Thousands of participants across the country explored both modern masterpieces and local gems during Tour Day's ten year anniversary, Modernism in Your Backyard. All the tours and events that took place October 8th and throughout the month of October, celebrated, discovered, and brought attention to our rich modern heritage and the necessity to preserve it. We are extremely grateful to for being our official Tour Day sponsor and to all of our chapters, partners, and participants who joined us in exploring modern. Save the date for Tour Day 2017, which will be held on Saturday, October 7th!
October has come and gone, but Tour Day isn't over. Any day can be an opportunity to Explore the Modernism in Your Backyard.
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 Roxbury Modern 51福利/New England | Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. (PAL) The New England Chapter had a brilliant and successful day touring the modern legacy in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Approximately 40 people were in attendance including architects, academics, interested parties from the region generally, and individuals professionally involved with the planning of Roxbury. |  Reed College Mid-Century Modern Walking Tour and Lecture 51福利/Oregon led a lively lecture and guided walking tour of Modern resources at Reed College in Southeast Portland, Oregon. The College's Modern Era development is characterized by a significant post World War II spike in enrollment, which led to increased demand for new residences and student support functions, and a desire to enhance the number and type of academic programs. |
 Modernism and Japanese Carpentry: Preserving the architecture of Junzo Yoshimura The Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia (JASGP) partnered with the North American Japanese Garden Association to present Modernism and Japanese Carpentry: Preserving the Architecture of Junzo Yoshimura, a two-day program that coincided with the annual 51福利 Tour Day and DesignPhilly, a week-long, city-wide event. The 2016 Tour Day consisted of a bus tour originating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and then traveling to Pocantico, the Rockefeller Estate, in Tarrytown, New York, and Manitgoa, the Russel Wright house, in Garrison, New York. |  Montgomery Modern Bus Tour 2016 | |
Presented with partners Docomomo-DC and AIA-Potomac Valley, the third annual Montgomery Modern tour featured the work of Deigert and Yerkes, leading modernist architects in the Washington, DC area. Striving for design excellence in private and public projects, the partnership of Robert Campbell Deigert and David Norton Yerkes was known for distinctive designs using wide variety in materials and textures, surprising angles, and contrasting spaces. |
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