“How Exhibitions Transformed Architecture” led by Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen PHD

The Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce our ‘SpaceMaker Salon Series’ to continue a tradition that grew from Paul Rudolph’s desire to encourage debates about important issues surrounding modern architecture.

Our salon will be led by Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen, Ph.D.

Eeva-Liisa Pelkonen will talk about her most recent book Exhibit A: Exhibitions that Transformed Architecture, 1948-2000 (Phaidon, 2018), the first comprehensive study of post-WWII architectural exhibition culture covering some 80 landmark exhibitions from around the world and how they pushed boundaries of exhibitions as a medium – and how, in turn, exhibitions have shaped the discipline of architecture. In her talk, she will sample several that capture moments of transformations in both exhibition design and architectural thought.