The Symposium: The Vision of Philip Hiss
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November 11 - 14, 2021
November 12, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
November 13, 2021 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
November 13, 2021 12:45 pm - 4:00 pm
November 13, 2021 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
November 14, 2021 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Get to know the "The Man Who Made Sarasota Modern", Philip Hanson Hiss, through this open-air Symposium held bayfront at College Hall. Learn about Philip Hiss’ monumental contributions to Sarasota’s development via an introductory film, followed by presentations covering the development of Lido Shores, the Sarasota County school building program of the 1950s and I.M. Pei’s New College work of the 1960s. Light refreshments served.
8:30 am - doors open and light refreshments available
9:00 am - 12:00 pm - program
Intro and welcome Anne-Marie Russell, Executive Director, Architecture Sarasota
Education is Freedom: Philip Hiss, Societal Reform, and a Progressive Democracy
Morris (Marty) Hylton III, historic preservationist
Tropical Modernism at Home: The Development of Lido Shores
Christopher Wilson, PhD, architecture historian
The School Board That Dared: The Sarasota County School Building Program
Lorrie Muldowney, historic preservationist
A Visionary Father: A conversation with Muffi Hiss
Bob Morris, author & journalist
All ticket sales are final and considered as donations if unused. No refund will be issued unless an event is canceled by the organizer.
