KERA Arts Story Search




Past Events

The Dallas Architecture Forum Celebrates Architectural Photography-Two Events


Virtual Event - Dallas County

The Dallas Architecture Forum in Collaboration with modTEXAS

Presents Two Exciting Virtual Programs Celebrating Architectural Photography

 ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY: MID-CENTURY THROUGH TODAY

Tuesday, 6 to 7 pm CT

29 September 2020 

(Program will be completed prior to the 8 pm start of the Presidential Debate)

 Free Panel Discussion Presented Via Zoom RSVP HERE Via Eventbrite.  A confirmation Email with Zoom link will be sent before the program.

Join us for an inspiring session featuring two of Texas’ leading architectural photographers in practice today: Ben Koush and Nikola Olic. Koush, a founder of Houston Mod, will present images focused on the preservation of modernist architecture. Nikola Olic, founder and lead of Structure Photography, will share artistic images he has taken of buildings and spaces, some of which were prominently displayed in a feature story about his work in the Sunday Arts and Life section of the Dallas Morning News. Nikola’s photography was recently featured by the New York Times Travel Section in a virtual segment “Architecture, in Abstract: A Quiz” which included sixteen of his architectural images from around the world. Access the article at https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/13/travel/13travel-quiz.html

The virtual audience will be able to join in a moderated Panel discussion following their presentations. The program will be finished in order for our attendees to watch the Presidential debate which will begin at 8:00 pm.

&

 ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY:

THE JOHN ROGERS AND GEORGETTE DE BRUCHARD (UNT) ARCHIVAL COLLECTION

Tuesday, 6 to 7 pm CT

6 October 2020

Free Panel Discussion Presented Via Zoom RSVP HERE  Via Eventbrite. A confirmation Email with Zoom link will be sent before the program.

The John Rogers & Georgette de Bruchard Photography Collection is one of the most significant archives of regional architectural and documentary photography in Dallas. The collection spans 1920-1992, with the bulk covering the period 1945-1991. Images in the archive were captured by husband and wife John and Georgette, and consist primarily of people, architecture (office buildings, interiors, exteriors, houses), advertising and events. Many of the images in the collection appeared in publications such as Architectural Digest, Better Homes and Gardens and Southern Living.

Rogers developed close relationships with architects and firms working in Dallas including Jarvis-Putty-Jarvis, O’Neil Ford, Arch Swank, Beran & Shelmire and Philip Johnson, among many others. The archive includes major building projects such as Republic Center, Statler Hilton, and the Texas Instruments Semiconductor Facility as well as smaller projects, such as drug stores and public libraries. UNT Libraries Special Collections has spent nearly two years meticulously organizing and indexing the collection, which is being carefully and systematically digitized. Following the full digitization process and the identification of subject matter, the images will be freely available for personal and educational use through the UNT Portal to Texas History.

 

Additional Resources: UNT Special Collections – The John Rogers & Georgette de Bruchard Photography Collection

PRESENTER:

Morgan Davis Gieringer is the Head of Special Collections at the University of North Texas Libraries and the Director of the Graduate Academic Certificate in Archival Management in the UNT College of Information. As Head of Special Collections, she oversees major archival initiatives, which include the LGBTQ Archive, the WBAP/KXAS Television News Film Collection, The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Archive, and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Archive project. Gieringer has been a professional archivist for over 15 years, and has maintained certification through the Academy of Certified Archivists since 2006. She holds a BA from the University of North Texas and a Master’s degree in Library Science from Texas Woman’s University.

Nate Eudaly, Moderator, is the Executive Director of The Dallas Architecture Forum. He has recently completed fifteen years as The Forum’s Director, during which time the Forum has presented over 135 Lectures with national and international thought leaders from the design professions (including Pritzker, Pulitzer and AIA and ASLA Gold Medal winners), over 60 Panel Discussions on issues impacting Dallas both regionally and globally, and over 55 additional special events for The Forum’s members and the community, with attendance of over 45,000 people. He is the primary author of The Forum’s monograph, Dallas Modern

About modTEXAS – modTEXAS was founded in 2018 to highlight the work of organizations who are engaged in celebrating and preserving architecture from the midcentury. Through their Mapping Mod Instagram Challenge, over 4,200 photos of Texas modernism have been shared using #modtexas. In North Texas, their efforts support institutions including Preservation Dallas, Docomomo US North Texas, The Dallas Architecture Forum and the Dallas Historical Society. 

 ABOUT THE DALLAS ARCHITECTURE FORUM

The Dallas Architecture Forum educates, enriches and connects our community by presenting programs and events, creating experiences, and engaging global and local thought-leaders from the design fields to enhance how we live.

As a not-for-profit organization for design enthusiasts founded over two decades ago, The Forum explores ideas related to how and why design matters in our daily lives through dynamic programming centered on current topics and trends in architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, urban planning, engineering, construction, and other related fields of art and design.  Our collaborative programming and community outreach are enriched by the active involvement and leadership of businesses, arts and cultural organizations, government and academic institutions at regional, national and international levels. www.dallasarchitectureforum.org

Official Site   Facebook Twitter

Price
  • FREE!
Box Office
  • 214-764-2406


FB ATTENDING HERE
Dallas, TX 75201


Sights & Sounds

SHARE