Today William Earls, author of the book The Harvard Five in New Canaan and a guy who knows about modern preservation, took time out of his busy day to spend an hour with the kids at The Daycare Center of New Canaan where I spend my days during the summer.
Bill took questions from over 40 k-6th grade kids ranging from how many buildings does he average a year as an architect to how old he was when he started writing the book (no, I am not telling). He told the kids of meeting with Victor Christ-Janer and Philip Johnson (not together). He talked about form vs function and why moderns follow a similar theme.
He showed his college portfolio which contained photos and drawings of projects done with blocks he made himself while at school. He talked about having to build things with rocks and sticks while at school.
Bill also shared a look at what the Gores Pavilion aka the Irwin Pool House will look when it is fully restored.
Then he got out of his chair got on all fours and had a discussion with three young architects about the building they had created out of blocks. That was awesome.
The kids introduced him to foam building blocks and we talked about how we used them to build buildings to reach the ceiling.
It meant a lot to all of them.
So a big thanks to an amazing guy, William "Bill" Earls. You can get his book The Harvard Five in New Canaan at most local bookstores and at amazon.com .
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