The Fourth Corner Foundation celebrates the life and legacy of its founder, Robert Shannon, with a retrospective of his work. 

On view are Bob's paintings, drawings, furniture and architectural models for everything from housing developments to spaceships, and even a dollhouse. 

The exhibit unveils a new gallery space that Shannon was working to complete before he passed away earlier this year. 

Visitors travel up a continuous ramp through walls of wood lattice specially designed to display art. The building’s sculptural metalwork and colorful patterning echo the sensibilities of Shannon’s painting and drawing to create a uniquely blended work of art both inside and out. 

The title, An Architecture of Circumstance, was Shannon’s description of his own emergent process. A graduate of Yale Architecture School in the early 70’s his work in Vermont exemplified both the inventive, ecological approach of the design/build movement, as well as a passion for the history of architecture itself. People will find his concern for the environment and his vision for sustainable housing are as relevant as ever.