[MassHistPres] of interest re: bomb shelter

[Cupfish Cupfish]

Thanks to all for input on my bomb shelter...I grew up outside Chicago, and 
remember a Nike missile site near my home.  Site C-93 in Northfield IL. The 
Nike missiles were the last line of defense in the event of nuclear attack, 
and were scattered around metropolitan areas.  We liked the ice cream at the 
Good Humor truck that parked near the Nike site.  Ahh yes, ice cream, a 
summer night and a DOD installation ready to fire at any moment.

Anne Kornitsky
Oakham MA
508 882 3777


>From: Chris Kennedy <e-modern at comcast.net>
>To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
>Subject: [MassHistPres] Fwd:of interest re: bomb shelter-Engaging the 
>RecentPast
>Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:33:02 -0500
>
>This is timely for those confronting the "50 year" problem of
>historic preservation.  I feel that a bomb shelter is clearly
>significant "to our nation's past and or event".
>
>chris kennedy
>Northampton Historical Commission
>
>Begin forwarded message:
>
> > From: Design Studies Forum <desforum at SIU.EDU>
> > Date: January 15, 2007 9:59:37 AM EST
> > To: DESIGN-STUDIES-FORUM-L at listserv.siu.edu
> > Subject: CFP for JAE theme issue: Engaging the Recent Past
> > Reply-To: Design Studies Forum <cgorman at SIU.EDU>
> >
> > [from VAF]
> >
> > Engaging the Recent Past
> > JAE Theme Issue [Journal of Architectural Education]
> > Deadline: March 02, 2007
> >
> > Theme Editors:
> > Lauren Weiss Bricker, lwbricker at csupomona.edu
> > Luis Hoyos. lghoyos at csupomona.edu
> > Judith Sheine (jesheine at csupomona.edu)
> > California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
> >
> > Ancient cities of stone, stately mansions with neo-classical
> > porticoes and Main Streets lined with
> > quaint brick facades - ripe for repair and retail - have undisputed
> > value as cultural artifacts as
> > well as for their ability to attract tax benefits and tourist
> > dollars. Less established are the
> > theoretical underpinnings for the preservation of works dating from
> > the years 1945-1970 - usually
> > referred to as the "Recent Past" by historic preservation specialists.
> >
> > The scale of postwar architecture and designed landscapes has
> > presented unique challenges to
> > planners, architects and preservationists: urban renewal projects,
> > military bases measured in
> > miles not acres, and thousands of suburban housing tracts are among
> > the places that may be viewed
> > as historic. These works and others in the United States and abroad
> > embodied a type of
> > architectural modernism that frequently merged with their
> > landscapes; lacking an obvious front
> > facade, their significance has often gone unnoticed by
> > preservationists accustomed to dealing with
> > traditional architecture, e.g., Oakland Museum (1969, Roche &
> > Dinkeloo & Assoc., architects; Dan
> > Kiley, landscape architect). At the same time, the postwar period
> > is not without its detractors in
> > this post-colonial, post-Communist era. In light of shifting
> > attitudes about globalization, do
> > works evidencing the impact of late colonial regimes on local
> > architecture merit preservation?
> > These works, often incorporating mass-produced building materials
> > and innovative technology, also
> > require very different conservation approaches than have been
> > developed in association with
> > traditional building materials.
> >
> > However, the creative potential of adaptive reuse and additions to
> > historic buildings have
> > presented new opportunities for contemporary practitioners.
> > Santiago Calatrava's new wing for Eero
> > Saarinen's Milwaukee Art Museum (1964) raises different questions
> > than would an addition to a
> > neoclassical building. When iconic buildings are involved, a
> > firestorm of criticism can result, as
> > was the case when Gwathmey Siegel (1992) added to Frank Lloyd
> > Wright's Guggenheim Museum (1959)
> > and Anshen + Allen built a new facility (1996) replacing the
> > eucalyptus grove at Louis Kahn's Salk
> > Institute (1965). On the other hand, some of the worst products of
> > urban renewal, for example,
> > some of the 1960s superblocks could be improved and humanized
> > through the process of
> > re-conceptualization.
> >
> > The editors invite text-based (Scholarship of Design) and design-
> > based (Design as Scholarship)
> > research that illuminates the challenges and opportunities for the
> > engagement of post-war
> > architecture and designed landscapes. All submissions are digital -
> > no hardcopy or disks required.
> > Deadline for all submissions (text and design) are due by March 02,
> > 2007. Design submissions must
> > be in the form of a PDF (maximum 8 page) following the design
> > guidelines/template posted on the
> > JAE website. Please consult the JAE website for new submission
> > guidelines and other useful
> > information at (www.jaeonline.ws/).
> >
> > Lauren Weiss Bricker,  Ph.D
> > Associate Professor of Architecture
> > Director, ENV Archives-Special Collection
> > California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
> > 3801 W. Temple Avenue
> > Pomona, CA 91768
> > Phone: (909) 869-2704
>
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