September 27, 2022 In This Issue... |
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FREE Tour: Atlantic Center for the Arts Historic Sanford Tours Recap St. Cloud Documentary Screening Recap & Upcoming Screening at Casa Feliz BAM Orlando Fundraiser 1968 Chamber of Commerce Building Artist Spotlight: Cindy Meadows Annual Art Show Last days for 50% Off Membership New & Renewing Members OFA Company Members OFA's Architectural Guidebook
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Tour Atlantic Center for the Arts October 8th |
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Join OFA and the Florida Foundation for Architecture for a presentation and tour of the Atlantic Center for the Arts building and celebrate the 25-year Test of Time award on Saturday, October 8th. Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA) is a non-profit multidisciplinary artist residency facility located in New Smyrna Beach. This is a FREE event. Register to attend here! |
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Historic Sanford Trolley Tours Recap |
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This past Saturday, September 24th, OFA with Sanford Tours & Experiences hosted the first Historic Sanford Trolley Tours with great success! It was a beautiful day in Sanford to ride the trolley and learn about and see some incredible historic places! Thank you to all who came to join us for this fun Saturday event and those who contributed to make this happen, we can't wait for more tours! Thank you to our co-host for coordinating as well as our event champions, Tours Chair Jacki Brees Hale and OFA Member and volunteer Wendy Wallenberg. Thank you as well to our event sponsors SMA Architecture + Interiors & Artisan Kitchen & Bath Gallery. View more photos on our Facebook! |
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St. Cloud Documentary Screening Recap, Upcoming Screening Oct. 11 at Casa Feliz |
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The screening of the documentary "Two Women and the Pavilion in the Water" about two women in architecture far ahead of their time was a great success in St. Cloud this past weekend. Thank you to OFA Events Chair and major contributor to this documentary Gregory Stock, AIA CDT LEED BD+C for lending his time and extensive knowledge at the event and to Grace Arts Center for producing this incredible film & the Florida Division of Historical Resources for the grants that made it possible. |
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The next screening will take place at historic Casa Feliz as part of their ongoing Parlor Series on October 11th. The Parlor Series focuses on programs that support the mission of the Friends of Casa Feliz which includes preserving and promoting our community's rich architectural, historic and cultural heritage. Creating awareness of these two pioneering architects (Isabel Roberts & Ida Ryan) certainly does just that. Film contributers Gregory Stock, AIA CDT LEED BD+C and Reverend Dr. John A. Dalles will talk about Roberts and Ryan to supplement the showing of the film. FREE admission, RSVP by email to rsvp@casafeliz.us or call (407) 628-8200. |
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BAM Orlando Fundraiser October 5th |
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Black Architects in the Making - Orlando is proud to announce they will be hosting their First Annual Fundraising event at Casa Feliz. On this night they will celebrate students, sponsors, and supporters. We hope that you will be able to join OFA and BAM Orlando's many partners in supporting this great event. Learn more about the programs and events BAM Orlando offers and the impact they bring to our communities and the architecture and design professions. You may purchase tickets here. For questions concerning the event please email info@bamorlando.com. |
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The 1968 Orlando Chamber of Commerce Building |
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We want to let our readers know of the potential demolition of the 1968 Orlando Chamber of Commerce building on Lake Ivanhoe. The structure will possibly soon be replaced by a new Orlando Holocaust Museum by Beyer Blinder Belle: Orlando's Holocaust museum is getting a huge expansion - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (jta.org) We think the whole architecture community is probably disheartened by the news. And an outstanding example of Nils M. Schweizer’s mature style will be sorely missed. We have created a page on the OFApedia collection to feature this building and remember it. Read about the building here. If anyone would like to send us additional photos of the building and its beautiful details, we would love to add them to the page. |
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Artist Spotlight: Meet Cindy Meadows—urban planner turned abstract artist. |
