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Pioneering Modern Architecture in Japan, Asia & America: The Work and Life of Antonin and Noémi Raymond Presented by RFC Executive Director John DeFazio AIA
Join us on May 4 for a lecture by Executive Director, John DeFazio AIA and a house tour of the Raymond farmhouse.
European-born American architect and designer Antonin and Noémi Pernessin Raymond first worked for Frank Lloyd Wright in 1915-16 at Taliesin, and then again in 1919, in Japan, on the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. Antonin was the project architect, and Noémi assisted with its interiors and decorative art design elements. After their tenure under Wright, Noémi, and Antonin set up their own architectural offices in Japan, where they would live and practice, constructing over 150 projects—residences, embassies, clubs, universities, churches, schools, corporation headquarters, and factories.
By the late 1920s, they had the most avant-grade practice in Asia as proponents of the then-just emerging International Style. By the late 1930s, they evolved their unique fusion of modernism and vernacular architecture to portent the Regional Modernism in America and Scandinavia of the 1940s and 50s that better responded to climate and culture.
During the War Years (1936-1950), the Raymonds returned to America to practice and teach-- creating the New Hope Experiment at the Raymond Farm in New Hope, Pennsylvania. In 1950, they returned to Tokyo to assist it in rebuilding Japan in the Post-war era, -- building over 450 projects from 1951 until their retirement in 1970.
The work of the Raymonds became the foundation of Modern Architecture in Asia. Today, Antonin Raymond is known in Japan as the “Father of Modern Architecture,” and Noémi Pernessin Raymond is recognized by the Museum of Modern Art in the pantheon of great women designers of the 20th century. The work and lives of Noémi and Antonin Raymond stand among the great design collaborations of the 20th century.
2:30 PM- 4:00 PM
House Tour of the Raymond Farm
120 acres currently make up the Raymond Farm, which was purchased by Antonin and Noémi Raymond in 1938. The Raymonds were attracted to the property due to the sturdy construction of both the bank barn and Quaker farm house. Within a few years, the Raymonds had a bustling modern farm, which also served as an atelier where architects and artists came to hone their craft. The Raymond Farm was also home to the Raymonds' grandchildren and great grandchildren, and is still managed by the Raymond family.
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