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1 P.O. Box 56478, Sherman Oaks, CA 91413, 800,9SAHSCC, www.sahscc.org SAH/SCC Lecture, Tour, rninq Discussion Saturday, October 1st

Go back to school with SAH/SCC on Saturday, October 1st, 8:45AM-5PM, for an exclusive, one-day tour and study program exploring historical and contemporary relationships between architectural space and early childhood education. This day-long event, organized by SAH/SCC Executive Board members Sian Winship and John Berley includes • visits to some of the most cutting-edge new schools in Southern California.

The day begins on an historical note with a visit to 's University Elementary School/UES (Neutra & Alexander, 1957-8) at UCLA and a lecture by Barbara Lamprecht, author of Neutra: The Complete 1/Vor/rs (Taschen, 2000). Lamprecht's lecture will examine Neutra's theories on the psychology of space, classroom relationships and adjacencies, and campus development during the post-war period. After lunch, participants will be transported by shuttle bus to some of the most innovative new elementary school spaces in . Visits will include: Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (Daly Genik, 2000), Layfayette Park Primary Center (Rios Clementi Hale Studios, 1999-2002). The Accelerated School (Marmol Radziner and Associates, 2004), John W, Mack Elementary School #3 (Arquitectonica, 2005), and Dr Theodore T Alexander Jr. Science Center School (Morphosis, 1992-2004). These schools feature a range of architectural approaches to contemporary issues of space and learning, such as the evolving programmatic elements required for today's elementary schools, the focus on urban vs. suburban sites, the demands of specialized curricula, and the need for enhanced campus security and technology. The featured schools also showcase a variety of design solutions ranging from new construction to adaptive reuse. Tour-goers will have the opportunity to experience first-hand and participate in a discussion of how many of the prin• ciples of in Southern California have been reinvented, reinterpreted, and are now contributing to the development of a new legacy in regional school design. The day ends with a panel discussion by the contemporary architects. During the session we will explore common and divergent themes between the post-war school building boom in Los Angeles and today. Participants will include architects Frank Clementi, Kevin Daly, Leo Marmol, and others. Tour-goers will drive themselves to the UCLA campus for our morning visit to UES, then to a central staging location for shuttle bus transport in the afternoon. A sack lunch will be provided to all tour-goers. The event lasts from 8:45AM to the end of the panel discussion at 5:00PM. Tickets are $69 for SAH/SCC members and $89 for non-members. Please note that UCLA Parking is an additional $8 per car and payable to the attendant on event day See order form on back page to reserve your spot. University Elementary School. Neutra & Alexander, 1957-8 Photo: Julius Shulman

Dr. Theodore T Alexander The Accelerated School JohnW. Mack Elementary Layfayette Park Primary Jr. Science Center School (Marmol Radziner and School # 3 Center (Rios Clementi Hale (Morphosis. 1992-2004) Associates, 2004) (Arquitectonica. 2005) Studios. 1999-2002) Camino Nuevo Charter Photo: Gary Leonard Photo: Benny Chan Photo: Tom Bonner Academy (Daly Genik. 2000) Photo: Tom Bonner septemberoctober TourandEventlnFormation: 1.800.9SAHSCC: [email protected]

SAH/SCC SAH/SCC NEWS is published bi-monthly by the Society of Architectural Historians / Southerr California Chapter Subscription is a benefit of membership and provides members with one of the President'sLetter most comprehensive calendars of architectural events in Southern California and advance notice of exclusive SAH/SCC architectural events and tours.

