Outré West Symposium

Oct. 17–18

Join us for the Outré West Symposium, Oct. 17–18. Featuring gallery tours of the Outré West exhibition, presentations on mid-century architecture, a reception and architectural tours, it is an opportunity to learn more about the American School of Architecture, which was born in Oklahoma and thrived in California! Please reserve a ticket for each portion you plan to attend.

Oct. 17 | Gallery tours, symposium and reception
Gallery tour | 1–1:45 p.m. | Reserve free tickets here
Gallery tour | 2–2:45 p.m. | Reserve free tickets here
Alan Hess lectures, Curator Talks and reception | 4–9 p.m. | reserve free tickets here

The first day of the Outré West Symposium will feature guided tours with the exhibition curators and a lecture by Alan Hess, a California-based architect and historian. Hess, who has written many books on Modern architecture and urbanism in the mid-twentieth century, will provide an overview of the American School in California. Following Hess’s lecture, the Outré West curators will share a brief overview of each section of the exhibition. A reception with light refreshments will follow.

Oct. 18 | American School architectural tours
Norman, OK | 9 a.m.–12 p.m. | Reserve free tickets here

The second day of the Outré West Symposium will feature special tours of a selection of local American School architectural sites in Norman, Oklahoma, including Bruce Goff’s Ledbetter House and Herb Greene’s Prairie House from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. Tour space is limited, and attendees should provide their own transportation. The tour itinerary will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.

If you have any questions about event programming, please contact spilat@ou.edu. For box office support, please contact boxoffice@okcontemp.org.

Image:

Prairie House, Norman, Oklahoma, designed by Herb Greene, ca. 1960. Physical model. Modeled by Evan Sack and Ben Decuyper (2019). Courtesy of the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, University of Oklahoma. Photo by Ann Sherman.