San Francisco

Optimism, Modernism and the cult of expertise

Name: Optimism, Modernism and the cult of expertise
Start: 2009-07-15T19:30:00
End: 2009-07-15T19:30:00
Location: SPUR Urban Center

Lunchtime Forum

12:30 p.m. | Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Modernism was defined by a faith in the transformative capacity of expertise. Organizations like CIAM and Telesis produced manifestos and visionary schemes for urban transformation. Architect Dan Solomon and Peter Allen, urban historian and UC Berkeley doctoral candidate, will explore this crucial characteristic of the modernist vision: an optimistic belief in humanity's power to shape the future.

Location

SPUR Urban Center

654 Mission Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

Admission

Free to members
$5 for non-members
Okay to bring lunch

Refund Policy

Sponsorship payments: Will not be refunded, as sponsorship benefits take effect immediately and are on-going through the date of the event.

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