Transitions are times of acknowledgement, and Tony Denier, our outgoing president, well Editor: Julie D. Taylor deserves our thanks and best wishes as he leaves for a new chapter of his life. We will all AssistantEditor: Tiffany Monroy rememt)er him for his gentle humor, earnestness, and high integrity. He terminated an InternetEditor: Brent Eckerman earlier career in television journalism because of issues of quality and integrity and returned to college to pursue degrees in architecture. He earned a Master's degree at the ArtDirector: Svetlana Petrovic University of Kansas 11998) and then returned to California to pursue a Ph.D. at UCLA. Administration: Arline Chambers While a grad student he joined the SAH/SCC Board became vice-president, and then Information and ads for the newsletter should be sent three weeks before the issue date. succeeded Ted Wells as president He also worked for Tolkin & Associates Architecture in Pasadena from 1999 to 2004. He is proud of the work that firm produced One of its most IssuePeadline: November/December 2005 October 10.2005 notable projects was the Saladang Song restaurant in Pasadena. Please send all ad materials, notices of events, exhibitions and news to the attention of the editor: The year 2005 was a banner one for Julie D. Taylor. Editor SAH/SCC News Newsletter telephone: 310.247.1099 Tony: He completed his dissertation on the RO. Box 56478 Newsletter fax: 310.247.8147 social commitment in Gregory Ain's work Sherman Oaks. Newsletter e-mail: [email protected] and received his Doctoral degree in June. CA 91413 He accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Civil and Architectural SAH/SCCExecutiveBoard Engineering at the University of , Merry Ovnick (Interim President) Jean Clare Baaden Cara MuHio where he will be teaching courses in Sian Winship (VicePresident) John Ellis Craig Walker architectural history, as well as an Merry Ovnick (Membership! Hal Meltzer Adam Wheeler architectural design studio this fall. His John Berley (Treasurer) article on Gregory Ain's visionary, post-war Brent Eckerman (Internet) Communit]' Homes project in Reseda will appear in the Fall issue of the Southern SAH/SCCAdvisoryBoard California Quarterly On July 8th he married fvlichelle Holly aboard the Queen Ted Welts, Ted Bosley Ken Breisch, Stephen Harby, Elizabeth McMillian, Rochelle Mills, Mary. We look forward to hearing news Claire Rogger, Richard CRowe, Nancy Smith, Robert Winter of a new architectural monument of significance in Laramie as Tony designs and builds their dream house! When asked to identify his most memorable event or achievement as SAH/SCC members president of SAH/SCC. he says. "I would say without hesitation that my highlight with SAH/SCC was not a particular event or 'achievement.' but rather the relationships I made among the other board members and LiFeMembers: LE ROY MISURACA PatronMembers: the membership in general. Ultimately I see SAH/SCC as a kind of cozy coffee shop SUSAN W. MONTEITH DONALD H, & VERA BENSEN where people of like interests will be welcomed and where they will strike up GRANT BARNES DOUGLAS M. MORELAND friendships with one another To the extent that such an atmosphere was cultivated in KYLE C BARNES SARA G. MULLER CHERNOFF DONALD & JUDITH BRODER my time. I feel successful." KATHLEEN BIXLER DANIEL T MUNOZ CRAIG S LORNA CORDREY JOHN BLANTON RONALD NESTOR. AIA RUTH DeNAULT We all wish Tony and Michelle every success and happiness! JOHN FLORANCE & MARY JACK MARY DUnON BOEHM MARK NICHOLS MARIE BOTNICK PETER A, NIMMER SARAH FLYNN TUDOR BILL BOWLING JOHN M NISLEY GARY & ENID FREUND LISA GIMMY & CLAUS BEST One more acknowledgement: Sian Winship, board member extraordinaire for the RUTH BOWMAN PETER NORTON REGINA O'BRIEN ELLEN HOFFMAN past eight years or so, stands out as the creative mind, organizer par excellence, KEN BREISCH & JUDY KELLER LYNN MARIE BRYANT THOMAS O'CONNOR TERRI HUGHES inexhaustible energy source, and tour designer and leader responsible for so many of BENTE & GERALD E. BUCK POLLY OSBORNE. AIA ROBERT & J. JUSTMAN SAH/SCC's memorable events of the past few years. Catch her upcoming tour of BONNIE BURTON ANNE OTTERSON PAUL & SAMARA LARSON innovative school design. "Space and Learning." on Saturday October Ist We hope to PAMELA BURTON FRANCIS PACKER ALVIN Y LEE see you in the "virtual coffee shop"! MIRIAM & SAM CAMPBELL HELEN PALMER RAHLA HALL LINDSEY C. E. PARKER ARTHUR V LIU Merry Ovnick JOHN & RHONDA CANO WENDY CARSON GEORGE PENNER LAURA MASSINO ROBERT JAY CHAHEL STANDISH K.