Thursday, November 5 |
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6-8:30PM |
Celebrating Modernism in Pittsburgh (Opening Celebration) |
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Friday, November 6 |
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8:00-9:00am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
9:00-9:15 |
Welcome Remarks |
9:15-9:45 |
Overview and Introduction to Book and Symposium |
9:45-10:15 |
Reclaiming the City and the Pittsburgh Renaissance |
10:15-10:40 |
BREAK |
10:40-11:10 |
Recollection: Early Days on Mellon, Drawing The Simonds Way |
11:10-12:10 |
Recollections: Working Together in Pittsburgh + Beyond |
12:10-1:30 |
LUNCH – On your own |
1:30-2:00 |
Simonds the author, philosopher | Barry Starke |
2:00-3:00 |
Urban Blueways: John Simonds and Riverfront Planning |
3:00-3:25 |
BREAK |
3:25-4:30 |
Reflections on Simonds Legacy in Pittsburgh and What it Means |
4:30-4:45 |
Closing Remarks |
Saturday, November 7
Walking Tour of Mellon Square
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Allegheny Commons
9:30am – 12:30pm
Explore two of John Simonds’ signature Pittsburgh projects during a morning walking tour of Lake Elizabeth in Allegheny Commons and Mellon Square. Your guides will be Marion Pressley, FASLA and Patricia O’Donnell, FASLA, the landscape architects who have researched, analyzed, and planned the restoration of these spaces. Representatives of the Allegheny Commons Initiative and the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy will be on hand to discuss implementation and management issues.