In 1939, Asn It was not yet a world famous ski resort. The disputed slopes, with daily passes that exceed US $ 200 (about R $ 1,140), and the designer stores, such as Gucci and Prada, were far from reality.
Who was actually attended untouched nature surrounded by rivers, trees and snowy peaks in the heart of Colorado’s mountains. It was the biggest attribute of the ancient mining city, which, after the collapse of the silver market in 1893, was for more than four decades stopped in time.
This was the scenario found by ELIZABETH PAEPCKE in the late 1930s. Woman of WALTER PAEPCKE Chicago’s tycoon, Elizabeth did not contain the joy in telling her husband that she had found the ideal place for the vision of renewing “body, mind and spirit” imagined by Walter.
It was the seed of Aspen Institute non -profit global organization founded in 1949 and today has a campus in the city that covers a 98 room resort one free museum , Research Centers , space for concerts and different pavilions for seminars in addition to Outdoor art works .
The most impressive? Besides being open to the public, with free activities the 16 hectares property is marked by Bauhaus style whose principles of German functionality and beauty act as an interesting counterpoint to the city itself.
Free artistic space
At one end of the campus is the Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies gallery of free admission that preserves and celebrates the legacy of Herbert Bayer artist and designer behind the conception of property facilities.
Bauhaus school’s egress, the Austrian designed the campus. He moved to Aspen in 1946 and helped revitalize it in the postwar.
“The beginning of this city has to do with the sharing of ideas and artistic forms. When Bayer came here, he brought the Bauhaus aesthetics. It was a place that attracted many artists and remains like this, ”says Mary Fox, assistant service to the Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies visitor.
Known for his work in graphic design, Bayer’s career can be seen through temporary works and exhibitions in the gallery, which has two floors. Until April, for example, is on display to “Bauhaus Typography at 100”, which displays books, magazines, catalogs, leaflets, posters and stationery articles by the artist.
The surprises do not stop there: the large property, open to visitors and can be traveled on foot It is full of paths and trails that lead to different buildings. Several Bayer sculptures rest on the route, which are surrounded by snow during the winter, but revealed in the summer.
Once here, go in search of the “Anaconda”, seven -piece sculpture with Carrara marble dated 1978; from “Marble Garden”, 19 -piece marble garden from 1955; from the 1953 “Sgraffito Wall” mural, which adorns one of the outer walls of the Koch Building seminaries space; And from Anderson Park, a garden designed in 1973 designed to climb, play, sit and meditate. An official guide for the art tour can be conferred here.
On the property, another remnant of Bayer’s vision is evident: to get around from one point to another, the visitor should intentionally walk outdoors, being another tactic used by the artist to connect with the outside world.
Bauhaus style resort
THE Aspen Meadows Resort Add 98 suites, scattered in six low and rectangular buildings, built with concrete blocks. They translate well one of the Lemas of the Bauhaus School, in which The form must follow the functionality .
Utilities and discreet, the buildings stand out for the large windows. On one facades, one more curiosity: the walls were painted yellow on one side and red on the other, creating a surprise element, causing visitors to look more than once to the same building from different angles.
Created as a retreat to receive personalities, from presidents to Nobel Prize winners, the simple geometry, modernist lines, soothes the look. The location helps, as the resort is sufficiently away to ensure insulation, but close enough to deliver the best of Aspen, with restaurants and other cultural points a few kilometers.
Tariffs are usually more comrades compared to hotels near the mountain and rooms, mostly 55 m², accommodate from couples to families, where intelligent and utility design shows that less is more.
For non -guests, a meal at the restaurant West End Social It can be a good escape. The huge glass salon fits the mountains in the background and, at the table, brunch -style meals are served daily from 7am to 2pm. Après ski and dinner menu are also available every day.
Cultural Agito
Classical music concerts and debates with leaders from different sectors are other activities that fill the campus agenda. This year, the Aspen Music Festival and School one of the main classical music schedules of the United States, takes place between July 2 and August 24.
Already the Aspen Ideas Festival It gathers leaders and thinkers from around the world to discuss different subjects that reflect society, seeking answers, or launching questions for the future. This year, the agenda extends from June 25 to July 1st. Names like Bill Gates , Jane Fonda , CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE and the Brazilian chef Paulo Machado They have already lectured in past editions.
“Walter and Elizabeth Paepcke came here and had a vision as they saw a place full of beauty. It was a vision of how to gather people in this beautiful place, where we could have fun and at the same time express ourselves. The art focused both the exchange of ideas and the surrounding scenario, ”says Mary Fox.
It is no exaggeration, therefore, to say that the couple cemented the way for Aspen, beyond ski and all pomp, maintain an artistic soul.
*The journalist traveled to Aspen at the invitation of Aspen Snowmass and Delta Air Lines.
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