&AUDREEPENTON VITUS MATARE STEVE CONNER JOHN AUGUST REED CHRIS MENRAD ELIZABETH COURTIER STEVE & SARI RODEN LAWRENCE S CAROL PLAH Historic Photos For Researchers BILL DAMASCHKE & JOHN MclLWEE CLAIRE ROGGER RON RADZINER CROSBY DE CARTERET DOE & ROB ROTHBLAn TOM & PEGGY REAVEY RICHARD CAYIA ROWE EDWARD REILLY The Historical Society has made two photograph collections, both LINDA SOLLIMA DOE HEINZ E ELLERSIECK JEFFREY B. SAMUDIO JANET SAGER & DOUG KNOH important for understanding San Diego histon/, available for research at the J RICHARD FARE, AIA, CCS. CSl STEVEN SAUTE ALAN SIEROTY Historical Society's Research Library, as well as searchable online. The thou• CAROL FENELON LAWRENCE SCARPA JOHN C, TERELL ELEANOR SCHAPA WOLFGANG WAGENER & LESUE ERGANIAN sands of images encompassed by the collections allow an in-depth examina• DONALD R. FERGUSON GILBERT & SUKEY GARCEHI ANN SCHEID CYNTHIA WARD tion of San Diego's changing economic, cultural, political, and social mores over DR. & MRS KENNETH GEIGER JAMES M. SCHWENTKER, III a period of more than 100 years. The California Border Region Digitization ROBERT GELINAS PATRICIA SIMPSON NewMembers: CECILIA SINGER Project \s a virtual collection of 3,500 digital images in black and white, select• GORDON & JOY GILLIAM RAYMOND GIRVIGIAN, FAIA MARK SLOTKIN Chris Beech ed from more than 2.5 million images in the Booth Historical Photograph PROF PAUL GLEYE GIBBS M SMITH Mike Deasey Archives. The photographs document the daily life, work, and activities of the GWYNNE GLOEGE NANCY & KYLE SMITH Constance Gale JANANN STRAND Christine Lazzaretto residents of the California border region with an emphasis on San Diego County GEORGE GORSE ANDY & LISA HACKMAN CAROLYN STRAUSS James M. Marrin and Baja California between 1850 and 1940. The San Diego Union-Tribune BRUCE & BETH HALLETT VERN SWANSEN RosemaiY West Photograph Collection represents a portion of a much larger collection of pho• STEPHEN HARBY MARIE TARTAR & STEVE EILENBERG REGINALD THATCHER NewPatron Members: tographic negatives donated to the Historical Society by the Union-Tribune. ELIZABETH HARRIS EUGENE & SHIRLEY HOGGAH RAUN THORP Its more than 150,000 images, taken by staff newspaper photographers JAMES & ANNELIESE HORECKA M BRIAN TICHENOR. AIA Donald & Judith Broder between 1915 and 1957, illustrate a vast range of subjects. Thousands of ELAINE K. SEWELL JONES A, TISCHLER GUSTAV H & BETTY M. ULLNER images are available for research and reproduction at the Historical Society's JONATHAN S JUSTMAN NewLiFeMembers: REBECCA KAHN MAGGIE VALENTINE Research Library. To visit in person, call 619.232,6203, ext 127, or view the col• DIANE KANE DANIEL VISNICH Gwynne Gloege lections online at www.sandiegohistory.org. STEPHEN A KANTER, MD ROBERT D. WALLACE VIRGINIA ERNST KAZOR QUINCY WARGO MARILYN KELLOGG JOHN & LORI WARNKE LAMAR KERLEY DR. PATRICIA A. WARREN THEODORA KINDER ERIC & KAREN WARREN DON & SALLY KUBLY RON WATSON Event and Tour-Goers CHARLES A LAGRECO DAVID R. WEAVER RUTHANN LEHRER JOHN WELBORNE. ESQ TED W, WELLS Please be sure to give us your email address when filling out the PAMELA LEVY MARTIE LiEBERMAN DR. ROBERT WINTER reservation form. We prefer to send out verifications and direc• ROBERT LOWER TERI SUE WOLF tions via email. Doing this keeps our administration costs down, JOYCE P LUDMER MR. & MRS. DAVID YAMADA and gets information to you faster SAH/SCC will not give or sell RANOELL L. MAKINSON BOB YOUNG CHRISTY JOHNSON McAVOY JOYCE ZAITLIN your address to any person or organization for any reason, JUDITH McKEE DAWN SOPHIA ZIEMER Thanks for your help. ELIZABETH McMILLIAN ANNE ZIMMERMAN & MARK PIAIA 2-5, Friday-Monday 7,Wednesday 17-18,Saturday-Sunday 27, Tuesday Queen Mary Art Deco Festival. Whatever Happened to LA? Modernism Weekend. Apartments 2005. Celebration of Art Deco with shipboard Architectural and Urban Exhibitions, tours, and lectures on Real estate conference featuring panel tours, lecture programs, car show, book Experiments in LA 1970-1990. modernism. SOHO. 619.297.9327. sessions and keynote addresses by store, and film festival. RMS Queen Symposium with SCI-Arc faculty sohosandiego.org. Kevin Ratner, Don Daseke, Keith Mary Foundation and Art Deco Society members Jeffrey Inaba and Peter Guericke, and W. Dean Henry. Real of Los Angeles; RMS Queen Mary, Zellner. SCI-Arc, Main Space. 960 E. 20, Tuesday Estate Conference Group. Real Estate Long Beach; $20-550. 562.435.3511. 