Docomomo US event
Doors open at 6:30pm at the First Church of Boston, which dates to 1868 and was designed by William Robert Ware and Henry Van Brunt; after a fire in 1968, Paul Rudolph was commissioned to rebuild the structure. Enjoy drinks and light bites with colleagues in the Auditorium and Narthex, then get the chance to visit the Pietro Belluschi-designed First Lutheran Church of Boston (1955-57), just across the street.
Join Docomomo US, a nonprofit dedicated to preservation and education of the Modern Movement, for an exclusive evening celebrating two significant Modernist churches in Boston’s Back Bay. Special guests include Barbara T. Martin, Chair of the Standing Committee of the First Church Boston; Kevin Block, Director of Special Initiatives for Partners for Sacred Places; and Kelvin Dickinson, President & CEO of the Paul Rudolph Institute for Modern Architecture.
This event accompanies the Preserving the Recent Past 4 conference taking place in Boston the same week.