Save Our Modern!
20 Sep
ModernTulsa.net endeavors to bring attention and support to the preservation of modern architecture. I believe our built environment is a direct reflection of our history, values, and society. By focusing our attention on preserving modern neighborhoods and buildings, we safeguard the legacy of an important movement in our past.
By connecting the community of concerned individuals, ModernTulsa hopes to unite the
modern community in protecting the legacy of this important movement. We believe that preservation is more than saving one building. Raising awareness, increasing community involvement, and grassroots action are the keys to preserving modernism for future generations. In accordance with these principles, ModernTulsa aims to promote modernism by providing educational resources to members, facilitating the dispersement of knowledge from professionals to laymen, and encouraging enthusiasts to join the modern movement!
ModernTulsa, along with partner MoveModern.com is dedicated to protecting our modern history whether it be a glass and steel skyscraper or the house next door. We open the dialogue and ask that you participate by posting pictures of endangered buildings, sharing success and failure stories, and taking local action!
In my opinion Tulsa’s collection of Mid-Century architecture is as strong and as signifigant as our Art Deco Collection. It badly needs to be inventoried by professional archivists [several Tulsans have started] so that we can fight for preservation as a collection instead of one building at a time. Perhaps this blog plus Shane Hood’s efforts to form a supportive group plus the Tulsa Preservation Commission can get the job done. My opinion is that such a list must have some official status so that preservation has some clout. The National Trust’s presence in Tulsa in October should help in securing that official status.