Poster presentation presented at the 21st annual CHC symposium (Preservation in practice) & APT Texas annual meeting 2020.
Designed by Wallace B. Thomas in 1968. The Eastman Kodak building was a exhibition and retail store built for the 1968 Worlds fair (Hemisfair 68') in San Antonio Texas. The fair grounds are still a recognizable part of the San Antonio cityscape but has deteriorated over the years and has seen many of the buildings demolished to make room for new development. With most buildings for the fair being built quickly and with not much intention for permanent use they have fallen into disrepair unless otherwise rehabilitated for other uses such as the United States of America Pavilion which is now the John H. Wood, Jr. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The Eastman Kodak building is no exception, slated for demolition for an expansion of the neighboring pavilion the modern design is likely going to no longer exist for future generations. As part of a independent study and effort to bring awareness to the importance of saving modernist architecture a team of two and myself took on the task of producing Historic American Building Survey standers drawings with the goal of submission for the Leicester B. Holland Prize prize.
Original Rendering (UTSA Special Collections - Hemisfair 68')
Original elevation and section drawings (UTSA Special Collections - Hemisfair 68')
Rendered aerial view of Hemisfair 68', with the Kodak pavilion at the bottom center of the drawing.
Draft of current conditions for Holland prize
Team Members:
Austin Vallejo and Andi Poore