page_title: Aspen Meadows Resort
section_title: Koch Seminar Building
hierarchical_section_title: Aspen Meadows Resort / Buildings / Koch Seminar Building
caption_attribution_description: English: Picture from the Aspen Institute campus in Aspen, Colorado. David H. Koch Building at the Aspen Institute.
context_page_description: Aspen Meadows is a 40-acre conference center and resort located amongst the Rocky Mountains in Aspen, Colorado. It is owned by the Aspen Institute, operated by Dolce Hotels and Resorts, and is the venue for some of the institute's most notable events, such as the annual Aspen Ideas Festival and Socrates Program seminars. It was designed by Herbert Bayer in the Bauhaus style.
context_section_description: When the Executive Seminar first began it didn't have a permanent space to use so its location varied from day to day. By 1952, the varied locations were problematic enough for Walter Paepcke to be convinced that a permanent, purpose-built space was needed. Mortimer J. Adler was consulted as to the ideal needs for the building and Herbert Bayer, in consultation with Fritz Benedict, were charged with designing and supervising the construction of the Executive Seminar Building. It was built at a cost of $52,000 (1953 dollars) and became the first permanent Institute building. The building consists of two large hexagonal shaped seminar rooms and several smaller offices.
caption: David H. Koch Seminar Building
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