Watergate Hotel
2650 Virginia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20037
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Sponsored by the DC Preservation League in partnership with the DC Historic Preservation Office through the support of Design Within Reach.
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Saturday, May 20th
Watergate Hotel
2650 Virginia Avenue, NW
8:30 AM Registration & Refreshments
German Chancery
Embassy of Germany
Lectures
MODERN: MOVING FORWARD 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Panel discussion on the history and recent renovation of the I.M. Pei-designed Slayton House in Cleveland Park, updated under the guidance of architect Hugh N. Jacobsen, FAIA. Listen as original I.M. Pei & Partners project architect, Kellogg Wong, takes us through the original concept and shares details on meeting client needs and preferences. Moderator: Therese B. Gurney, ASID : Dan Snyder and Tom Breit, Owners : Kellogg Wong, FAIA, I.M. Pei & Partners.
THE UNITED STATES TAX COURT: A Discussion with Victor A. Lundy, FAIA
A rare opportunity to meet the acclaimed architect of the U.S. Tax Court Building and other modern masterpieces. Hear how he worked with government clients to create an iconic, modern federal building in an era focused on moving public architecture toward excellence, and learn more about current efforts to list the building in the National Register of Historic Places. Victor A. Lundy, FAIA : Judith H. Robinson, Robinson & Associates
Tours
Buses will depart promptly from Watergate Hotel at 1:00 PM.
NORTHWEST RESIDENTIAL [Back By Popular Demand]
Led by independent architectural historian, Judith H. Lanius, tour will view private houses by Walter Gropius, Clothiel Woodard Smith, J.P. Trouchaud and others. Architect Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, will guide group through two of his mid-century modernization projects and noted interior designer, Debra Lehman-Smith, will open her own modern residence for this special tour.
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FROM BRAZIL TO GERMANY
Visit the otherwise off-limits Pan American Health Organization by Roman Fresnedo Siri, the Brazilian Embassy by Olavo Redig de Campos, and Egon Eiermann's German Chancery.
Boxed lunches provided for all Tour participants.
