Thursday, April 28, 2016 5:30 to 7:30 PM
SAF Lecture Herman Miller's Iconic Modern Designers Presentation by Lisa Hubbs, Herman Miller
Herman Miller has a rich history of partnering with some of the world’s most respected designers of modern furniture. Join SAF for a presentation by Lisa Hubbs highlighting the creative design of key designers including Charles and Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Girard and George Nelson. Learn not only about their outstanding contributions to iconic modern furniture design, but also that of architecture, painting, and sculpture. Lisa Hubbs is the Senior Retail (National) Sales Manager for Herman Miller’s retail business in US and Canada since 2009. She's passionate about great design and proud to share Herman Miller’s continued contributions to modern design everywhere we live, work, and play. She resides in West Michigan, where Herman Miller has been handcrafting furniture since 1905.
Sponsors Thank You to the South Gate Community Center (architect Victor Lundy, 1956) for tonight's venue.
South Gate Community Center
3145 South Gate Circle (east-side entrance)
Sarasota, FL 34236
SAF and AIA Members: $10
Public: $15
Students: Free
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
5:30 to 7:30 PM SAF Film + Panel Discussion Women in Architecture
Join SAF for the film screening of "A Girl is a Fellow Here", about the legacy of 100 women architects and designers who worked with Frank Lloyd Wright. Using the film as a catalyst, moderator Anne-Marie Russell (executive director of the Sarasota Museum of Art, a division of Ringling College of Art + Design), with architects Joyce Owens, Tatiana White and Selma Göker Wilson discuss the challenges and endeavors for women in the architecture profession.
Advance Tickets Online $10 SAF & AIA Members
$15 Public
Free for Ringling College Students and Staff with online registration
5 pm Check-in - Tickets, subject to availability, at the door
Ringling College of Art + Design
Academic Center Auditorium
2699 Old Bradenton Road, Sarasota, FL 34234 Download Campus Map
Open Daily 10 AM to 5 PM SAF's Walker Guest House Replica Back to the Future: Visit SAF's Replica of the Paul Rudolph-designed 1952 Walker Guest House on the grounds of The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Daily, free admission with docent-led tours. SAF-SRQ.org/walkerguesthouse
Become a docent – contact SAF Board member Anne Marie Bergevin for more information: 941-224-5469, docents@SAF-SRQ.org
Saturday, May 7, 2016
10 AM to 3 PM Join SAF at ArchiFest
Come say hello! SAF's table will be inside the Herald-Tribune lobby during ArchiFest on May 7th from 10 AM to 3 PM. Meet architects and design professionals. Hear interviews throughout the day – SAF is scheduled for 10:25 am! Free Admission. Sponsored by Michael Saunders & Co. and the Herald-Tribune.
1741 Main Street, Sarasota, FL 34236
The Sarasota Architectural Foundation (SAF), a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the Sarasota School of Architecture movement, helping to preserve and rehabilitate its irreplaceable buildings, and demonstrating its relevance to the contemporary built environment. A copy of our official registration and financial information #SC-1050 may be obtained from the Florida Division of Consumer Services by calling Toll-Free 800-435-7352 within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the state. FEIN 04-3699738.