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Cindy Meadows has always had a keen eye for form, color, texture, and space. After 20 years in the corporate workplace as an urban planner, Cindy retired and followed her heart to create art full-time from her studios in Orlando and Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. She has entered several pieces in this year’s OFA Art Show. Here’s her story of creativity coming full circle. 'Growing up in Tallahassee, Florida, I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by a talented family. My father, Edward Lee Meadows, Sr., was an Architect whose career started in an office in Granada Court in Winter Park, FL in the early 50’s. His work included many of the small mid-century modern homes on Corrine Drive and Temple Drive. My father designed homes, churches, hospitals and even a clinic in Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). I visited my father’s office regularly and sometimes he brought drawings home. I guess it was in the genes because I started drawing at around age 8 using his tracing paper, T-squares, triangles, rulers, pencils, lettering sets and many other instruments used back in the pre-computer age. I began illustrating scrapbooks in high school, all in pencil on paper...' Continue reading the full blog article here. Melanie Crownover, OFA Events Committee Member and fellow artist, interviewed Cindy for the second Artist Spotlight promoting the upcoming 4th Annual Art Show. |
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4th Annual OFA Art Show & Reception |
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The Orlando Foundation for Architecture will be hosting the 4th Annual OFA Art Show at the Orlando Museum of Art. The art show is open to the public. Art with a theme related to “Architecture and Design” is encouraged, but not required. View this year's artist submissions in our online gallery. Attendee tickets to the Art Show are FREE to the public! This year, we are excited to announce that we will have an Evening Reception on October 27th with drinks, light hors d'oevres, and a screening of the Isabel Roberts & Ida Ryan Film, "Two Women and the Pavilion on the Water". Purchase your tickets TODAY. We are also seeking sponsorship for this year's event. Interested in being featured at the Orlando Museum of Art? Learn more here! |
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50% OFF Membership Ends September 30th |
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Through September 30th, get 50% off ALL 2022 OFA Memberships! We have many incredible events coming up this Fall with discounts and special access for members. Learn about membership types and benefits on our website and get 50% OFF at check-out. |
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Welcome New & Renewing Members |
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Join us in welcoming our newest members to the Orlando Foundation for Architecture, we look forward to working with you within this great organization! Renew your membership for 2022 today! |
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Steven Grant Keith Harwell Jeff & Rai Horn-Liauw Diane Stapleton |
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OFA would like to recognize our Company Members that support our organization and programs. Thank you to OFA's Gold Members BBM Structural, Casa Feliz, and Grace Arts Center, Silver Members HuntonBrady Architects, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Eleven18 Architecture, and Interstruct, and Bronze Members Brasfield & Gorrie, L2 Studios, HKS Architects, RLF Architects, Campbell + Van Dusen Design Studio, and Aleskovsky Architecture! |
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Purchase Your Copy of OFA's Architectural Guidebook |
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Order your copy of The Architectural Guide to Central Florida- the first available guide to offer visitors and natives alike an overview of outstanding buildings spanning nearly a century and a half of growth in Central Florida. With dramatic color photography, the guidebook introduces the major cities from Daytona to Lake Wales, and architects who have shaped the communities, including Murry S. King, James Gamble Rogers II, Nils M. Schweizer and Gene Leedy, with essays by ten knowledgeable experts. |
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It showcases historic buildings from the early twentieth century, mid-century modern, to the present, as well as the only campus designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and a new spectacular Polytechnic University by Santiago Calatrava. A bevy of buildings at Walt Disney World and Celebration Florida by Leading National and International architects Robert Stern, Arata Isozaki, Phillip Johnson, Aldo Rossi, Michael Graves, Venturi Scott Brown, Graham Gund, Welton Becket, Walt Disney Imagineering, and Architectonica round out the collection. We printed a limited number so be sure to purchase your copy today! |
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In light of the pandemic, your support is critical to the continuing success of the Orlando Foundation for Architecture and its community-centered programming. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to OFA or join as a member! |
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