Architecture Lectures, 1994-2007
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Description
Architect and former RISD Professor Friedrich St. Florian offers a behind the scenes discussion of the development of his proposal for the National World War Two Memorial located in Washington D.C. He describes the history of the site on the Mall and previous master plans, particularly the McMillan Plan. St. Florian begins the lecture with a discussion of modernism and American architecture iconography using the statues in front of the federal building in Providence, RI. See also: tapes 2002_66_15 & 16: WWII Memorial Competition: A Symposium
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Speaker
Friedrich St. Florian
Run Time
1 hr. 36 min. 07 sec.
Notable Segments
00:09:20 Discussion of modernism and iconography
00:19:22 World War II Memorial discussion
01:28:15 Q&A
Original File Format
VHS
File Format
.mp4
Lecture Date
Spring 4-8-1999
Date Digitized
2021-07-24
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Credits
This digital preservation project was made possible in part by a Libraries of Rhode Island (LORI) grant from the RI Office of Library & Information Services using funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
RISD Fleet Library Catalog Record
RIAMCO Guide
Keywords
World War Two Memorial, Washington D.C., National Mall, Design, Iconography, lectures and lecturing, lecture, archives
Disciplines
Architecture
Recommended Citation
St. Florian, Friedrich; Department, Architecture; and Archives, RISD, "Architecture Lecture | Friedrich St. Florian, April 8, 1999" (1999). Architecture Lectures, 1994-2007. 39.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/archives_architecturelectures/39