Tropical Modernism: The Formation of a Unique Regionalist Movement

Glasgow Lecture Hall

1215 Theo Dickinson Dr
Coral Gables, FL

Speakers

William H. Arthur IV, AIA, NCARB

Marie Penny

Silvia Alosio

Gabriela Dines, Intl. AIA, MSArch, MHP

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This session will offer an exploration of the roots of local modernism in Florida and the Caribbean through the analysis of the works by significant architects, such as Alfred Browning Parker and Marion Sims Wyeth. These architects, among others, considered this “cultural area” to be a palimpsest, a place where they could rework the colonial legacy and the pre-Columbian history along with rediscovering the use of local materials, the traditional construction techniques, and - more in general - the vernacular architecture, resulting in the development of its own regionalist movement.

The speakers will uncover the layers of these forms of expression and how Tropicalism emerged in each instance, through a fresh perspective from their backgrounds in local architecture and historic preservation, scholarly practice, and architectural archives.

 
Speakers
  • How South Florida’s Geology Gave Rise to its Regionalist Sense of Modernism
    William H. Arthur IV, AIA, NCARB 
  • The Tropical Ranch: Examining the Ranch Style in Palm Beach
    Marie Penny 
  • The Gulf of Mexico: The Other Mediterranean? Elements of Tradition and Modernity (in the Work of Eugenio Batista and Luis Barragan)
    Silvia Aloiso 

 

Moderator

Gabriela Dines

 

Location

Glasgow Lecture Hall

 

1.25 LU AIA credits

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