3rd St., LA; 7PM. 213.613.2200. Media; Westin Century Plaza, 2025 DnA: Design & Architecture. queenmary.com. sciarc.edu. Ave. of the Stars, LA; 7AM-6:30PM; Radio program for design and $295-335; res. req. 213.430.0308. architecture in Los Angeles with realestateoutlook.com. 2,5,Friday,Monday 10,Saturday Frances Anderton. 89.9 FM KCRW; Historic Downtown Long Beach. Biltmore Hotel. 2:30-3PM, kcrw.com. 28, Wednesday Tour of historic Downtown Long Beach Walking tour of the architecture and featuring Art Deco architecture. Art history of the Biltmore Hotel. Los 21, Wednesday Union Station Summer Angeles Conservancy; 11AM; $5-10; Evening Walking Tour Deco Society of Los Angeles; Long Art Deco Summer res. req. 213.623.2489. laconservancyorg. Condensed version of Union Station Beach; 10AM and 2PM; $10; Evening Walking Tour downtown walking tour Los Angeles res. req. 310.659.3326. adsla.org. Condensed version of Art Deco Conservancy; 5:30PM; $5-10; 10,Saturday downtown walking tour. Los Angeles res. req. 213.623.2489. laconsen/ancyorg. 3,Saturday Past Present Future Perfect. Conservancy; 5:30PM; $5-10; Celebration of R.M. Schindler's birthday res. req. 213.623.2489. laconservancyorg. Wilshire District Art Deco Tour 28,Wednesday Tour of the Los Angeles Wilshire with presentations by architect/builder District Art Deco buildings via LA Jeff Fink, filmmaker Thorn Andersen, 21, Wednesday Repeat as Needed. and architects Space International. Lecture by George Yu Architects' Union Station. Art Deco Society of Some Assembly Required. Alexis Rochas. and Fritz Haeg. MAK principal George Yu. SCI-Arc, Main Los Angeles; 10AM; $10; Lecture by New York-based 2x4 Center. 835 N. Kings Rd., West Space. 960 E. 3rd St.. LA; 7PM. res. req. 310.659.3326. adsla.org. principals Michael Rock. Susan Sellers, Hollywood; 12-5PM. 323.651.1510. and Georgie Stout. SCI-Arc. Main 213.613.2200. sciarc.edu. makcenter.org. 3,Saturday Space. 960 E. 3rd St.. LA; 7PM. 28-29,Wednesday- Village Walking Tour 213.613.2200. sciarc.edu. 10,Saturday Tour of the downtown Village area of Thursday Claremont, including the exteriors of Courtyards: Intimate 22, Thursday Constructing in the 21st Century: Victorian homes and college and Outdoor Rooms. AIA Contracts. New Ways to Think, commercial buildings. Claremont Lecture, book signing, and reception Seminar on the AIA family of New Ways to Build. with photographer Douglas Keister Heritage; Metrolink Depot. documents with members of Cox. Leadership forum featuring keynote SOHQ; Seeley Stables, 3701 San Diego 200 W. First St., Claremont; 10AM; Castle & Nicholson. Lorman Education address by U.S. State Department Ave., San Diego; 7PM; $30-40; $5; res. req. 909.621.0848. Services; Wilshire Grand Hotel & Overseas Building Operations Director res. req. 619.297.9327. sohosandiego.org. Centre. 930 Wilshire Blvd.. LA; Major General Charles E. Williams. 3,Saturday 8AM-4:30PM; $359-369; ENR. McGraw Hill Construction; 14,Wednesday Millennium Biltmore. 506 S. Grand Angelino Heights. res. req. 866.352.9539. lorman.com. Ave., LA; $525.212.904.4634. Walking tour of Victorian architecture Little Tokyo Summer construction.com. in the historic suburb of Angelino Evening Walking Tour 23-25,Friday-Sunday Condensed version of Little Tokyo Heights, Los Angeles Conservancy; GLOCAL walking tour. Los Angeles Conservancy; 10AM; $5-10; res. req. 213.523.2489. The biennial Monterey Design 30,Friday 5;30PM; $5-10; res. req. 213,623.2489. laconservancy.org. Conference moderated by Architectural The Olive Hill Project: laconservancyorg. Record e6m Robert Ivy, with Drawings by Frank Lloyd Wright. 3,Saturday presentations by architects Angelil Opening reception for display of 14, Wednesday Graham, (M)Arch., Stanley Saitowitz, City Hall. drawings for the Olive Hill Project. Toshiko Mori, and Hitoshe Abe. among Tour of public spaces in City Hall. Frank Lloyd Wright: Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. others, AIACC; Asilomar Conference Los Angeles Conservancy; 11AM; The Romantic Spirit. Barnsdall Art Park, LA; 7PM. Center. Pacific Grove: $310-500; res. $5-10; res. req. 213.623.2489. Book signing by artist Carol Bishop. 323.644.6269. req. 916.448.9082.aiacc.org. laconservancy.org. Balcony Press; Vroman's Bookstore, 605 E. Blvd., Pasadena; 7PM. 30,Friday 3,Saturday 626.449,5320. 