The Marin County Civic Center: Past, Present & Future. A Panel Discussion moderated by Architectural Critic John King, September 17, 2013
by Laurie Thompson
In partnership with the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects and as part of the month-long “Architecture and the City” Festival, this special architectural tour and panel discussion will be held at the Board of Supervisors chambers at the Marin Civic Center on Tuesday September 17, 2013.
From 4–6 p.m., the Frank Lloyd Wright Civic Center Conservancy offers a $5 guided tour with special-guest architects William J. Schwarz and Richard A. Keding. With its distinct blue roof and elegant gold spire, the Marin Civic Center is one of the most recognizable buildings in the Bay Area. A state and national historic landmark, the center was the last commission by Wright, completed by Aaron Green in 1962. Schwarz was a member of the Taliesin Fellowship in the 1960s who was designated to serve as associate architect for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation on the Marin Civic Center. Keding became an apprentice to Wright in 1957 and staff architect with Taliesen Architects in the 1960s.
From 6–8 p.m., the Conservancy offers a panel conversation and reception moderated by the San Francisco Chronicle’s architecture and urbanism writer, John King. The conversation will explore the history of the Marin Civic Center, its current uses and proposed future. Architectural historian and professor Paul Turner will discuss the architecture of the Civic Center in the context of trends during the time it was designed. Marin County supervisor and architect Steve Kinsey will discuss what it is like to work in the building and how it has been adapted to accommodate changing needs; and architect Mark Cavagnero, FAIA and landscape architect Manuela King will review their proposed master plan for the future of the full Civic Center site and its relationship to Wright’s original concepts. A discussion with the audience will follow.
The events are free with a suggested donation of $5. Donations will benefit the Frank Lloyd Wright Civic Center Conservancy.
Originally published at https://annetkent.kontribune.com.
