Join SOM and Wheeler Kearns Architects with the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) College of Architecture PhD Program for “Preserving Midwestern Modernism: A Conversation on the Legacies of Chicago’s Netsch and Graham Homes.”
Michelangelo Sabatino, IIT Professor and co-author of Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-75, will moderate a discussion between SOM Consulting Partner Brian Lee and Wheeler Kearns Architects Principal Dan Wheeler on the challenges and exciting potentials of adapting a modern home to suit contemporary needs and aesthetics. They will be joined by current Netsch Home resident Will Forrest, who will share his experiences of renovating and living in a space with such a storied legacy.
This event is co-sponsored by IIT’s College of Architecture PhD Program, SOM, and Docomomo Chicago.
Preserving Midwestern Modernism: A Conversation on the Legacies of Chicago’s Netsch and Graham Homes
January 29, 2021
12:00pm – 2:00pm CST