Sketch of the Chermayeff studio prototype, Serge Chermayeff (1954). Image courtesy Cape Cod Modern House Trust
Documenting and Preserving Modernist Architecture in the Outer Cape
May 13, 6:30 PM–7:30 PM
RISD Museum, 224 Benefit Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903
Beginning in the late 1930s, a group of visionary architects congregated on the isolated backshore of Wellfleet and Truro. In conjunction with the exhibition Marcel Breuer, this lecture by Peter McMahon explores the Modernist legacy of the Outer Cape, along with efforts to document and preserve it. McMahon is principal of PM Design and focuses on sustainable modern architecture and restoration of mid 20th-century buildings.
More info: risdmuseum.org
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