Form Follows Function: Celebrating 10 Years of the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection at the MFAH
Date November 11, 2010–January 30, 2011
Location Main Campus | Law Building
Email Your Questions [email protected]
Form Follows Function: Celebrating 10 Years of the American Institute of Architects, Houston Design Collection at the MFAH
Date November 11, 2010–January 30, 2011
Location Main Campus | Law Building
Email Your Questions [email protected]
In 2000, the MFAH and the Houston chapter of the American Institute of Architects launched a partnership with dual goals: build a world-class collection of objects designed by architects and educate the public about the role architects play in design history beyond their buildings.
This collaboration—the only one of its kind in the United States—resulted in the American Institute of Architects Design Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The collection has grown to include more than 25 objects.
Form Follows Function celebrates the first 10 years of the partnership by displaying highlights from the collection. The presentation showcases works by renowned international architects such as Gae Aulenti, Peter Behrens, Marcel Breuer, Frank Gehry, Josef Hoffmann, Gerrit Rietveld, Aldo Rossi, Eliel Saarinen, and Louis Sullivan.
This exhibition is organized by the MFAH.
Generous funding is provided by:
Kendall/Heaton Associates
Glassman Shoemake Maldonado Architects
Mr. and Mrs. Melvyn L. Wolff