24,Saturday Details of Distinction: Defining Architectural Details of Frank Lloyd Art Deco Gala. Summertime Trip to 15, Thursday Wright and His Progeny Dinner and silent auction aboard the Historic Riverside. RMS Queen Mary with period music by ASID/LA Design Trade Expo. Tour of historic Riverside, Highland Opening reception for display of Mora's Modern Rhythmists. RMS Product demonstrations, exhibits, Park Heritage Trust; Riverside; photographs of architectural details of Queen Mary Foundation and Art Deco seminars, CEU programs, and res, req, 323.254.8219. hpht.org. Frank Lloyd Wright, Lloyd Wright, Society of Los Angeles; RMS Queen networking. ASID LA Chapter; LA Mart. Richard Neutra. Rudolph Schindler. Mary. Long Beach; $85-100; 2nd floor. 1933 . LA; 10AM, 26,Monday John Lautner. and others. Los Angeles res. req. 562.435.3511. queenmary.com. 310.659,4716. designtradeexpo.com. Municipal Art Gallery. Hollyhock House Preservation Action. Gallery. LA. 7PM. 323,644.6269. Meeting of the Save Our Heritage 3,10,17,24,Saturday 15, Thursday Organization. SOHO; Whaley House

Neon Cruise. Modernism. Museum, 2482 San Diego Ave., San Diego; 5:30PM. 619.297.9327. Bus tour of contemporary and historical Meeting of the Save Our Heritage FEATURED sohosandiego.org. neon in Downtown. Chinatown, and Organization. SOHO; Whaley House Hollywood. Museum of Neon Art, 501 Museum. 2482 San Diego Ave.. EVENT Olympic Blvd.; 7PM; $35-45; San Diego; 6:30PM. 619.297.9327. res. req. 213.489.9918. neonmona.org. sohosandiego.org. 23-25,Friday-Sunday 4,Sunday 16, Friday GLOCAL. Sunday Brunch and Tea. The 8th Annual Design Brunch and Art Deco-themed dance in Meets Los Angeles. The AIACC Monterey Design Conference, with presentations by (M)Arch. (designers the RMS Queen Mary's Windsor Salon. Mardi Gras Madness includes silent of The Growing Place, below), and other architects. See listing for details. RMS Queen Mary Foundation and Art auction, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and Deco Society of Los Angeles; RMS entertainment. AIA/LA Interior Queen Mary, Long Beach; 10AM-2PM; Architecture Committee; Wallis $35; res. req. 562.435.3511. queenmary.com. Annenberg Building, California Science Center, LA; 7;30-nPM; $80-100; 7,Wednesday res. req. 213,639,0777. box 78. aialosangeles.org. Downtown Summer Evening Walking Tour Condensed version of Downtown's 17,Saturday Evolving Skyline walking tour. Los Downtown's Evolving Skyline. Angeles Conservancy; 5;30PM; $5-10; Tour of architecture, art, and open ^1 res. req. 213.623.2489. laconservancy.org. spaces of Downtown's Central Business District. Los Angeles Conservancy; 10AM; $5-10; res. req. 213.623.2489. laconservancy.org.

SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS Calendar information is supplied to SAH/SCC by the sponsoring organizations and is correct as of press time. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER SAH/SCC suggests you contact the sponsors prior to attending any event. I, 8,15,22,Saturday Architecture, Friends of the Gamble 19-23,Wednesday-Sunday 22,Saturday House, Foothill Chapter of the AIA; Neon Cruise. Frank Lloyd Wright and His Los Meet Mr Wright: An Interactive 10AM-4PM; $75. 626 793.3334, ext. 52. Bus tour of contemporary and historical Angeles Progeny, 1917-1941. Encounter with Frank Uoyd Wright John neon in Downtown, Chinatown, and 15,Saturday Annual conference with lectures and Crowther plays Frank Lloyd Wnght and lays Hollywood. Museum of Neon Art, 501 tours of public and private buildings by bare Wright's elusive genius. Parlor Olympic Blvd.: 7PM; $35-45; A Night at the Orpheum. Frank Lloyd Wright and others, plus Performances and Gold Coast Productions; res. req. 213.489.9918. neonmona.org. Cocktail reception, vaudeville-type acts, social events at architecturally Bamsdall Gallery Theatre, LA; 4PM and and a screening of the classic Harold significant venues. Frank Lloyd Wright 8PM; res. req. 310.471.3979. 2,Sunday Lloyd silent film "The Freshman" at the Building Conservancy; Historic Biltmore Orpheum Theatre (G. Albert Lansburgh, Hotel, LA. 312.663.5500, 22-23,Saturday-Sunday Curating the City: 1926). Producer's Guild of America; savewright.org. Restoration Renaissance Wilshire Boulevard. Orpheum Theatre, 842 S. Broadway, LA; Architectural tour of six historic sites of Hollywood. 7PM; $40; res. req. 310.358.9020, ext. 21,Friday spanning Wilshire Blvd. from 2017. producersguild.org. An extensive look at the best examples downtown to the beach. Los Angeles Modernist Case Study Home of recent historic restoration led by Conservancy; 10AM-4PM; $12.50-35; 15,Saturday Tour and Reception. architectural historian and SAH/SCC res. req. 213,623.2489. laconservancyorg, Tour of modernist homes by Charles member Laura Massino Smith. Walking Tour of Art Deco's and Ray Fames, Richard Neutra, and Architecture Tours LA; res. req. 2,Sunday Rossmore Ave. Eero Saarinen, Western Interiors and 323.464.7868. architecturetoursla.com. Tour followed by reception in a private Design: Santa Monica, 323,549.3449, The Los Angeles Underground historic space. Art Deco Society of Los ext, 229, westernid.com. Art/Architecture Museum Tour 26, Wednesday Angeles. 