Modern Tulsa

The Robert Lawton  Jones house, built in 1959, will be having an open house Thursday, June 24th. Bob Jones was a principal of Murray Jones Murray which was responsible for some of Oklahoma’s most iconic modern structures. Join the folks from Modern Tulsa at the event.

moderntulsa is excited to announce its second mod of the moment. Join us Sunday March, 28th from  5 – 7 pm for drinks, refreshments, music and modern design at a 1956 Jack Hudson designed mid-century modern home located at the 1546 East 60th street.  Located in Tulsa’s Southern Gardens, the house is the sister house of the 1956 Parade of Homes house”The Haven”, just a few doors down. Designed by Jack Hudson and built by Doran Johnson, “The Haven” offered more than comfortable and easy living, it offered safety from bombs and storms as well. The home was built with a reinforced concrete bomb-shelter that served as the hallway from the family and living rooms to the three bedrooms. Sound intriguing join us this Sunday to see it for yourself!

Modern Tulsa would like to thank Aberson Exhibits and Center 1 Market for their generous sponsorship of this event.

You don’t often see homes in Lortondale for sale. And even less often have they not been stripped of their charm. This may be an exception as it appears many of the original features are intact. Offered by Dustin Thames of Chinowth & Cowen Realtors.

Visit the Listing Page

See the Virtual Tour

Could”L” be for Lortondale? or “U” for the University Tower downtown? Watch to find out!

What makes Tulsa so special? Jack Frank shows you many of the things (in alphabetic order of course) in this new and somewhat zany documentary. From the Admiral Twin, the city’s last remaining drive-in, to the Indy 500 race cars built by Tulsan Jack Zink, the show is jammed with tidbits about Tulsa and its colorful past. The show stops at Route 66 icons, including the Meadow Gold sign and the old 11th street bridge. It also visits timeless eateries like Nelson’s and White River Fish Market. There are also fun stories about icons such as the Golden Driller, the IPE Building, the Perryman Cemetery, Council Oak Tree and the Ole Lady on Brady. Also included is some history about the naming of Tulsa streets. Even if you’ve never stepped foot in Tulsa, you’ll love learning more about it.

The Tulsa A to Z one half-hour version will air Monday, November 30th at 7:30 pm on Channel 6.

The complete hour-long version will air Wednesday, December 2nd at 7 pm on OETA Channel 11.

Tulsa A to Z is proudly sponsored by SpiritBank.

for more information visit:

http://www.tulsafilms.com/our-films/tulsa-a-to-z/

shane

Robert McLaughlin sent me some information about the Runnels Weekend in Kansas City coming up this month. If any Modern Tulsa people want to head up to KC for the weekend it will be well worth your time

KCMODERN presents:
When Mid-Century Modern was GREEN
David B. Runnells Climate-Wise Home Tour & Patio Party
Saturday, September 19, 2009, 7:00-9:00 PM
200 W. 94th Street & Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri
Park at the Temple at 9400 Wornall and cross street to 94th.
Meet other Modern enthusiasts and experience a unique
Mid-Century Modern “Country Home” designed by David B.
Runnells to be sustainable in 1950. Enjoy campfire food and
yard beer at this special “recession proof” KCMODERN
event. Limited advance reservations are available for $10
per person until Thursday, September 17th. A separate ticket
is required for the Sunday tour.

Cranbrook To Kansas City
David B. Runnells Mid-Century Modern Homes Tour
Sunday, September 20, 2009, 2:00-5:00 PM
This tour will require driving to multiple homes so start early.
Start at 7300 Roe Circle, Prairie Village, Kansas.
Park at Baptist Church, 75th & Roe, walk north to Roe Circle.
Or start at 2400 W. 86th Terr. & Lee Blvd. Leawood, Kansas.
There will be limited parking on 86th Terr. Cul-de-sac.
See at least 8 cool examples of Mid-Century Modern
homes designed by Architect, David Benton Runnells.
Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 the day of the tour.
Limited tickets will be sold at the event registration tables
on a first come first served basis, so buy your tickets now!

Order Your Tickets Today
Make your checks payable to KCMODERN and send payment to KCMODERN, 5301 W. 66th Terrace, Prairie Village, KS 66208. All advanced tickets to be picked up the day of the events at the registration table. We will tour the homes regardless of weather. More info at 913.262.5056 or http://www.kcmodern.blogspot.com/.

KCMODERN raises awareness and promotes preservation of Modern Architecture and Design. Proceeds from this event willfund future KCMODERN events and modern activities.

Think Architecture | Think Beyond Lecture with Coleman Coker

5:30 pm – Reception / 6:00 pm – Lecture,

OSU-Tulsa Auditorium, 700 North Greenwood Avenue, Tulsa, OK

To register, click here or visit the AIA Eastern Oklahoma home page at www.AIAeok.org

Coleman Coker, RA is the Ruth Carter Stevenson Chair at the University of Texas, School of Architecture in Austin and Professor of Practice at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is a fellow of the American Academy in Rome and a Loeb Fellow in Advanced Environmental Studies at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He holds a Master of Fine Arts and an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from the Memphis College of Art. Coker is former director of the Memphis Center of Architecture, a collaborative program of design open to advanced architecture students in the region and sponsored by the University of Tennessee and the University of Arkansas. He’s been the visiting Favrot Chair at Tulane and has held the E. Fay Jones Chair in Architecture at the University of Arkansas.
Coker founded buildingstudio in 1999 after a 13-year partnership with Samuel Mockbee as Mockbee/Coker Architects. buildingstudio is a collaborative firm focusing on inventive and imaginative work, regularly acknowledged for its design excellence. They’ve received numerous honors including a P/A Design Award for low-cost housing “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty,” Emerging Voices from the Architectural League of New York, numerous Architectural Record, “Record House” awards and National AIA Honor awards. buildingstudio’s work has been highlighted at MoMA, SF MoMA, Wexner Center for the Arts, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. Coleman Coker will present buildingstudio’s recent work with a focus on the responsibility of the architect as an integral member of their community.

His presentation will address the following topics:
* Environmental issues
* Materials and systems
* Sustainable design intent and innovation
* Collective wisdom and feedback loops

Mr. Coker’s presentation is pending approval for one (1) Learning Unit-HSW.

Register NOW for what promises to be an entertaining and educational presentation that concludes the 2009 Think ArchiTecture | Think Beyond series organized by the Chapter’s Young Architects Forum.