Leo Rich Theater
The key note lecture to kick off the week was held at the Leo Rich Theater in the Tucson Civic Center Complex. The talk was concerning the legacy of Urban Renewal, and questioning the various rationales for its preservation. A 575 seat, fan theater, with a comfortable scale, an elegant lobby (with dramatic lighting through lights and clerestories), and cozy theatrics. The exterior exhibit brutalism and monumentality, composed of smooth poured-in place concrete and rough concrete block. The project was a joint venture between Tucson firms in 1971: Cain Nelson Wares & Cook, and Friedman Jobusch.
Leo Rich Theater
The key note lecture to kick off the week was held at the Leo Rich Theater in the Tucson Civic Center Complex. The talk was concerning the legacy of Urban Renewal, and questioning the various rationales for its preservation. A 575 seat, fan theater, with a comfortable scale, an elegant lobby (with dramatic lighting through lights and clerestories), and cozy theatrics. The exterior exhibit brutalism and monumentality, composed of smooth poured-in place concrete and rough concrete block. The project was a joint venture between Tucson firms in 1971: Cain Nelson Wares & Cook, and Friedman Jobusch.