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SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

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THE SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

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Category: House Tours

Eichler Homes, Thousand Oaks

SAH/SCC members and guests will be fascinated by our Eichler Homes program and home tour in Thousand Oaks. The afternoon begins with a free lecture followed by a ticket-only self-driving tour of representative Eichler homes designed by Claude Oakland, AIA, and the firm of Jones & Emmons. The Conejo Valley tract (1964-66) was the last […]

Inventing Ojai: Placemaking Through Architecture

Road trip! Jump in your car and meet SAH/SCC in Ojai for a stimulating day of history and architecture. We begin the day with a behind-the-scenes tour of the exhibition “Inventing Ojai” at the Ojai Valley Museum (Mead and Requa, 1918). Museum president and historian Mark Lewis will join us as we explore the legacy […]

Irving Gill: Los Angeles Home Tour

Join the Southern California chapters of the SAH and Docomomo US and the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara present “Irving Gill: Los Angeles.” In conjunction with the upcoming exhibit “Irving Gill: Simplicity and Reform,” this home tour offers glimpses inside three important Gill houses in the Los Angeles […]

Getting Going for Greta Magnusson Grossman

Join SAH/SCC President, Sian Winship, for an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the Greta Grossman Exhibit at the Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA) followed by a tour of homes by this talented designer. The all-day event includes admission to the PMCA, a docent-led tour of the exhibit before the museum opens for the day, a […]

Ray Kappe: Apotheosis

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to visit five early residences by Ray Kappe, FAIA. Spanning from 1956 to 1966, the Royal Woods and adjacent houses are the stepping-stones that lead to quintessential Kappe. The means are not unfamiliar: post-and-beam construction, an open plan, a reverence for the landscape, attention to detail, an interest in technology. […]

Santa Monica: Cradle of Modern Architecture: CPF Conference Tour

Love modern architecture? Want to know more about its history and its conservation? Then don’t miss the all-day study tour “Santa Monica: Cradle of Modern Architecture” during the 2011 California Preservation Foundation Conference, on Sunday, May 15, 2011, 9AM-5PM. Southern California has a rich legacy of modern residential architecture, and Santa Monica is the perfect […]

The Anderson Residence with Alan Hess

Join SAH/SCC for a tour of Anderson Residence (1959, Aaron G. Green) led by architect and author, Alan Hess. The Anderson Residence is located in Rancho Palos Verdes. One of Frank Lloyd Wrights most talented and original disciples, Aaron G. Green ran his own distinguished practice while serving as Wrights West Coast representative from 1951 until the […]

Cliff May Ranchos

Join SAH/SCC as we explore the Cliff May Ranchos neighborhood of Long Beach. Formerly known as the Lakewood Ranchos Estates, this track of homes designed by Cliff May and Chris Choate between 1953 and 1955 is a classic postwar ranch house tract. We will begin the day with a lecture by Cliff May scholar, Katie […]

‘A Very Gentle Sternness’: Ain in the ’30s

Former SAH/SCC President Tony Denzer will be back in Los Angeles for a special tour of Gregory Ain’s residence for A. O. Beckman, and two of the apartments in the Dunsmuir Flats project. Denzer, now professor of architecture at University of Wyoming, and author of Gregory Ain: The Modern Home as Social Commentary (Rizzoli, 2008), will […]

Masters of Modernism: Neutra and Wright in Bakersfield

For those who are fans of our Modern Patrons program, the next stop will be especially fulfilling. Neutra’s Leddy Residence (1958) will feature a tour of the house and an extended dialogue with the home’s original owner, a former member of the Martha Graham Dance Company. The Leddy “starter home” in the post-and-beam style shares […]

Svetlana Petrović

Working in support of SAH/SCC for more than twenty years, Svetlana is an art director and graphic designer living and working between Los Angeles, California and Belgrade, Serbia. She designs our quarterly newsletter and is also responsible for our beautiful new website which was created by her and her partner’s design and build agency, CATCH ME CREATIVE.

Agnie Agostino

Angie Agostino, the owner of AgostinoCreative, has been working in the multimedia industry providing graphic design, photography, social media and interactive projects for over 20 years. She has also teamed up with author Jeffrey Crider and the two of them have published several books focusing on the history of various cities in the southern California region — many, of which, have recently been added to the Library of Congress.

Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA

Julie is Founder/Principal of Taylor & Company, a company providing public relations and marketing services to professionals and organizations involved in architecture, design, and furnishings. A self-described “design evangelist,” she has written three books including Spa: The Sensuous Experience (2006); Bars, Pubs, and Cafes (2000); and Outdoor Rooms (1999), in addition to countless articles on design, architecture, marketing, and art. Julie has been editor of SAH/SCC News since 1998, and was the West Coast correspondent for ArchNewsNow.com. She is a frequent guest lecturer on marketing architectural services at conferences and universities. Julie is on the advisory board of USModernist, and was the co-founderof CANstruction LA. She was given honorary AIA/LA membership in December 2007 and received an Allied Professions Achievement Honor from AIA California Council in 2012. Julie was the 2014-2016 Public Director on the National AIA Board of Directors and was granted national honorary AIA status in 2018.

Lilian Pfaff

Lilian Pfaff, Ph.D. is an award-winning author, educator, curator, and real estate agent at MODERN CALIFORNIA HOUSE. She earned her Master in Art History from University of Hamburg, her Master of Advanced Studies in Architectural Theory from ETH Zuerich and her Ph.D. in Architecture History from the University of Zuerich. She is the author of J.R. Davidson (Birkhauser, 2019), Escher GuneWardena (Birkhauser, 2017), and numerous other books and articles. She is a member of the adjunct faculty at Cal Poly Pomona, Pasadena City College and Woodbury University—teaching architectural history and theory. She is a board member of the HPOZ Board Highland Park – Garvanza.

