MID-CENTURY MODERN IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA

MCMO Motels

Town House Motel | First Street & Park Avenue, Fort Myers, FL

Driftwood Motor Lodge & Howard Johnsons | Fort Myers, FL

Congress Floridian Motel | South Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers, FL

Edgewater Motel | 2631 1st Street, Fort Myers, FL

Edisonian Court | South Side of FOrt Myers, FL | 1957

Edisonian Court | South Side of Fort Myers, FL

Keystone Motel | 4390 South Tamiami Trail & Colonian Blvd, Fort Myers FL

Fort Myers Newest Gulf View Motel | 3523 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers, FL

Tropical Park | Fort Myers, FL

Events

11.11.11

EXHIBIT OPENING
learning from modern: a celebration of mid-century design
11.17.11

LECTURE
paul rudolph + the modern architecture of swfl
12.07.11

WALKING TOUR
downtown fort myers + reception
12 : 8 : 2011

LECTURE
mid-century furniture classics
3 : 24 : 2012

AIA Bus Tour to Venice

McMo_SWFL

Learning from Modern : A Celebration of Mid-Century Design

McMo SWFL explores and identifies Southwest Florida structures built fifty to sixty years ago. Some have remained standing for more than half a century, while others have perished, but all provide the opportunity to see what has survived in this harsh climate and what has not, what still works and why, and learn which building methods and materials are best for Southwest Florida. Closely examining this earlier indigenous architecture will furnish insight into why and what buildings really work in a sub-tropical environment. The aim is not only to look back and admire these beautiful structures but also to take the opportunity to define what good design means in Southwest Florida - in order to build more effectively and appropriately for the future.