About the Program:
The Art Deco Society of New York’s series of web-based illustrated talks inspired by our Destination DecoTM travel program continues with an exciting virtual visit to see the wide variety of modernist architecture and design in Melbourne!
In this special event, award-winning author and Art Deco expert, Robin Grow, will guide us through Melbourne's major transformation into a dazzling Art Deco center that featured the first truly international style. Grow will show examples of how the style could be seen everywhere––from A (apartment blocks) to Z (Melbourne Zoo)––as well as in department stores, cinemas, residences, churches, banks, schools, factories, government buildings and office blocks, and even in the famous train called the Spirit of Progress.
We’ll see how the introduction of new facing materials, such as terracotta and terrazzo, colorized the city and how steel reinforced concrete revolutionized the building processes. Grow will highlight designs featuring these new materials as well as murals, large expanses of glass, stylized building signs, and cantilevered balconies.
He will also look into 1920s and 30s social changes that helped shape Melbourne, including motor cars, the role of women as consumers, fashion, dance and music, clothing, and of course cocktails!
In a preview of the June release of his latest book, MELMO—Modernist Architecture in Melbourne, Grow will also give us a glimpse into how modernism continued to shape Melbourne following WWII and how the city looked to the United States for inspiration to meet postwar demands for manufacturing, housing, sun controls, commercial and civic buildings, leisure activities, and car-based activities. Sign up now for this informative event!
Even though this tour is online, it will include a live PowerPoint—with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device—as well as a moderated Q&A session with participants.
Can't join us at the time of the live event? No problem! When you register for the live program you are guaranteed to receive a recording of the entire program a few days after the live presentation, which you can watch at a time most convenient for you.
About the Speaker:
Robin Grow, President of the Art Deco & Modernism Society, is an expert on the Art Deco in Melbourne. He writes and presents extensively on the era, assists organizations with exhibitions, and leads engaging tours of Melbourne and its suburbs. In 2009, he wrote and published the award-winning book Melbourne Art Deco, which is now being re-published. Grow is also the Vice President of the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies.
Registration:
How to Register for ADSNY's Web-based programs:
- Click the gold Register button located to the left of the "About the Program" section
- Enter the requested information in the registration form and follow the instructions to pay online and complete your registration
- In a few moments, you will receive an email confirmation of your registration
- You will receive an email with the link and password to join your Zoom event the day of the program
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