"Beautiful Simplicity: Arts and Crafts Architecture in Southern California"

The 86-minute, wide-screen documentary examines the rich body of Arts & Crafts architecture in Southern California, from Santa Barbara to San Diego. It introduces viewers to more than a dozen architects who pursued Arts & Crafts ideals, including Charles and Henry Greene, Irving Gill, Arthur Benton, Sumner Hunt, Frederick Roehrig, Louis B. Easton, Sylvanus Marston, Arthur and Alfred Heineman, Frank Mead, and Richard Requa.

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"Greene and Greene: The Art of Architecture"

The one-hour documentary chronicles the creative evolution of Charles and Henry Greene, beginning with their early efforts to blend American, European and Asian design concepts into an architectural vocabulary suited to the landscape and culture of Southern California. It continues through the creation of their so-called "ultimate bungalows" of the years 1907-1910 and concludes with the independent projects that characterized their latter years. In addition to the famous Gamble and Blacker houses, the production examines a number of milestones in their architectural journey, including the Charles Greene and Arturo Bandini houses in Pasadena, the Adelaide Tichenor house in Long Beach.

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