Janna Ireland, Photographer, artist Carmen Beals, Associate Curator and Outreach Director | Las Vegas, Nevada Museum of Art Melvyn Green, Structural Engineer, Melvyn Green & Associates. Presented by the Nevada Preservation Foundation.
This special program provided the aesthetic and structural perspectives of the architecture of iconic, pioneer architect Paul Revere Williams. Williams’ prolific portfolio includes approximately 2,500 structures around the world. Breaking barriers, Williams was the first Black architect accepted into the AIA in 1923, and in 1957, was inducted as the AIA’s first Black fellow, ultimately earning the moniker: Architect to the Stars. Acclaimed photographer Janna Ireland and Curator Carmen Beals, presented Williams’ work aesthetically by featuring pieces from the Nevada Museum of Art’s exhibition. Structural Engineer Melvyn Green talked through moving Williams’ iconic La Concha motel lobby from the Strip to its present home at The Neon Museum.
