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GENERAL PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Thursday, November 8: Welcome!
2:00 - 5:00pm Registration, Walk the site, Visit with each other, Exhibits
4:30 - 8:00pm Picnic at the Point, Welcome, Getting re-acquainted, Entertainment

Friday, November 9: SYMPOSIUM [Download PDF]
(7:30 - 8:45am Chorus Rehearsal in the Pavilion optional)
8:45 - 10:15am Introductions, Guest Speakers, Moderated Discussions, Q&A
(Speakers: Matthias Schuler,Engineer,Transsolar, Donna Robertson, Dean, College of Architecture IIT, Michael Rotondi, Roto Architects, Robert Fishman, Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, Univ. of Michigan, Reed Kroloff, Architect, Director,-Cranbrook Acdemy of Art, David Mohney, Architect, former Dean,College of Design, Univ of Kentucky)
10:15 - 10:45am Break - refreshments
10:45 - 12:15pm Continuation of speakers program
12:15 - 1:45pm Box Lunch (tent/outdoors)
1:45 - 4:30pm Continuation of speakers program and all-speaker panel discussion, Q&A
(includes short break)
All sessions in the tent
(Note: AIA/CEU credits for Continuing Education available)
4:30 - 5:30pm Booksigning by alumni authors in Bookstore
5:00 - 6:30pm Wine and Cheese Reception with speakers-Apprentice Court Evening: Dinner "on your own", ie with friends, decades, others
(Restaurant suggestions in your packet)

Saturday, November 10: Celebrating Past, Present and Future, Gala Taliesin Evening
(7:30am Music rehearsal, optional)
8:45am - 12:45pm Update on new activities of: the Fellows, the Foundation, the School, the Fellowship Vision for the future, Opportunities of participation, Dialogue, Moderated alumni panel.
(includes mid-morning break/refreshments)
Sessions in the tent
12:45 - 1:30pm Buffet Lunch, tent or breezeway
1:30 - 2:30pm Book signing by alumni authors- Bookstore
2:00 - 4:30pm Set up for Gala Dinner in the tent: tables/chairs, decorating, stage, (all hands)
2:00 - 3:00pm Guided shelter tour by apprentices (meet at tent)
6:00 - 7:00pm Wine and hors d'oevres (tent patio)
7:00 - 10:30pm Gala Dinner, Program, Entertainment, Music

Sunday, November 11: Continuing Celebration of Past, Present and Future
10:00 - 12:00pm Breakfast/Brunch at Poppyfield (Dodge Res.), electric cart transportation
Music, continuing dialogue among ourselves, future collaborations
1:00 - 4:00pm Design Charette of alumni and current apprentices- Atrium
1:00 - 2:30pm Documentary Film on Pedro Guerrero by Suzanne Johnson
6:00 - 9:00pm Evening at Los Olivos, the historic Mexican restaurant in old downtown Scottsdale, Mariachi Trio (optional event, $40)

Monday, November 12: Visiting/Touring Day (optional)
9:00am - 12:00pm Self guided touring -lists and maps will be provided Open House at several alumni architectural offices - Suggested buildings of architectural interest in Scottsdale and Phoenix
9:30am-12:00pm For those not going on tours: Continued design charette activity and/or opportunities for interaction/sharing of work, crits with current apprentices
Midday: Return to the "homeland" or stay on site, continued discussions, visiting," spontaneous combustion". . .

Note: Shuttles available to and from hotels every day beginning at 7:00am until 7:00pm each day.
Other transportation provided after 7:00pm

Special Exhibits on Site during Reunion:
- Alumni/SF architectural/artwork: digital loop projections, intergenerational mix - Kiva
- Apprentice Design/Activities exhibitions: (Atrium Studio and East Wing)
- Shelter Open House/GuidedTours: Apprentice guides
- Artists in Residence program: exhibit/East Wing studio
- Graphics projects for Taliesin and Reunions by John Amarantides
- Shelter History Project: ID Map Board, ID photos all decades, oral history
- "History: Faces & Events:" power point collage of images/Fellowship- Gala dinner
- Taliesin Architects Archive: selected TA projects: Display Drafting Room desks
- Film Showing: Pedro Guerrero Documentary, w/intro Pedro Guerrero & Suzanne Johnson
- Book Signing/Sales: Alumni authors, Fri/Sat., Anneliese's Bookstore
- Time Line: Eight decades in panels listing: alumni, staff, board members, volunteers, "world events"

September 27, 2007

Dear Alumni and Friends,

TIME IS RUNNING OUT. There are only 40 days left before the momentous 75th Celebration Reunion November 8-12 at Taliesin West. Please send in your Registration form (on line or by mail) now, with its great selection of activities and events. We must hear from you by October 15, 2007. We have created many choices to register: (fees based on our costs).

Registration:
Full Registration: $295.
Graduates of Taliesin School 2003-07 (MArch/BAS) & students $175.

OR individual events:
Picnic evening w/ Band (Thursday) $ 15.
Speaker Program w/box lunch and wine/cheese reception (Friday) $ 65.
(continuing education credits available)
Speaker Program (Saturday morning) $ 25.
Gala Dinner/cocktails, program (Saturday evening) $ 60.
Sunday Brunch/program (Sunday morning) $ 25.
Los Olivos Mexican Patio dinner w/mariachis $ 40.

Speaker Program- Friday NEW INFORMATION
We have created a special all-day event by inviting several speakers who know Taliesin and are supportive of the School, its future and emerging role, to have a discussion of that future, and what roles schools noted for their particular vision and pedagogy play in a larger professional debate about architecture and architectural education. Also the legacy of major individual architects as it affects particular academic programs will be examined, along with the trend to embrace a broader public audience.

The format of this Symposium will begin with an exploration of issues and case studies of sustainability in architecture presented by Matthias Schuller, Engineer, founder and Technical Director of Transsolar, based in Stuttgart. This will be followed by moderated discussions between pairings of speakers: Donna Robertson, Architect and Dean of College of Architecture at IIT with Michael Rotondi, Architect and founding member of SCI-Arc, and Robert Fishman, Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan with Reed Kroloff, Architect, and recently named Director of Cranbrook. David Mohney, Architect and former Dean of the College of Design at University of Kentucky will be the moderator. The program will culminate with a panel of all speakers. This should be a very dynamic and interesting program. A wine and cheese reception with the speakers closes the day. We are offering AIA/CEU credits for this day.

Housing- NEW HOLD DATES
Wingate Inn will hold rooms until Oct. 8th, Country Inn until Oct. 15th. Great bargain for Scottsdale. Note: Shuttle service to and from site eliminates need to rent car.

Digital Exhibit of Work- NEW RECEIVE DATE
The submittal of digital exhibit material (your design work) needs to be received by October 15th so that the exhibit can be organized and formatted for projection. (See specifications and sending instructions on the Registration Form.)

Registration information- NEW INFORMATION
Oct. 15th is our cutoff date to secure rentals and catering. Online: Go to www.taliesin.edu, click on "Alumni Event", click "pay on line" to access 2-page fees or click "Download Printable Registration Form," to register by mail. OR use form mailed to you.

Contact and additional Information:
Arthur Bartley is our Reunion Registrar. He can be reached at 1-480-627-5397 or Email: abartley@franklloydwright.org Our heartfelt wish is to see you all in November, however many days that can be.

Please join us for this reunion of memorable events and FUN!!!!!

Susan Lockhart, Effi Casey, Co-Chairs