323,734,9980, Tour of art and architecture guided by Building With Nature. 21-23,Friday-Sunday artist Gayle Gale. Santa Monica 15,Saturday Lecture by Paris-based architect Edouard College, 10;30AM-4PM. 310.434.3400. 14th Annual Craftsman Weekend. Frangois. SCI-Arc, Main Space, 960 E. 3rd Walking Tour of the Historic Weekend of events celebrating St., LA 7PM. 213.613.2200. sciarc.edu. 2,Sunday West Adams District. Craftsman design, including tours, Tour the historic district's collection of exhibits, and lectures, Pasadena MAK Architecture Tour 27, Thursday craftsman and other noteworthy Heritage; Pasadena. 626.441.6333. Tour featuring works by R.M. Schindler, 2005 AlA/LA Awards Gala. historic homes. West Adams Heritage pasadenaheritage.org. John Lautner, and Gregory Ain. MAK Reception, awards program, and networking Association, 323,732.7767, Center, 835 N. Kings Rd.. West Hollywood; opportunity at LA Design Center (John westadamsheritage.com. 12-5PM;$55-110.323.651.1510. 22,Saturday Friedman Alice Kim Architects, 2003). 15-16,Saturday-Sunday Eclectic Home Tour AIA/IA; LA Design Center 6PM; $150-225 3,Monday Five vintage homes, vendors, raffle, res. req. 213.639.0777. Modern Times. Luis Fernandez-Galiano. classic cars, refreshments, and quilt Show and sale with 75 dealers of Lecture by Madrid's Arquitectura Viva show. Whittier Historic Neighborhood 27,Thursday furniture, decorative accessories, Association, 6318 Ave., editor Luis Fernandez-Galiano. SCI-Arc, City Views: From Wilshire ceramics, Italian glass, jewelry, and art Main Space, 960 E. 3rd St., LA; 7PM. Whittier; $15. 562.696.0543, Boulevard to Shotgun Freeway. from the 1920s to 1950s. Modern 213.613.2200. sciarc.edu. whittierhistoric.org. Times; Glendale Civic Auditorium, 1401 Humorous, multimedia ride down Wilshire Blvd. with historian Eric N. Verdugo Rd., Glendale; 11AM-6PM 22,Saturday 8,Saturday Saturday, 11AM-4PM Sunday; $8. Lynxwiler followed by screening of Grand Avenue Festival 310.455.2894. moderntimesla.com. Arroyo Seco: "Shotgun Freeway: Drives through Lost L.A." Los Angeles Conservancy; Festival presented by downtown LA's Heritage and Innovation. LACMA, Leo S. Bing Theater, 5905 restaurants, theatres, concert halls, 16,Sunday Shuttle tour of homes by mid-century Wilshire Blvd.; 7:30-10PM; $5-7. museums, and organizations along architects following the Frank Lloyd West "Disneyland" Tour of 323.857.6010. Iacma.org. Grand Avenue. Downtown Center Wright tradition and early craftsman Downtown LA. Business Improvement District; LA. homes in Arroyo Seco, Highland Park See downtown LA from an unusual 213.624.2146. downtownla.com. Heritage Trust; Ramona Hall, 4580 N, 27- 29,Thursday-Saturday perspective with author Charles Phoenix. Figueroa, LA; 10AM: $20, 323.669.9876, godblessamericana.com, Telling the Stories: 323,222,8327, hpht.org. II, Tuesday From History to Myth. Meeting of the California Council for Buff and Hensman Lecture. 17- 19, Monday-Wednesday 22,Saturday Symposium on Conrad Buff III and the Promotion of History. California Best Practices in Sustainability for Donald Hensman with architecture Walking Tour of Echo Park. Council for the Promotion of History; Facilities Decision-Makers. writer James Steele. USC School of Tour of historic Echo Park areas. Echo Visalia. 916.278.4295. csus.edu/org/ccph. Summit addressing real-world, Architecture, Friends of the Gamble Park Historical Society; Southeast practical, and financial approaches to House, Foothill Chapter of the AIA; corner of Echo Park Ave. and Baxter St., 28- 30,Friday-Sunday the industry's sustainability processes Neighborhood Church, 301 N. Orange LA; 10AM; $5; res. req. 323.860,8874, and challenges. Buildings magazine; Prefab Now. Grove Blvd., Pasadena: 7:30PM; $15. Hilton Torrey Pines, 10950 Prefab experts explore the ideas, 626.793.3334. ext. 52. 22,Saturday North Torrey Pines Rd., La Jolla; opportunities, and challenges of $150-995. 