Mon., March 4
2:00 p.m. | S. R. Crown Hall, Lower Core
MARTIN MOELLER
"Secret Cities:
The Architecture and Planning of the Manhattan Project"
"Secret Cities" is an exhibition that examines the innovative design and construction of Oak Ridge, Hanford, and Los Alamos, tracing their precedents in the Bauhaus and other early modern schools of architectural thought.
Following the presentations,
a Q&A panel discussion will be moderated by Director of the Master of Architecture Program and Associate Professor, Martin Felsen.
"Secret Cities" is an exhibition that examines the innovative design and construction of Oak Ridge, Hanford, and Los Alamos, tracing their precedents in the Bauhaus and other early modern schools of architectural thought. It looks at daily life within the cities and how it was shaped by their physical form, illuminating the social stratification and segregation that were still evident in these cities despite the high-minded principles underlying their design.
The exhibition addresses each city’s development since the conclusion of the Manhattan Project, and their continuing importance as centers of research and technology, now largely devoted to non-military purposes.
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