Haverford College will host “Voith
& Mactavish Architects: A Retrospective (1988-2003),”
a multimedia exhibit celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Philadelphia
architecture firm headed by Daniela Holt Voith and Cameron J. Mactavish,
in the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery Jan. 23-Feb. 22, 2004.
Daniela Holt Voith, a 1976 alumna of
Bryn Mawr College, was part of the first class to graduate from
Bryn Mawr’s Growth and Structure of Cities program, in which
students study the relationship of urban spatial organization and
built environment to politics, economics, culture, and societies.
Voith currently teaches a course in architectural design as part
of this program at Bryn Mawr.
The exhibit displays various examples
from Voith & Mactavish’s extensive portfolio and includes
hand-rendered conceptual sketches, two-and-three-dimensional renderings,
models, large and small scale photographs, and original watercolor
renderings by Cameron Mactavish. The retrospective features many
of the firm’s local projects, such as the renovation and expansion
of Moore College of Art & Design, the rehabilitation and addition
to the Frank Furness-designed Paul Peck Alumni Center at Drexel
University, and the renovation of Thomas Great Hall at Bryn Mawr
College.
An opening reception for the exhibit
will be held Friday, Jan. 30, from 5-7 p.m. at the Cantor Fitzgerald
Gallery, where visitors can obtain a catalog published collaboratively
by Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges that includes articles by Growth
and Structure of Cities program founder Barbara Miller Lane (co-authored
with art historian David Cast) and architect and historian Steven
Harby.
Two additional events will be held in
conjunction with the retrospective. Daniela Holt Voith will give
a talk entitled “On Being Modern,” sponsored by Bryn
Mawr College’s Center for Visual Culture, Wednesday, Jan.
28 from 12:30-1:45 p.m. at Bryn Mawr’s Thomas Room 224. Cameron
Mactavish will provide a watercolor demonstration Tuesday, Feb.
3 from 4:15-5:30 p.m. at Haverford’s Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery.
Located in Whitehead Campus Center along
Coursey Road, the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Friday and noon-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For more information,
call (610) 896-1287.
