Emerson Umbrella
Center for the Arts presents Design and Discourse: The life and work of Jean
Paul Carlhian
Jean Paul Carlhian once said of his 14-story high-rise dormitory on Harvard’s campus, “We Never Thought Bare Concrete Would Be Enjoyable To Look At.” On Thursday, October 24, Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts will introduce Carlhian’s work in a retrospective gallery show, Design and Discourse: The life and work of Jean Paul Carlhian.
French-born, and a
longtime Concord resident, Carlhian is remembered
to many as the architect who took Harvard vertical. Symmetry and
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stability, seen as virtues of design by Carlhian, were reflected in much of his
architecture.
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The
show will feature his work on the Arthur
M. Sackler Museum and National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian
Institution, Washington DC; the Mather House at Harvard University; the Quincy
House at Harvard University; the Leverett House at Harvard University; the Warren
Rudman Federal Courthouse in Concord, NH and the Federal Office Building #7 in
Washington DC.
The show will run
from October 24 through December 1, 2013, with a reception on Tuesday, November
5, from 7-9 pm.
This event is free
and open to the public. Please visit our website for more information about our
Gallery. www.emersonumbrella.org
