Complexity by Design Bus Tour
Join guides with the Missouri Historical Society’s See STL Tours for an interactive bus tour of St. Louis sites that will explore the city’s built environment in relation to public health, public policy, and resilience. Organized in conjunction with the exhibition Design Agendas: Modern Architecture in St. Louis, 1930s–1970s, these tours will visit key sites and engage participants in discussion.
Participants will meet at the Kemper Art Museum and will join one of the below bus tours. Groups will return to the Museum for a closing facilitated discussion and to share a communal lunch.
Free and open to the public. Registration is required.
Public Health & the Built Environment: Broaden and deepen your understanding of healthcare access in St. Louis through a discussion of sites that reveal how trust and mistrust in our healthcare system has been shaped. Locations include Homer G. Phillips Hospital, Charles Turner Open Air School, People’s Hospital, City Hospital No. 1, Du-Good Laboratories, and more. Led by Amy Miller, program manager, Medical Student Education Program, Washington University School of Medicine.
Public Policy & the Built Environment: Visit historic neighborhoods throughout St. Louis, exploring when changes began, how they were perpetuated, and what they look like today. Themes include disinvestment, housing vacancy, white flight, and more. Neighborhoods include Dutchtown, Benton Park, Mill Creek Valley, St. Louis Place, and The Ville. Led by Ryan DeLoach, teen programs & adult tours manager, Missouri Historical Society.
Resilience & the Built Environment: Explore neighborhoods and sites that hold deep histories of resilience and renewal in the face of systemic social pressures. Themes such as historic preservation, redevelopment, urban renewal, and more will play out against the backdrop of St. Louis’s built environment. Co-led by Aaron Williams, co-founder & board chairman, 4theVille, and Amanda Clark, public historian, Missouri Historical Society.