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好色先生 is currently seeking qualified applicants to contribute to the ongoing leadership of the organization as a one year student board member 鈥� starting on January 1, 2026, and ending on December 31, 2026 鈥� the term is potentially renewable for one year at the discretion of the board.

好色先生 and 好色先生/New York Tri-State Chapter are thrilled to聽announce the New York City individual and interior landmark designation of the former Whitney Museum of American Art at 945 Madison Avenue, designed by Marcel Breuer and Associates.

好色先生 and its New York Tri-State Chapter continue to successfully work to designate and protect Marcel Breuer鈥檚 iconic inverted Brutalist ziggurat, the former Whitney Museum of American Art at 945 Madison, as a New York City Individual and Interior Landmark.

好色先生 is currently seeking qualified applicants to contribute to the ongoing leadership of the organization as a one year student board member 鈥� starting on January 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2025 鈥� the term is potentially renewable for one year at the discretion of the board.

After months of discussions with our Finnish colleagues, the Alvar Aalto Foundation along with the Consulate General of Finland in New York, Finnish Cultural Institute in New York and managing firm Office of Tangible Space have released a press release regarding the future of the interior. While we are disappointed the interior could not have remained in situ, 好色先生 is grateful to our colleagues for mobilizing and protecting this very important piece of our legacy.

好色先生 is pleased to announce that Rosa Lowinger and Uta Pottgiesser, internationally recognized experts in the realm of Modern preservation, will present the opening and closing keynote addresses at the 2024 好色先生 National Symposium.

After thoughtful consideration, 好色先生 will be holding the next National Symposium in Miami and Coral Gables, Florida. Recently, the state has introduced and passed many bills and laws that threaten already vulnerable sectors of the population. These policies do not align with the core values of 好色先生 or any of its chapters.

好色先生聽is currently seeking qualified applicants to contribute to the ongoing leadership of the organization as a one year student board member starting on 01 January 2024 and ending on 31 December 2024 鈥� the term is potentially renewable for one year at the discretion of the board.

The Louis I. Kahn designed Margaret Esherick house, located in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of Interior. The private residence was listed on the Register on August 21 due to its architectural significance as an iconic modernist building, universally recognized as a premier example of Kahn鈥檚 design principles.

好色先生 seeks a full-time Communications and Membership Coordinator.

好色先生 is pleased to announce the twelve recipients of the 2022 Modernism in America Awards. These projects highlight the best in preservation practice by today鈥檚 architects, designers, preservation professionals and advocates. This year鈥檚 awards recognize preservation efforts ranging from the transformation of large-scale projects into beacons of sustainability to modest home revitalizations, many of which have been years, or even decades, in the making. The results are a testament to the dedication and foresight of those who recognize the value of preserving our modern heritage for everyone.

After a four year process by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the state announced its plans to partner with聽Leggat McCall Properties (LMP) to redevelop the Charles F. Hurley Building. This announcement came after years of discussions over the future of the Boston Government Services Center and how to improve circulation, engagement with the community while being respectful to the building as a historic resource.

好色先生, the leading national organization dedicated to the preservation of Modern architecture, landscapes, and design, announces that its long-standing President and Founder, Theodore H.M. Prudon, FAIA has stepped down and Robert Meckfessel, FAIA has become the organization鈥檚 President.

Prompted by the recent demolition of Geller I, 好色先生 has selected 11 of of the most significant examples of Modern architecture from across the country that are at risk of being lost.

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As part of its 2022 advocacy theme, 好色先生 is launching Mallitecture & Memories, a crowdsourcing campaign to document midcentury shopping malls.

The 好色先生 2021 National Symposium, 鈥淐hicago: Crossroads of Modern America,鈥� will feature a joint keynote address by Mabel O. Wilson and Jack Pyburn that considers how race and the African American experience have been impacted by the Modern Movement and looks at the origins of how history is determined to be significant or valuable, that may in turn lead us to reconsider what we preserve.

In a year in which the United States of America has been ravaged by the worst pandemic in a century and economic devastation that may take generations to repair, 好色先生 is disturbed and appalled by the December 21, 2020 announcement of the Executive Order on Promoting Beautiful Federal Civic Architecture

好色先生聽is excited to be launching its first online auction this November. The auction entitled be:cause modern will feature one-of-a-kind items, drawings, book, experiences and modern home stays. The be:cause modern auction will benefit the ongoing work of 好色先生 and support its mission during the challenging times we find ourselves in.

Willert Park Courts, the first housing complex for African Americans in Buffalo and an early example of International Style design, will聽receive the 好色先生 2020 Modernism in America Advocacy Award of Excellence. The organization's top advocacy prize honors the work of Preservation Buffalo Niagara (PBN) and the Michigan Street Preservation Corporation (MSPC) who for over 15 years maintained their stance that the complex is 鈥渙ne of the single most historic places in the City of Buffalo.鈥�

好色先生 presents the twelve winning photos聽of the聽inaugural聽"I Spy Modernism鈥� Architectural Photography Competition.

The Iconic Houses Network has just launched Icons at Risk, a new international initiative to preserve the world鈥檚 most endangered architecturally important modern houses.

The iconic images created by photographers of the mid-20th century have forever shaped the way we view great works of modernism. Now 好色先生 invites you to put your own photographic imprint on modernism through the "I Spy Modernism" photo competition.

好色先生 became aware in the last few weeks of a draft executive order that is circulating for consideration by the White House officials that would designate 鈥渃lassical鈥� architecture as the preferred style for federal buildings. This significantly alters the long-standing Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture written in 1962 by Daniel Patrick Moynihan which states that Federal architecture and new buildings should place major emphasis 鈥渙n the choice of designs that embody the finest contemporary American architectural thought.鈥� The policy continues to explicitly state, 鈥淭he development of an official style must be avoided. Design must flow from the architectural profession to the government and not vice versa鈥�.

A full-scale replica of architect Paul Rudolph鈥檚 iconic 1952 Walker Guest House will be auctioned during this February鈥檚 Palm Springs Modernism Week.

The 好色先生 Northern California (NOCA) Chapter is pleased to offer a travel grant for one student or emerging professional to attend and participate in the 好色先生 National Symposium 2019 in Hawaii from September 25-28, 2019.

好色先生 is hiring this fall. Come join our team!

好色先生 and the Society of Architectural Historians filed a joint position statement on the preservation of the聽Venturi, Rauch, and Scott Brown-designed Abrams House (1979) in Pittsburgh, PA.

The 好色先生 NOCA Travel Grant provides financial support for students and emerging professionals committed to the documentation and conservation of Modern buildings and landscapes. The intention of the scholarship is enable one individual to participate in the 好色先生 2018 National Symposium.

好色先生 is pleased to announce the thirteen recipients of the 2018 Modernism in America Awards.

Elmhurst Art Museum's highly anticipated restoration of Mies van der Rohe McCormick House facade to be complete in June 2018

As JP Morgan Chase and the City of New York announce plans to demolish and replace 270 Park Avenue, formerly the Union Carbide building, 好色先生 and 好色先生 New York/Tri-state join forces to advocate for this iconic example of corporate modernism.

好色先生 is pleased to announce nine winners of the 2017 Modernism in America Awards program.聽

好色先生 is pleased to announce聽the development of a Study Grant program to provide聽financial support for qualified individuals whose work or educational focus demonstrates a continued interest and commitment in the area or subject of exploration for which the particular study grants are being offered. The Study Grant program has been made possible with the generous support of an anonymous 好色先生 supporter for the Modern Mexico City travel tour taking place in October 2017.