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10 NORTHERN NEVADA ARCHITECTECTURE .20 | 2020 | www.aiann.org A s the incoming AIANN President for 2021 and Chair of the City of Reno Historical Resources Commission—and being a native of Reno withmy family having first arrived at Reno’s founding in 1868— I ampassionate about and inspired by our community’s history and architectural legacy. With our region’s unique identity and history, we have grown into a community that fosters and attracts creativity and innovation. Creativity and innovation are nothing new to Northern Nevada and Reno. The geography and culture of our area have long attracted people of vision. This has created an environment that fosters a rich and unique community and architectural legacy. Our architecture’s uniqueness comes from those who are from or choose to come to our state to make it their home, bringing their collective ideas, talents and backgrounds. INSPIRATION FROM THE PAST The middle of the 20th century was a time of rapid change in Nevada and the nation. This was a time of reconsidering the “old rules” and inspiring a drive to move forward. The Postwar period brought the ColdWar, civil unrest, and increased awareness of our impact on the environment. It was also a period of great scientific achievements, exploration, and innovation. During this time, Nevada was also experiencing formidable growth and change. As Reno was maturing and diversifying, the architecture and design community began to explore new ideas, looking toModern Movement influences — interpreting and adapting these through a regional and local lens. This was a seminal time for design in Reno’s built environment, with innovative and radical new architecture ideas responding to a growing and diverse community. This was a period when Nevada architects and engineers were innovating, looking forward and reexamining how the buildings we 11/16/2020 Planetarium_exterior.JPG https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mwUmEzCOAUCEUhlk0ycjuFR4QWZTFJwA/view 1/1 11/16/2020 Planetarium_solar detail.jpg https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1l8P-2fRPUjhI7CdfAfhRHuYWI4aaMbWA 1/1 Recognizing Reno’s Architecture Milestones BY BRADLEY CARLSON, AIA, AIANN PRES IDENT ELECT design contribute to our community. Architects were rethinking the old ways and exploring new solutions to old problems. Northern Nevada architects were meeting this challenge— inspired, innovating, and contributing to architectural design trends and ideas happening both locally and nationally. Northern Nevada was also attracting talented architects from outside our region. Architects such as Hewitt C. Wells and Raymond Hellmann came to Reno during this period and proceeded to innovate andmove Nevada’s architectural profession forward. Renowned architects from around the country, including Richard Neutra, Paul RevereWilliams, and Bozalis Dickinson & Roloff, were also leaving their mark and influencing design in our community. We are fortunate to have many surviving milestone buildings from this period. This year two of these were recognized, being added to the City of Reno’s Register of Historic Places: theWashoe County Library (1966) and the PioneerTheater-Auditorium (1967). These joined other important Northern Nevada buildings from this Mid-Century period on the local, state, and national registers of historic places, including the Fleischmann Atmospherium-Planetarium. Fleischmann Atmospherium-Planetarium Fleischmann Atmospherium-Planetarium