October 11-13, 2018 | Milwaukee, WI
2018 ACSA Fall Conference
PLAY with the Rules
Tours
Below are tours being offered during the Play with the Rules | 2018 ACSA Fall Conference.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
1:00pm – 5:00pm: Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Milwaukee $25
Tour led by: Matthew T Jarosz, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Explore the history and architecture that Milwaukee offers. Site include Milwaukee City Hall, Pabst Theater, Mitchell Building, Mackie Building, and Loyalty Building.
This is a walking tour in and around downtown Milwaukee.
3:00pm – 5:00pm: Walking Tour of Milwaukee Art Museum $25
Tour Led by Jim Shields, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
This is a walking tour in and around the Milwaukee Art Museum.
1:00pm – 5:30pm: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Johnson Wax & the American System Houses $50
Tour Led by Mark Keene, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The SC Johnson Campus global headquarters in Racine, Wisconsin, includes the spectacular Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Administration Building and Research Tower and the award-winning Fortaleza Hall, designed by Foster + Partners. The SC Johnson Administration Building was the first Frank Lloyd Wright designed for SC Johnson. The Research Tower opened in 1950. Designed by world-renowned Foster + Partners, Fortaleza Hall includes an 888-square-foot vertical garden and, at its center, the replica Sikorsky aircraft flown by Sam Johnson and his sons to Fortaleza, Brazil.
Wright designed his American System-Built structures between 1911-1917, motivated by his lifelong interest in affordable housing.
This is a bus tour to Racine, WI and returning to Milwaukee.
To add any tours to your existing conference registration, please call the ACSA office at 202-785-2324
Eric W. Ellis
ACSA, Director of Operations and Programs
202-785-2324
eellis@acsa-arch.org
Allison Smith
ACSA, Programs Manager
202-785-2324
asmith@acsa-arch.org