History Lecture-Of Dusk and Death-Rays: A Reflection on Architecture and Change In-Person
What makes a building a valuable part of a community, or more broadly, significant in cultural terms? Should one think of landscape and open spaces in the same way? Whether in the neighborhood or in distant locals, built heritage tells the story of culture in solid material terms. And yet, as time goes by, a community’s relationship to its built environment changes. Sometimes the rate of change is barely perceivable over a life time, or it can come more suddenly at an exponential rate.
In this talk, William Whitaker, Curator of Penn’s Architectural Archives will explore these questions through the work of Louis Kahn, Malcolm Wells, and a number of local landmarks.
This program is presented by the Historical Society of Moorestown and is part of the “New Jersey History Speaks Lecture Series”.