Featured Image Courtesy Peter Lyons; Alma College Site, 2023 Preservation Design Award Winner, https://californiapreservation.org/awards/alma-college/

California Modern Architecture Webinar

Many modern resources are finally beginning to hit the critical 50-year mark, sparking a growing interest in protecting these quickly disappearing landmarks. California is seen as a hotbed of activity for nationally recognized modernists from Joseph Eichler, to Charles Eames, Richard Neutra, and landscape architect, Garrett Eckbo. This 90-minute session will examine representative works of modernism, their styles and period, and the common characteristics of significant modern landmarks in California.

Speakers

  • Alan Hess, Architect and Historian, Architecture Critic for the San Jose Mercury News, Author of nineteen books on Modern architecture and urbanism in the mid-twentieth century.

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