SPECIAL EVENTS

As part of the DoCoMoMo National Tour Day,  Houston Mod announces a Special House Tour on Saturday, October 8, 2011 from 1PM to 5PM honoring three significant modern architects whose work had a significant impact on Houston's postwar development. The houses on the tour pay tribute to these modern masters and reflect the different perspectives in which they worked.

Included in the tour will be private residences by Anderson Todd, a longtime Rice University professor and former Dean whose works have captured critical acclaim for their minimalist expression; John Zemanek, who educated generations of Houston architects while Professor at the University of Houston; and Karl Kamrath, who worked in an organic modern style reflective of his interest in the work of Frank Lloyd Wright.

The tour will provide participants with the rare opportunity to see the interiors and exteriors of these architecturally-significant private homes and to explore the rich and diverse architectural legacy of mid-century Houston.

The tour is sponsored by Houston Mod as part of a national tour day of modern architecture organized by DOCOMOMO US. Advance reservations are required to participate in the tour. Tickets can be purchased at www.houstonmod.org.

To accompany the tour, Houston Mod and the Architecture Center Houston have organized a panel discussion on Thursday, October 6th at 6PM at the Architecture Center Houston, 315 Capitol Avenue, Suite 120. Panelists will include architects Anderson Todd, John Zemanek, Patrick Peters and Danny Samuels. Rafael Longoria will moderate. Each panelist is a current or former faculty member of the School of Architecture at the University of Houston or Rice University. The panel discussion is free and open to the public.