http://eastbay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2002/11/11/focus7.html">used to be the Library Director in Clearwater (Tampa) </a> whereupon he successfully advocated for the existing Central Library there<a href="http://www.clearwater-fl.com/cpl/newmainconstruction/demolition.asp"> to be demolished</a> and a new one built...<a href="http://www.clearwater-fl.com/cpl/newmainconstruction/groundbreaking.asp">with that exact thing having happened</a>. Then no less than 5 years later he's in Atlanta, attempting to do the same thing.<br /><br />Hello? Are we to believe that all this is mere coencidence!<br /><br />But most importantly, <a href="http://centrallibraryatlanta.blogspot.com/2008/08/questions-for-atlanta-journal.html">why has none of these questions been answered,</a> when one considers that when all is said and done, the entire cost of restructuring the totality of the Atlanta-Fulton Library System could easily go from the orginally stated $225,000,000 to something like $500,000,000 when one considers all the costs of building a massive new central. I mean, just what is the going rate of purchasing an entire city block these days? I mean, even in these hard times, I would imagine that an entire city block of AAA property would still cost a very pretty penny...and that's just the land!!!<br /><br />Are John Szabo and Rob Pitts bold faced liars who seem to have no shame? I think so. And I suspect, as with the <a href="http://www.savethelibrary.blogspot.com/">debacle with The Atlanta-Fulton Buchead Public Library,</a> that it's just a matter of time before it gets revealed that there is some "good old boy" back-room scheme going on, of which to funnel this public property into private hands. But they - the misguided and corrupt -failed with Buckhead (for now) and they will fail with Central.<br /><br />So I say to Szabo and Pitts...THE GIG IS UP!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.petitiononline.com/mbcla/petition.html">Please read and sign our petition here,</a> and help to put a stop to the insanity in Atlanta.<br /></div><br />We ask for your support.Eternityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08447882413930959778noreply@blogger.com