P.O. Box 22851
Rochester, NY 14692
585-232-7650
The Rochester chapter of The American Institute of Architects
WEBINAR: Harvey Ellis, Architect
Thu, Jun 25
|Webinar
Our friends at AIA St. Louis invite us to attend a webinar featuring architect Harvey Ellis, who practiced in Rochester, NY as well as Minneapolit/St. Paul and St. Joseph, MO. Presented by Design Fellow John Guenther, FAIA.


Time & Location
Jun 25, 2020, 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Webinar
About the Event
Design Fellow, John Guenther, FAIA has researched the life and works of Harvey Ellis (1852-1904) since 1984, and has had the opportunity to visit many of Ellis’ works to study them firsthand.
Attendees will gain an appreciation of Harvey Ellis with John presenting a wide array of Ellis’ art, architecture, interiors, furniture design, graphic art and designs for Gustav Stickley. Works will be placed in historical context and chronologically within Ellis’ life and works. As we know, each phase of our lives leaves a trace, or influence, on the next. Attendees will see how Harvey Ellis’ love of art led him to architecture. In turn, his love of art and architecture led to architectural renderings and design competitions. Design competitions then drew him to various architectural offices throughout the Midwest. Ellis’ love of art then drew him back home to Rochester, New York. His explorations were wide, varied and sophisticated. His new directions…