Last night, the Department of Interior Design held a reception for the exhibition, Modernism at Risk: Modern Solutions for Saving Modern Landmarks, which is on display through Sept. 24 in the gallery in the Architecture Building. Interior design assistant professor Marty Hylton coordinated the exhibit, which is scheduled to travel to New York City where it will be on view at the American Institute of Architects New York Center for Architecture from Jan. 21 through April 10, 2010.
I asked Marty for a copy of his speech, so I could share it with you.
Marty Hylton
Assistant Professor of Interior Design
Speech given on Sept. 10, 2009 at reception for Modernism at Risk exhibit
On September 10, 1967, a traveling exhibition opened here at the University of Florida. Funded in part by grants from the National Endowment of the Humanities and the Florida Arts Council, the exhibition celebrated the innovative modern architecture of Paul Rudolph. The exhibition, among other projects, highlighted Riverview and Sarasota High Schools in Sarasota, Florida and Chorley Elementary School in Middleton, New York.
Traveling to venues throughout Florida, including the University of Tampa, one of the purposes of the exhibition, among others, was to inspired design students and young professionals to emulate Rudolph’s search for new, progressive modern design that would help address the challenges of the day.
In some 30 years, we have gone from promoting the unabashedly modern buildings of Paul Rudolph and his contemporaries to destroying them.
Posted by Julie 
Posted by Julie 
Posted by Julie 