This Spring the Committee on Design (with co-sponsor HRC) will sponsor a conference in Boston, MA, whose heritage includes the Harvard GSD and the MIT School of Architecture & Planning, where early modern design found its American roots. The goal of this conference will be to debate the early successes and failures of the Modern Movement, consider its impact on contemporary design and dis­cuss the uncertain future of many of the Mid-Century Modern examples of Modern Architecture that are threatened with demolition, including one of the most visible modern icons, Boston City Hall. We will also be looking at representative work of many of the world’s greatest early modern masters such as Gropius, Sert, Corbusier, Aalto & Saarinen as well as contemporary design leaders including Holl, Gehry, Pei, Polshek, Behnisch, KMW and Diller/Scofidio/Renfro.