Esoteric Survey

Tucson Modernism Week is happening November 4th - 9th. The list of events looks amazing. This year’s home tour has six residences and two exclusive bonus stops, Architects and designers include Judith Chafee, Bruce Goff, William Wilde, Charles Clement, Ralph Haver, and Russ Symes.  I've been wanting to see inside the Goff Barby House house forever. I wonder if it still looks like this?? The carpet is wild. In addition to the home tour, the are a number of lectures and exhibitions. To celebrate the acquisition of the Bondante House by the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation, there will be a special exhibit on Charles Clement at the house, which he designed. The house joins the  Ball-Paylore house (1952) by Arthur T Brown as part of their collection.  Charles Clement maquette More about Tucson Modernism, here . In addition to all of that, Tucson is just awesome. Make sure to go see A Z Modern , Saturday Generation  and Holt Modern when you're in town.  Check...

Bart Prince Home and Studio (1984), in Albuquerque, New Mexico  I was there in December. The masonry tower was added in 1990. It serves as the library. Prince is a native of Albuquerque. He studied architecture at ASU and worked with Bruce Goff, including assisting  Goff on with the Pavilion for Japanese Art at LACMA . He completed the design and supervised the construction after Goff's death. Soleri bells =  Bart is in the know. The rear of the house. Another Prince project is located next door. This is Bart Prince in front of his house, where he still lives. In September, a burglar broke in and shot Lee Wilson, who lives with Bart. He survived the shooting and hopefully he's doing well. Read the horrible story, here . Souurce: Albuquerque Journal I hate to end on a negative thing, so here is another Prince project- The Price Residence in Corona del Mar. Source: Bart Prince