RFC Symposium 2019 – Beyond Brut: Residential Architecture in Concrete

A one-day symposium on historic and contemporary concrete residential architecture.

The Raymond Farm Center (RFC) has teamed up with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN®) for a one-day symposium titled “BEYOND BRUT: Residential Architecture in Concrete” focusing on historic and contemporary residential architecture in concrete. The speakers will look at the work of architects and designers including Antonin & Noémi Raymond, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolf Schindler, John Lautner, Tadao Ando, and Toyo Ito.

Speakers and Topics:

John DeFazio, AIA, Executive Director, Raymond Farm Center
The Reinanzaka House & Antonin & Noémi Raymond
Pioneering Concrete Architecture in Japan

Manisha Shodhan Basu, Owner, Manisha Shodhan Basu and Associates
Shodhan Villa— Concept to Creation
A Walk Through of Le Corbusier’s Last House

Frank Escher, Principal, Escher GuneWardena Architecture
Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner

James Steele, Ph.D, Professor, School of Architecture University of Southern California
Conflicting Influences on Japanese Modernism

Moderator:
Stuart Narofsky, FAIA, Principal, Narofsky Architecture

Learn more about the RFC 2019 Architecture Symposium here.

Sponsored by:
AIA National Custom Residential Architecture Network (CRAN®)

In collaboration with:
AIANY Cultural Facilities Committee; Center For Architecture + Design Philadelphia

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As a reminder, AIA National policy requires participants to attend the entire educational portion of an event to receive continuing education credits. We encourage all participants to arrive on time to comply with this policy.