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Long Island-- Mid-Century and Beyond
CRAN AIA LI Fall Symposium
Up to 8.5 CEUs
From the skyscrapers and urban density of New York City to the dramatic vistas of the
Northern and Southern Shores, to the farms and vineyards, and dunes of the East End
Forks-- the Long Island of today is fundamentally built upon the planning, architecture,
and infrastructure of the mid-20th century. This post-World War II building boom
marked the end of the Great Gatsby Era Gold Coast culture, the Great Depression, and
brought in the advent of Modern Architecture and planning. With its proximity to the
City, Long Island became a hot-house of modern residential architecture-- daring,
experimental, and free-spirited-- marking not only an economic and stylistic change,
but a profound cultural and social shift. After the social unrest of the 1960s and the
energy crises of the 1970s, the principles of modern planning were showing strain, and
the effects of the carbon-fueled economy on the climate grew more apparent by the
late 20th and early 21st Centuries. All these factors affect how we design and plan
today. This symposium, "Long Island: Mid-Century and Beyond," will discuss the
history and future of Long Island, particularly through the lens of residential
architecture, its infrastructure and its communities.
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