Grace Ong Yan

Architectural historian, educator, designer. Asst Prof @JeffersonUniv, Author of Building Brands: Corporations and Modern Architecture

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If you’re in Philly on 10/11, come to Blurring Boundaries, a panel on interdisciplinary design. Hear award-winning designers @2x4, Susan Sellers, Chris Kupski, LAB @RockwellGroup Daniel Marino
Register: https://t.co/H6oMVFj450 @DesignPhilly @2x4 @Rockwell @JeffersonUniv

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Here is my latest publication “Plexiglas for sale: Engaging the open work” in the critical trans disciplinary journal Interiors: Design, Architecture, Culture. Check it out here https://t.co/zpfwYRLHhC #theopenwork #plexiglas #gyorgykepes #kitsch #dialectic #sanaa #selgascano

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Phenomenal tours today of Richard Neutra’s Miller House and Louis Kahn’s Fisher House! Thanks to all who came out and a special thanks to the owners who opened their homes. @docomomo_us #modernism #modernhouse #advocacy #jawn #philly #louiskahn #richardneutra

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An insightful #SAH2023 tour by Nicola Pezolet of corporate modernist Hydro-Quebec headquarters in Montreal featuring a kinetic light mural electrifying the interior lobby @Concordia @SAH1365 #typography #signage

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It was honor to chair an Open Session at Society of Architectural Historians in Montreal. Thank you to the incredible scholars @lcszacka @EKeslacy @JoyKnoblach @AngelikaEJoseph who shared their work, the audience @CarlaYanni @SAH1365 #SAH2023 @CabeJefferson @JeffersonUniv

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👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼congratulations Francis Kere whose work beautifully responds in contemporary terms to his West African culture & Kudos to @PritzkerPrize for bringing recognition to Kere’s talent

[Pritzker Prize @PritzkerPrize]

"Francis Kéré’s entire body of work shows us the power of materiality rooted in place. His buildings, for and with communities, are directly of those communities – in their making, their materials, their programs and their unique characters," states the 2022 Jury Citation.

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@PV5thGrade 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼🔥🔥🔥

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Thank you for cheering on modernism. Since Docomomo US was created 25+ years ago, we've seen a remarkable change in public attitude toward modernism - but threats continue at an alarming rate. Donate this #GivingTuesday to keep moving modern forward https://t.co/q8Cnn6qMME

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This Wednesday 9/29 @graceongyan discusses the intersection of branding, business and #modernism in the @DocomomoNytri Modern Conversation series. Free for Docomomo US members.
https://t.co/14Y5FFSLn4

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Yo! Modernism! Call for Papers due Jan. 15 2022 https://t.co/o7L2cz4CX2

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Gifts for modern enthusiasts? Check out this great list… supergraphics totes, bauhaus ornaments…https://t.co/JtYMrrYF8G

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I’m giving a #zoom talk on Modernism as Branding next Wednesday 9/29 for docomomo_us New York! Please join me. https://t.co/WavkXUtV8f #psfs #plexiglas #design #modernism #modern #architecture #branding @LHArtBooks @docomomo_us

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Many thanks @TheHagleyCenter @8bitnecktie for the opportunity to discuss Building Brands: Corporations and Modern Architecture #modern #architecture #branding @LHArtBooks https://t.co/QT6nD8bSH1

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On the latest #HagleyHistoryHangout our oral historian @8bitnecktie discusses branding concepts in building design with architectural historian @graceongyan. Join us! https://t.co/dQm3dVBTGC

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Thank you @PennGazette @joanngreco for featuring my book Building Brands! #modern #architecture #branding @LHArtBooks

[The Pennsylvania Gazette @PennGazette]

In "Building Brands," @graceongyan Gr’10 explores the intersecting trajectories of #advertising and #architecture by examining four corporate headquarters erected during successive mid-century decades. 👉 https://t.co/1DOI8fpB0u
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📝: @joanngreco

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Join me virtually on May 11 when I talk about my new book, Building Brands and how modern skyscrapers the PSFS building and Lever House connected emotionally with audiences through branding @SkyMuseum #slabs #CSR #modernarchitecture #clients #branding https://t.co/zir1SdMY4I

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so looking forward to reading this fascinating and overdue history of nature brought inside by #pennysparke https://t.co/zbtExKuVLl

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@archidose Excellent! What a classic. While Jordy and many think of PSFS as Int’l Style bc of its inclusion in MoMA, I argue (in the book) that we should also embrace its Expressionism, re: Mendelssohn, Oud,...as a more varied and inclusive modernism which was a reality at the time.

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John Hill @archidose reviews Building Brands honing in on the new insights I wrote about on the PSFS building #historytheorythursdays #modernarchitecture #bookstoread #bookreview

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Today on A Daily Dose of Architecture Books is "Building Brands: Corporations and Modern Architecture" by Grace Ong Yan, published by @LHArtBooks: https://t.co/dTID4jbdHi

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@archidose reviews @graceongyan's "excellent book" on A Daily Dose of Architecture Books.

Grab your copy here: https://t.co/htCgEP8NWs