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Upcoming Valley Tour, "Spectacular Vernacular"
*This was originally posted on the Lotta Livin' bulletin board by Chris Nichols and is reposted here without anyone's permission...shhhh!*
Have you ever stood in your living room and thought, “I wonder why my house has that interesting window?” or “Why does my fireplace look just like the one I saw in that Schindler house?” This fall, the Conservancy’s Modern Committee will attempt to answer these questions and more on our Spectacular/Vernacular tour. Each of the homes on the tour will illustrate some of the tangible and philosophical linkages between high-style (unique, architect-designed) modernism and everyday modernism. Focused in the San Fernando Valley, where this nexus is most clearly evident, the featured homes will be a mixture of works by the California modern masters and those by less well known architects and builders who helped bring modernism to a broader audience.
LECTURE:
Alan Hess on the Ranch House
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
7:30 p.m.
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church (Jones & Emmons, 1962)
Studio City
Cost: $5/Members, $10/non-members
Renowned architecture critic, author, and historian Alan Hess will discuss the history and comback of the ranch house, ubiquitous in Sothern California and the subject of his latest book.
Signed copies of the book will be available for purchace.
MODERN HOME TOUR:
Sunday, October 29 , 2006
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Various homes in the San Fernando Valley; locations provided with ticket
Cost: $25/Members, $30/non-members
For more info or for tickets, please visit:
http://www.laconservancy.org/events/events_main.php4
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