Program - Society of Architectural Historians

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three major divisions: Cranbrook Schools, Cranbrook Academy of Art
and Art Museum, and Cranbrook Institute of Science.
TR13
Sponsor for all Cranbrook tours: Saarinen (Michigan)
Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians
Cranbrook—Arts and Crafts Heritage
Leslie Edwards, Head Archivist, Cranbrook,
Tour Leader
The tour will explore Cranbrook’s Arts and Crafts
heritage, including Cranbrook House, the Booths’ manor house
(Albert Kahn, 1907–20), the Greek Theatre (Marcus Burrowes,
1915), and Christ Church Cranbrook (Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
Associates and Oscar H. Murray, 1924–28). The last stop will be
the newest addition to the campus, the Art Museum’s Collection
Wing (SmithGroup, 2011) where participants will view a selection of
architectural drawings from Cranbrook’s campus-wide collections.
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Maximum number of participants: 40
Mobility level 3: extensive walking and stairs
Cost: $65 Includes transportation, bottle of water,
admission fee
AIA/CES: 4 LU
TR14 Cranbrook—Saarinen’s Cranbrook
Gregory Wittkopp, Director, Cranbrook Art Museum,
Tour Leader
A brief tour of the Cranbrook Campus focusing on Eliel
Saarinen’s work at Cranbrook, including Cranbrook School “for boys”
(c. 1926–29), the meticulously restored Saarinen House (1928–30),
and the Saarinen family’s American masterwork, Cranbrook
Kingswood School, “for girls” (1929–32). The last stop will be the
newest addition to the campus, the Art Museum’s Collection Wing
(SmithGroup, 2011) where participants will view a selection of
architectural drawings from Cranbrook’s campus-wide collections.
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Maximum number of participants: 40
Mobility level 3: extensive walking and stairs
Cost: $65 Includes transportation, bottle of water,
admission fee
AIA/CES: 4 LU
TR15 Cranbrook—Cranbrook Contemporary
Craig Hoernschemeyer, Project Architect, Cranbrook
Educational Community, Tour Leader
This tour will examine four of the contemporary buildings
constructed at Cranbrook during the last two decades: Peter
Rose’s Vlasic Family Early Childhood Learning Center (1996), Steven
Holl’s addition to Cranbrook Institute of Science (1998), Tod Williams
and Billie Tsien’s Williams Natatorium (1999), and Rafael Moneo’s
New Studios Building (2002). The last stop will be the newest addition
to the campus, the Art Museum’s Collection Wing (SmithGroup,
2011) where participants will view a selection of architectural drawings
from Cranbrook’s campus-wide collections.