Building Matters Workshop: Reading Architecture

When

Wednesday May 3, 2017: 7:00pm to 8:30pm  Add to Calendar /   Add to Google Calendar

Where

Downtown Library: Multi-Purpose Room

Description

“Home.” “Mom & pop businesses.” "Work." “Church.” The names of our most-frequented places are also euphemisms for our relationships with the people in them, and for the same reason; these places are the living expression of our values and beliefs. The fact that we all spend most of our time interacting with the built environment is one of the few experiences most humans on the planet have in common. Yet even though we’re all connected through the places we share, we are more able to say definitively when we don’t like a sandwich than when we don’t like a space.

Ari Weinzweig, co-founder of the Zingerman’s Deli, has discovered this paradox for himself in his latest book, A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to the Power of Beliefs in Business.

In delving into the history of the Deli’s building, he was simply looking for a new way to tell the old story of Zingerman’s beginnings; but in doing so he discovered a deep connection to its builder, to the community of businesses he has helped to cultivate, and ultimately forged stronger connections to the people around him today.

This program will be moderated by Jessica A.S. Letaw, who enjoys working on, thinking over, and telling stories about architecture. Jessica's past day jobs included design/build and construction firms.

Please join Jessica and Ari for a conversation on why architecture is a manifestation of our beliefs, what it means to read it, and how anyone can do it. The event includes a book signing and books will be for sale.