952.224,8540, sbmlive,com, Wright for Kids. modern prefab during the three-day 12,Wednesday Kids learn about Frank Lloyd Wright event that includes lectures and tours PLOT 18, Tuesday during a creative hands-on project of LA's modern prefab homes. Dwell; Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Lecture by Copenhagen-based PLOT related to the architect. The Huntington DnA: Design & Architecture. Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Blvd., Westwood; $395-495; principals Julien De Smedt and B)arke Radio program for design and architecture in Gardens, Visitor's Pavilion; 1:30PM. res. req. 310.443.7046. Ingels. SCI-Arc, Main Space, 960 E. 3rd Los Angeles with Frances Anderton. 89,9 FM 626.405.2100. huntington.org, dwellmag.com/community/events. St., LA; 7PM. 213.613.2200. sciarc.edu. KCRW; 2:30-3PM, kcrw,com, 14,Friday 22,Saturday 29,Saturday 18- 19,Tuesday- Discovering My Los Angeles: A Talk in the Park. A Celebration of the Work of Wednesday Architects Conrad Buff III and Art Workshop for Families. Explore the forces behind MacArthur Donald Hensman. Los Angeles Design Conference. Explore history and architecture of Park's transformation from a 19th-century Reception at a Buff and Hensman Conference on design and architecture. Wilshire area, including Windsor swamp to tourist icon and from a crime- home. USC School of Architecture, Western Interiors and Design, Cooper- Square and Melrose Hill historic districts. plagued public space to a catalyst for Friends of the Gamble House, Foothill Hewitt National Design Museum; Los Angeles Public Library and the City of neighborhood revitalization. Huntington- Chapter of the AIA; 7:30PM; $35. Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department; USC Institute on California and the West; 626.793.3334, ext. 52. Ave., West Hollywood; res. req. Wilshire Branch Librarv, 149 N.St, MacArthur Park at the southwestern 323.549.3449, ext. 229, westemid,com, Andrews PL; 2-3:30PM, lapl org. corner of Seventh St. and Park View; H,Friday 11AM-1PM. 213.740.7568. usc.edu/icw. 19, Wednesday The Car and the City: An Evening at the Petersen Automotive Museum. New Projects: Working as a Team. Illustrated lecture by architectural and Lecture by Mexico City-based SAH/SCC urban historian Richard Longstreth. architects Ricardo Legorreta and Victor Los Angeles Conservancy; Petersen Legorreta, SCI-Arc, Main Space, 960 E. Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire 3rd St., LA; 7PM. 213.613.2200. EVENT Blvd.; 7:30-9PM; $3-10; res. req. sciarc.edu. 323.964.6347. laconservancy.org. 8,Saturday 19,Wednesday JuliusShulman: 15,Saturday Retro Slide Show Tour of Southern California. ALiFeinPictures Buff and Hensman Home Tours. Slide presentation with live Birthday celebration for legendary Shuttle tour of six Buff and Hensman performance by author Charles Phoenix. photographer. See page 3 for details. homes in Pasadena, Altadena, and Egyptian Theatre, LA; 8PM, Linda Vista. USC School of 323.669.9876. godblessamericana.com. SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS Calendar information is supplied to SAH/SCC by the sponsoring organizations and is correct as of press time. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER SAH/SCC suggests you contact the sponsors pr or to attending any event. uliusShulman: A Li Fein Pictures

SAH/SCC Benefit Event Saturday, October 8th

SAH/SCC is pleased to announce the upcoming celebration of the 95th birthday of internationally renowned architec• tural photographer Julius Shulman, on Saturday. October 8th, at 7PM. A very special thanks to Mitch Glazer and Kelly Lynch for their most generous and gracious offer to host this event at their extraordinary home, John Lautner's Harvey Aluminum House, built in 1950, with its most commanding and scenic view of the entire Los Angeles basin. Julius and his beloved camera Reception, dinner, and birthday dessert celebration are all on this special evening's program, which will also include remarks and anecdotes from Shulman's friends and colleagues. It is our opportunity to both celebrate and extend our gratitude to Julius, who through his eye and camera, has captured the fabric of 20th-century architecture as it has unfolded. For so many of us, who not only study but are passionate about architecture, so much of our con• sciousness has been developed from photographs by Julius, as we do not have the time nor opportunity to visit all of these building on site. According to Shulman, meeting Richard Neutra was the most important occurrence in his professional life. It is because of Neutra that, Julius explains, his career took its path in architectural photography. Julius