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Sponsored by the DC Preservation League in partnership with the D.C. Historic Preservation Office through the generous support of Monument Realty.

Overview
The D.C. Preservation League, in partnership with the D.C. Historic Preservation Office, is proud to sponsor "DC Modern," a two-day symposium that takes an in-depth look at Washington's mid-century architecture. Through a series of educational sessions and tours, DC Modern will address the impact current development patterns and pressures are placing on the vast number of mid to late 20th-century resources that contribute to the architectural diversity and history of the District of Columbia. The symposium will foster an ongoing dialogue throughout Washington's design and development community, opening lines of communication between public and private entities and looking closer at buildings, objects, sites, districts, and landscapes that are approaching or have recently met the 50-year threshold for potential significance. We will introduce attendees to architects, developers, planners, and others who helped shape mid-20th century Washington - both from design and process perspectives; and examine the social, economic and political forces that influenced and altered this era of construction.

DC Modern will draw attention and interest to residential, commercial, institutional and federal buildings that collectively reflect the modern movement in Washington; where and why they were built; by whom; if they appear and function as originally designed and intended; what various community and neighborhood groups are doing to preserve the recent past; how they have been altered and improved upon; and how best, where appropriate, to upgrade, modernize and enhance these resources.

Sessions : Friday, January 13th
General Audience

Afternoon Electives

Tours : Saturday, January 14th
Southwest Residential:THIS TOUR IS SOLD OUT. Visit Washington's premier cluster of mid-century residential complexes, including Marina Towers, Harbour Square, Tiber Island, River Park, and Capital Park.

Northwest Residential: THIS TOUR IS SOLD OUT. View private homes by Philip Johnson, Walter Gropius, and Marcel Breuer, and other properties including the Embassy of Denmark and the German Chancery.

Commercial/Institutional: Don't miss the Pan American Health Organization, Columbia Plaza, the American Institute of Architects, National Permanent Building and the World Bank, National Geographic Headquarters, The Washington Hilton, International Union of Operating Engineers, and a collection of buildings by Clothiel Woodward Smith.

Federal/Civic: Lundy's U.S. Tax Court, Breuer's HUD Building, Mies' Martin Luther King Library, the National Air and Space Museum and Bunshaft's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden all included.
You will need to provide your DOB and SSN for this tour.

Reception : Hotel Helix : Friday Evening, January 13th
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Speakers
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Sponsors/Suporters
Monument Realty
Capital Hilton Hotel
Gould Property Company
Hotel Helix/Kimpton Group
RTKL Associates, Inc.
The Cultural Landscape Foundation
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Continuing Education Credits
DC Modern is an approved provider of Continuing Education Credits for AIA Chapters in Washington, DC, VA, and Maryland.

Program Schedule : Friday, January 13th
Schedule Subject to Change

7:45 to 8:45  Breakfast and Registration

9:00 to 9:45  Welcome / Introduction / Background
D.C. Preservation League and D.C. State Historic Preservation Office

9:45 to 10:45  DC Modern: Introducing the Key Inventory, Individuals and Forces that Shaped the Era

Judith H. Robinson, Principal, Robinson & Associates, Inc.

10:45 to 11:00  BREAK

11:00 to 12:00  Challenges of Designating and Preserving Modern Landscape Architecture

Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA, Coordinator, National Park Service Landscape Initiative, Founder and President, Cultural Landscape Foundation

12:15 to 1:30  Lunch with Lautman: Legendary Washington-based Architectural Photographer

Robert Lautman, Reflects on his Mid-Century Collection

AFTERNOON ELECTIVES

1:45 to 3:00

• 20th Century Building Materials and Emerging Technologies

  Thomas C. Jester, Beyer Blinder Belle Architects, Moderator
  Matthew S. Chalifoux, AIA, Principal, Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Building Conservation Associates (TBD)

• Change and Continuity: Modern Landscapes & Historic Preservation -Two Case Studies

  Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA, FAAR, Moderator
  Gregg Bleam, ASLA, Principal, Gregg Bleam Landscape Architects
  Robert Good, ASLA, Principal, Stephenson & Good

• Enclave on the Edge: "A Hotbed of Modern Architecture," Residential Design from the Client's Perspective

  A Discussion with Judith H. Lanius, Independent Architectural Historian, Moderator

• The Federal Presence: Reflections on Governmental Efforts at Renewal, Architectural Excellence and Urban Development

  Richard Longstreth, Professor, American Civilization, George Washington University
  Robert A. Peck, The Staubach Company, (Former Commissioner of GSA's Public Buildings Service)
  Donald Beekman Myer, FAIA

3:00 to 3:15  BREAK

3:15 to 4:30

• Remaking Modern

  Garth Rockcastle, FAIA, Dean, University of Maryland School of Architecture, Moderator
  David N. Fixler, AIA Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
  Mike Defrino, Vice President East Coast Operations, KIMPTON Hotel Group
  Carl Elefante, AIA, LEED Quinn Evans Architects

• Our Significant Others: Dealing with the Challenges of Identifying and Protecting Properties Less Than 50 Years Old

  Beth L. Savage, Architectural Historian, National Register of Historic Places, Moderator
  Emily Eig, Principal, EHT Traceries, Inc.
  Elizabeth Jo Lampl, Architectural Historian, Lampl Associates

• The African American Architect: From Mid-Century to a New Millennium

  Edward Dunson, AIA, Howard University School of Architecture, Moderator
  Harry G. Robinson, FAIA, Dean Emeritus Howard University School of Architecture
  Isham O. Baker, FAIA, Baker Cooper Associates
  Marshall Purnell, FAIA, Devrouax & Purnell Architects

• Washington at Home

  Richard Longstreth, Professor, American Civilization, George Washington University
  Gregory K. Hunt, FAIA, Vice Chairman and Corporate Director of Design
  Leo A. Daly

GENERAL SESSION

4:30 to 5:45  Experience the Era--Firsthand: A Discussion with Local Architectural Icons

Byron Black, FAIA
Warren Cox, FAIA
James Madison Cutts
Colden Florance, FAIA
Arthur H. Keyes, Jr., FAIA
Harry Robinson, FAIA
Moderator: Benjamin Forgey

6:00 to 9:00   HELIX RECEPTION

Bus transport will be available from Capital Hilton Hotel to Hotel Helix.