Modern Phoenix Home Tour of South Scottsdale 2015
- 2015 Wrap-up
- Marketplace
- Full Agenda
- Hubbell
- Time Capsule
- Research
- Electri-Living
- Linder
- Golden Keys
- The Strip
- Ace's Oasis
- Bowen
- Town & Country
- People
- Coffin & King
- Bluebell
- David Wright
- Cars
- Receive advance notice of next year's events!
Kickoff Party at The Strip
In 2014 Bill Tonnesen and his partner acquired the Bennie Gonzales designed office building at the corner of 12th Street and Highland in Uptown Phoenix.
Once a modern marvel of prestressed concrete tees, then slowly transforming over the decades into a stucco nightmare, Tonneson took the building down to its bare bones and built it back up, adding several feet of overhangs and landscaping to create a shadier experience. He invited us in to The Strip for a party to kick off Modern Phoenix Week 2015.
Tonnesen gave a series of short talks throughout the night to explain the process and concept behind The Strip's rehabilitation.
Tonnesen's crew demonstrated the life casting technique that will be used for the outdoor art installation.
Food trucks provided the night's fare, to be enjoyed al fresco at tables set up along 12th Street.
The prestressed concrete tees allow for huge expanses of space to open up without interruption. This is a quality we take for granted today but was revolutionary in the 1960s.
Modern Phoenix Home Tour of South Scottsdale 2015
- 2015 Wrap-up
- Marketplace
- Full Agenda
- Hubbell
- Time Capsule
- Research
- Electri-Living
- Linder
- Golden Keys
- The Strip
- Ace's Oasis
- Bowen
- Town & Country
- People
- Coffin & King
- Bluebell
- David Wright
- Cars
- Receive advance notice of next year's events!