Conversations in Context

http://philipjohnsonglasshouse.org/programs/conversationsincontext/ Join a leading mind in architecture, art, landscape, history, design, or preservation and experience the Glass House campus through an entirely new lens. Listen to a personal narrative, interpretation, or inspiration by a special guest while walking the site with an intimate group of visitors. Continue the dialogue during a reception at the Glass House following the tour. Conversations in Context take place Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:30pm. July 21: Theodore H.M. Prudon, DOCOMOMO US + Shashi Caan, International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers Host Conversations in Context Dr. Theodore H.M. Prudon FAIA is an architect, scholar, educator and author specializing in the preservation of the architecture of the modern movement. As the founding president of Docomomo US (Documentation and Conservation of Buildings, Sites, and Neighborhoods of the Modern Movement), Prudon leads the national chapter and serves on the international board of the global organization dedicated to preserving Modern architecture. Prudon is a Dutch-born architect and current principal of Prudon & Partners, an architectural design firm specializing in restoration. He is a professor of historic preservation at Columbia University and Pratt Institute, and recently published his seminal work entitled Preservation of Modern Architecture (Wiley, 2008), a professional reference for professionals in the built environment, exploring the philosophical and practical issues inherent to the preservation of Modernism. In 2012, the book will be published in both a Chinese and a Japanese tra nslation. Shashi Caan advocates for an expanded role of design in society by bridging the divide between design practice, theory, and education. Ms. Caan is interested in optimizing human potential through design; she currently serves as President of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers and is both Founder and Principal of The Collective, a firm focused on integrating social and environmental stewardship and creative design solutions across a diversity of built environments. An active author, educator and practitioner, she was born in India and holds a BFA from Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland, as well as Masters degrees in Industrial Design and in Architecture from Pratt Institute, New York. She was formerly both Executive Chair of the International Design Alliance, and Chair of the Interior Design Program at Parsons the New School for Design.