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Opening Reception: Do Not Try to Remember Exhibition

Thursday, February 20, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (PST)
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Category: Center for A+D

EXHIBITION | On view: February 20, 2025 - August 8, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION | February 20, 2025: 6-9 PM

At the Center for Architecture + Design in San Francisco, this exhibition from The University of Oklahoma explores the groundbreaking work of renegade architects who helped shape Bay Area design in the mid-20th century. Discover how The American School of Architecture revolutionized the architectural landscape with bold, original designs inspired by California's culture. 

The opening reception will feature a symposium with a talk by curator Marco Piscitelli and a moderated panel discussion with scholars of the American School, including Stephanie Pilat, Angela Person, and Hans Baldauf.

     
Topics include:
  • The American School: How did Bruce Goff’s unique pedagogy differ from
    contemporary architecture programs on the East Coast which seemed to churn out
    identical white boxes?
  • Building From Site: How did California’s cultural and natural landscape influence and
    inspire this new generation of architects?
  • Structural Expression: How did these architects work with material and structure
    resourcefully as poetic, expressive forces in architectural form making?
  • Architecture for All: In a moment of ambivalence towards cities, how did these
    renegades approach urbanity and suggest its democratizing potential?

    

RSVP Required. Enjoy light bites and refreshments as you explore the exhibit. 

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