will of course be in attendance, after returning from a European tour introducing yet another publication of his works by Taschen. We all look forward to this wonderful and beautiful evening of celebration and fun. A silent auction will be held in conjunction with the evening's program in order to raise money so SAH/SCC can continue to bring programs to the membership and the public. An "architectural birthday cake" will no doubt prove to be one of the evening's highlights. The event has been planned and organized by SAH/SCC Executive Board member Hal Meltzer, who has previ• ously organized the residential tours of Palm Springs and the desert. There are only 75 available tickets for this event. The cost is $175 for SAH/SCC members; $200 for non-members. Valet parking, reception, dinner, and dessert are all included. See order form on back page. Harvey House, John Lautner, 1950

RoderickandLynxwileronWilshire Looking at Los Angeles edited by Maria Hamburg SAH/SCC Event Kennedy and Ben Stiller From City Hall to Disney Hall, Sunday, October 23rd this large-scale, richly illus• Authors on Architecture welcomes writer Kevin Roderick and researcher J, Eric Lynxwiler trated book is a testament to on Sunday. October 23rd, 2-5PM. They will discuss and sign their new book Wilshire the varied nature of the Los Boulevard, Grand Concourse of Los Angeles (f^ngel City Press, 2005, $40) at Hennessey Angeles metropolis. Like any• & Ingalls. located at, appropriately 214 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica; 310.458.9074. one who ever tries and knows This event is free and open to the public. that it's futile, this book does not dare to define LA in a singular vision. Instead, the editors have In the pages of Wilshire Boulevard, Roderick and Lynxwiler tell the story of the culled 225 photos from nearly 100 photographers to show what Stiller boulevard's development from a dirt road through a barley field in 1895 to the bustling refers to as the dichotomies of LA. There are endless juxtapositions— 15-mile central concourse of the City of Angels. The boulevard's style, architecture, and parking lots and pools, mountains and freeways, colonial and contem• history are illustrated with 150 vintage images culled from private collections and porary—often in the same photograph. Images by well-known art pho• archives. The book's publication was timed to coincide with the Los Angeles tographers (Winogrand, Ruscha. Misrach. and the like) as well as by our Conservancy's month-long celebration of Wilshire Boulevard—from the October 2nd beloved architectural chroniclers (Shulman. Mudford. Street-Porter, etc.) tour, "Curating the City: Wilshire Boulevard," through a series of related events, conclud• are at once poetic, quotidian, heartbreaking, and inspiring. The ultimate ing on November 6th with tea at the El Rey Theatre (see Calendar listings for details). Los Angeles dichotomy—fantasy and reality—is woven throughout Roderick is a contributing writer for Los Angeles magazine, a former staff writer this exceptional book, A portion of the proceeds goes to the Los Angeles and senior editor at the [os Angeles Times, and a writer for Smithsonian. Los Consen/ancy which also contributes an essay on the importance of sav• Angeles Times Magazine, and LA Architect Eric Lynxwiler is the tour guide for the ing LA's architectural heritage. Museum of Neon Art's popular Neon Cruise of nighttime Los Angeles, as well as a Metropolis Books: hardcover: 236 pages; $85. decent for the Los Angeles Conservancy an active member of the Commercial Board of the Modern Committee preservation group, and a former board member of the Museum of Neon Art. Form Follows Libido: Architecture and Richard Neutra in a Psychoanalytic Culture by Sylvia Lavin. This view of mid-century architecture uses Neutra's work as an example of how high modemism left its cool abstraction in favor of more mood-inducing environments. Lavin—chair of the architec• ture department at UCLA- bases her essays on Neutra's designs and writings that she sets in the context of the culture of psycho• analysis. This dense read is divided into eight chapters: History by Choice; Reappropriating Neutra; The Empathic House; Birth Trauma; The Therapeutics of Pleasure; From House to Habitat; Pollution and Possibility; The Sun/ival of Design. The book is typeset in the Neutraface font, giving the reader a total Neutra experience. The MIT Press: hardcover: 182 pages; $30.

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