Join
SAH/SCC as we welcome author Sam Lubell to discuss his new book American Icons: The Architecture of the
United States: Vision and Defiance (Gestalten, 2024). Lubell will discuss
how, as he states in the book’s introduction, “America started its
architectural journey finding inspiration elsewhere yet has become a land of
pioneering designers.”
American Icons is a
testament to the architectural masterpieces of the United States (18 in
California), from single-family homes to skyscrapers, from museums to airports,
and beyond. It features astounding works by renowned architects Mies van der
Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, John Lautner, Eero Saarinen, Frank O. Gehry, and so many
others.
Through detailed, professional
photography, as well as captivating text placing the designs in context, American
Icons unfolds the stories that form the American built landscape from 1891
to 2008.
Lubell is Editor at Large at Metropolis and a frequent contributor to both Los Angeles Times and The New York
Times. He has written more than 10 books about architecture for Gestalten,
Metropolis Books, The Monacelli Press, Phaidon, and Rizzoli. He also writes for Architect Magazine, Architectural Digest, Dwell, Fast
Company, Wallpaper, and other publications. He has co-curated four
major architecture exhibitions and taught Syracuse University School of
Architecture, Columbia University GSAPP, and The Design School at Arizona State
University.
Lubell on American Icons—Sunday,
February 2, 2025; 1-2:30 PM Pacific; $5. Go to www.sahscc.org and pay via PayPal; or
mail in order form on with check; Zoom link sent upon registration.
