At Risk! The John W. Chorley Elementary School, Middletown, NY

Action by the Middletown School District in upstate New York places Paul Rudolph's John W. Chorley Elementary School (1969) at risk of demolition as soon as next year. The Rudolph Foundation and several local activists are campaigning to prevent the tear down of this educational monument. Equipped with professional skills and the hindsight of strategies used in recent preservation attempts (Rudolph's Riverview High School in Sarasota, FL - demolished, 2009 - and the Yale University Art and Architecture Building - renovated, 2008), architects can defend modern structures from destruction. Introduction on Chorley School and Paul Rudolph by Sean Khorsandi, Co-Chair, Paul Rudolph Foundation. Then, architects that have worked on Rudolph buildings, will discuss their experiences and the Chorley School. Speakers: Carl Abbott, FAIA, Carl Abbott FAIA Architects / Planners: Riverview High School, Sarasota, FL Steven Forman, AIA, Senior Associate, Gwathmey Siegel: Art & Architecture Building, Yale University Moderated by Fred Bernstein, an architecture critic whose work regularly appears in the New York Times. Fred has has written a number of articles about Paul Rudolph. Organized by the Center for Architecture in partnership with the Paul Rudolph Foundation. Additional support provided by the Preservation League of New York. Price: Free for Members $5 for students $10 for Non-members RSVP here: http://cfa.aiany.org/index.php?section=calendar&evtid=1559 At Risk! is organized as part of Modernism at Risk: Modern Solutions for Saving Our Modern Landmarks on view at the Center for Architecture through May 1. Visit www.aiany.org/exhibitions for more information. Modernism at Risk is organized by the World Monuments Fund and sponsored by Knoll.