Monthly Update
Get Your OA+D Celebration Tickets TODAY!
Tickets are now available for the first annual OA+D Celebration. This inaugural event, hosted by the OA+D Archives in conjunction with the Chandler Museum, will feature a special exhibit of "Select Treasures" from the OA+D Archives, a symposium of engaging presentations, self-guided tours of regional Wright sites, fundraising social gatherings, and more.
It will also be a chance to reunite with other Fellows, meet new friends, and learn more about how you can help preserve our organic heritage.
The proposed schedule of events will be as follows (subject to change):
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 2024 :: CHANDLER REGION
11:00am-5:00pm :: Chandler Region Self-Guided Tour of significant Wright sites around the Chandler area. Travel to Taliesin West for a paid tour if desired.
3:00pm-5:00pm :: Chandler Museum Event Participant Check-In to get name badge and orientation materials. View the OA+D exhibit and Chandler Museum.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2024 :: CHANDLER MUSEUM :: TICKETS $50 per person
10:00am - 10:30am Event Participant Check-In continues.
10:30am - 11:00am Opening remarks/Welcome Statement.
11:15am - 12:00pm Presentation/Slide Show :: History of Frank Lloyd Wright & Chandler :: Jody Crago.
12:00pm – 1:30pm :: Lunch Break A list of local restaurants near Chandler Museum will be provided.
2:00pm – 3:00pm Film Viewing/Panel Discussion :: Lautner Cabins Exhibit Documentary :: Christopher Carr, moderator.
3:15pm – 4:00pm Presentation/Slide Show :: The Work Continues :: Processing and Presenting the OA+D Archives Collections :: Mark Hammons.
4:15pm – 4:45pm Presentation/Slide Show :: Legacy of David E. Dodge :: William B. Scott.
4:45pm – 5:00pm Closing Remarks.
5:00pm – 7:30pm Social Time :: Food & Non-Alcoholic Drinks provided. Publication and product sales. View the OA+D exhibit and the rest of the Chandler Museum.
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2024 :: OA+D STUDY CENTER :: TICKETS $25 per person
10:30am - 1:30pm Brunch Social :: Open for tours and social time on patio. Light food & refreshments will be provided.
11:15am - 12:00pm Presentation/Slide Show/Discussion :: Working With Mr. Wright :: William B. Scott with William Minnich.
Space is limited for the event and tickets are first come/first serve, so sign-up NOW for this exciting event at THIS LINK.
OA+D NEWS & EVENTS
From The Archives
The OA+D Archives has several architectural models under its stewardship. One of the most striking of them all is the 1990s era model of the David E. Dodge-designed house for William V. and Carolyn Glastris. The design features striking metallic copper painted cascading roof structures and intricate twisted copper wire landscaping elements. It's a wonderful example of the imaginative design ideas of David Dodge, one of Taliesin's most beloved Fellowship members. As an educator at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, he took the time to include students in the process of creating the model to help apprentice the next generation of organic architects and designers.
Over the years, the model was moved around and received damage and wear. When it was transferred to the OA+D Archives as part of the Taliesin Architects Collection, it needed a lot of restoration work.
Over the past year the OA+D Archives has been researching and documenting the work of David E. Dodge as part of the development of the forthcoming monograph on David's life and work to be published in 2025. We felt it important to restore the Glastris model as part of this endeavor, and we're pleased to say that significant portions of the model have been rebuilt and, most excitingly, the electrical system has been repaired so that it now lights up as originally conceived by David!
Our goal is to have the model finished in time to have on display at the November OA+D Celebration event in Chandler so that everyone who attends can appreciate the brilliance of this wonderful work of organic architecture.
If you'd like to donate tax-deductible funds to help restoration efforts like this, please follow THIS LINK. Additionally, if you have archival materials related to David Dodge, the Taliesin Fellowship, or any other organic architectural or design items that you're interested in donating to join our growing collections, please let us know by contacting us at info@oadarchives.org.
Time To Renew Your Journal OA+D Subscription
Our flagship publication, The Journal of Organic Architecture + Design, has been continuously published three times a year since 2013. In that time significant and groundbreaking scholarship has been done on a variety of organic practitioners and their works. Each issue is crafted and produced with a commitment to quality and as part of our core mission as an educational non-profit. But as you might expect, it comes at an expensive cost.
Every issue costs thousands of dollars to produce, print, mail, and more. Thanks to the support of annual subscribers, we're able to continue to bring these stories to you all.
If you've been a subscriber in the past, please consider renewing your subscription before the end of the year to ensure you never miss an issue.
If you've not yet become a subscriber, then please SIGN UP TODAY to help support our efforts.
As always, additional tax-deductible donations help us cover our expenses for publishing the journal, preserving important artifacts, develop exhibits, and more. Please consider donating HERE and know every dollar helps!