David Coffey

David Coffey is the owner of Richard Neutra’s Davis House (1937) in Bakersfield, CA, as well as the steward/caretaker of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ablin House (1959). He has curated and produced multiple historical architecture events in Bakersfield, including “Masters of Modernism: Neutra & Wright in Bakersfield” with SAH/SCC’s Sian Winship in October 2009, and “Bakersfield Built: 1930s” in conjunction with CSUB’s celebration of the 75th anniversary of the publication of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath.  Other programs with the Bakersfield Museum of Art, CSUB Library Special Collections Department, and the Kern County Museum to curate and produce “Bakersfield Built: 1960s” in September of 2019 and Bakersfield Built the 1950’s in September of 2024. He is working with the University of Uruguay in Montevideo on ongoing programs promoting the rich modernist building in Uruguay titled Montevideo Modernism.  He is a board member of the Bakersfield Museum of Art and is currently on its Exhibition Committee. David grew up in Cincinnati, OH, and graduated from the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music with a BA in electronic media.

Jean Baaden

As a member of the SAH/SCC Board for the past twenty eight years, Sian Winship has created numerous educational programs celebrating modern residential architecture in Southern California and across the country. In 2011, Sian earned her Masters of Historic Preservation (MHP) from USC. Sian is the author of the award-winning Japanese American Context and Women’s Right’s Context for SurveyLA. She has also authored a number of successful National Register nominations including the Bakersfield Woman’s Club, A.Q. Jones Residence #3, the St. Vincent Seminary Historic District. She has researched and written historic context statements for Ventura, Bakersfield, Paramount, and was the principal author of the award-winning Long Beach Suburbanization and Race Context Statement. She is also on the board of the Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design. She is an adjunct professor in the Heritage Conservation Program at USC.

Brent Eckerman

Internet Editor

Brent Eckerman is an architect who has worked in Los Angeles for the past forty-one years. He received his architectural degree from Cal Poly Pomona. During his career, he spent many years as a Senior Associate at Frederick Fisher and Partners in Los Angeles. He currently works for the City of Los Angeles, at the Bureau of Engineering. He has an interest in Modern Architecture and particularly in Mid-Century Modernism. Brent also has a strong background in computer technology and acted as the driving force behind the SAH/SCC Website. 

Rina Rubenstien

Membership

Rina Rubenstein’s family came to Los Angeles a century ago. Her father, a landscaper who took her to his construction sites including UCLA, JPL, & Century City, instilled in her a strong connection with the built environment of Southern California. After high school, Rina moved to Israel to work on a kibbutz, milking cows and weeding cotton. While studying Biblical Archaeology & Classical Art History at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, she worked summers on excavations and winters in the Israel Museum. Since then, she has held mostly library and information management positions. Rina was Treasurer of a SAH/SCC for several years. She lives in a 1913 Craftsman home in West Adams, where she’s active in neighborhood affairs. 

John Berley

Treasurer

John Berley has been a Board Member since 1994 and was President of the SAH/SCC from 1996 to 1999. He is a former Senior Associate at Frederick Fisher and Partners, Architects and for 14 years served as a Landmarks Commissioner for the City of Santa Monica (2003-2017). John has been responsible for rehabilitation projects including the Annenberg Community Beach House (2009), Grand Central Air Terminal (Henry Gogerty, 1930), as well as the Sunnylands Center and Gardens in Rancho Mirage.  Over the years, John has created such memorable SAH/SCC programs as On Parallel Lines: The Sarasota School of Architecture and the Case Study House Program; Creative Space: Architects Offices, and Beyond the Bauhaus: The Legacy of Walter Gropius in Boston. He is also the leader of the ongoing Modern Patrons series, which offers thoughtful dialogue with homeowners who commissioned the modern masters. Additionally, He has written on the early influence of Irving Gill, A. Quincy Jones, and the Post-War development of Modern Architecture in America.

Jay Platt

Vice President

Jay Platt is the Principal Planner for Historic Preservation with the City of Glendale Community Development Department. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Heritage Conservation program at USC.  Over the last thirty years, Jay has served in various roles in the public, private, non-profit, and education sectors in New York City, Philadelphia, and his hometown, Los Angeles.  And, most days, he’s still into it!  He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA and an M.S. in Historic Preservation from the University of Pennsylvania.  He and his wife Kathleen enjoy life in Eagle Rock with a couple of amusing beagles.

Sian Winship

President

As a member of the SAH/SCC Board for the past twenty eight years, Sian Winship has created numerous educational programs celebrating modern residential architecture in Southern California and across the country. In 2011, Sian earned her Masters of Historic Preservation (MHP) from USC. Sian is the author of the award-winning Japanese American Context and Women’s Right’s Context for SurveyLA. She has also authored a number of successful National Register nominations including the Bakersfield Woman’s Club, A.Q. Jones Residence #3, the St. Vincent Seminary Historic District. She has researched and written historic context statements for Ventura, Bakersfield, Paramount, and was the principal author of the award-winning Long Beach Suburbanization and Race Context Statement. She is also on the board of the Neutra Institute for Survival Through Design. She is an adjunct professor in the Heritage Conservation Program at USC.