Category: Events
Posted by Anthony on 7/31/2005 10:37:00 PM
Day three wrap up
 Another day at CA Boom and another day of home tours. I always figured that most people prefer to save the best for last, but today's selection of home tour residences, while featuring some nice homes, was lacking when compared to days one and two. The standout home today had to be the Ehrlich Residence (featured at right) by John Friedman and Alice Kimm. The Kumagai Residence, by Glen Irani, while only about 80% complete, promises to be quite the exciting residence when it's complete. I have a feeling we'll see this on next year's tour.
Photo Gallery: Ehrlich Residence
Photo Gallery: Kumagai Residence
Photo Gallery: Church/Loft
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Category: Events
Posted by James on 7/31/2005 9:08:00 PM
Speakers Panel hosted by Land+Living at CA Boom II Day One
 It was a pleasure to host a wonderful panel of landscape design professionals on Friday at the CA Boom Speaker Conference. A thousand thanks to my guests David Fletcher, Tom Leader and Katie Spitz for their time, effort and thoughtful presentations. Many thanks also to Sandra Bartsch and the CA Boom staff who invited me to participate and who worked so hard to produce the speakers series. And a final thank you to all who attended the presentation.
CA Boom had originally planned to provide a podcast of the Speaker Conference, alas some things must fall by the wayside when putting on a large and complicated event with limited resources. Instead we will provide a glimpse of our panel discussion with a few images from each panelist's presentation along with a bit of text to give you a taste of what was covered.
Reference: Breaking Ground: New Directions in Landscape Architecture (L+L)
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Category: Events
Posted by Anthony on 7/30/2005 10:11:00 PM
Day two wrap up
 Another day at CA Boom and another great day of home tours. Today's home tour featured a pair of repeat homes from last year: The McKinley residence from David Hertz Architects and the Irani & Beaucage residence from Glen Irani Architects. In addition, we toured the Omura/Galperin Residence from Vaughan Trammell, and the Kozely/Farmer residence by Sant Architects which featured a fantastic landscape (at right) designed by Jay Griffith. We finished up our day at the Sheldon Residence by Mark Billy & Richard Warner.
The highlight of today's tour was definitely the McKinley residence. I missed attending CA Boom last year and after hearing James' praise for the design and attention to detail the home features, I was blown away. We made at least four laps throughout the home discovering something new each time. The McKinley residence was also featured in the Dec. 2001 issue of Dwell. Keep an eye out for more photos of this and the other homes on today's tour in the upcoming days.
We've yet to run into these guys on the floor or on the home tours, but MocoLoco is featuring some great photos from event as well.
Day Two Home Tours
Kozely/Farmer Residence
Irani House
McKinley Residence
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Category: Architecture
Posted by James on 7/30/2005 4:43:00 PM
Residence by Kanner Architects as seen at CA Boom II Day One
 We had the opportunity to tour the 511 House, the private residence of architect Stephen Kanner and his family. This is the second year that Mr. Kanner has graciously opened his home for CA Boom, but we were unable to participate in the first day of the home tours last year.
Located in Pacific Palisades, California, the 511 House is a riot of form, color, texture and materials in an almost post-modern mix of California Modern and Googie road-side architecture.
Link: Kanner Architects
Related: Canyon View by Kanner Architects (L+L)
Reference: CA Boom II Day One (L+L)
Reference: CA Boom II Day Two (L+L)
Reference: CA Boom II Day Threee (L+L)
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Category: Events
Posted by James on 7/29/2005 11:18:00 PM
Our summary of the first day
 Today was the big first day! We ran the whole house tour circuit which included Neutra's Troxell Residence as restored by SH_Arc, Kanner Architects' 511 House, Harwell Harris' Entenza House restored by Michael W. Folonis, AIA and Associates as the highlights. Individual write-ups and photo tours of these homes are coming soon... in the mean time, some pictures below for your perusal.
I haven't heard my name over a PA system since I almost missed a flight in Dallas... until today when the speakers panel Breaking Ground which we hosted was announced.
Day One Home Tours
511 House
Entenza Residence
Troxell Residence v.2
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Category: Events
Posted by Anthony on 7/28/2005 11:47:00 PM
Here we go again... your opening night teaser
 Land+Living is glad to see CA Boom back and kicking... we (both editors Anthony and James) were on hand for the opening night kick-off. This year promises to be a worthy sophomore effort... already it is apparent that the event is a bit more mature, if a bit less ambitious.
This year's opening party was wisely not billed as the "extravaganza" that was over promised last year. The event had a more subdued build up which was fitting for the low key event that it was. Lots more food, flowing drink, mixing DJ's and mingling design-peeps was the theme for the evening, and a pleasant evening it was.
As we've mentioned before, Land+Living will be at the event all weekend providing updated coverage, so stay tuned!
Oh, and we'll try to remember to bring some sunblock for Shane. ;-)
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Category: Events
Posted by Anthony on 7/28/2005 2:37:00 PM
"The best of independent contemporary design"
 CA Boom kicks off tonight, and we will be in Santa Monica throughout the weekend bringing you coverage directly from the event of the home tours, speakers conference and exhibitions.
Tickets are available online and at the door, remember to use code LLG510 for your discount.
Be sure to join us for
Breaking Ground: New Directions in Landscape Architecture, a panel discussion hosted by Land+Living on Friday at 4:00 pm.
Link: CA Boom II
Article: LA Times - It's showtime
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Category: Architecture
Posted by James on 7/28/2005 1:24:00 PM
Modernist house in Mexico City
 If you are not familiar with the work of Mexico City architect Alberto Kalach, then we are pleased to be the first to introduce you to his work. If you have seen his work before, and that of the his former firm Kalach & Alverez, then you no doubt will enjoy seeing his work again.
The GGG House, built in 1999, is an abstracted modern structure which is obviously influenced by the great Mexican architect Luis Barragán and recalls shades of Tadao Ando, Louis Kahn, Carlo Scarpa and even Le Corbusier (look for the windows à la Ronchamp). The building and landscape commingle beautifully with broad indoor/outdoor terraces, contained courtyards and planted roof tops.
Link: Alberto Kalach GGG House (many more pics)
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Category: Architecture
Posted by Nico on 7/27/2005 6:00:00 PM
A pathway above the national forest in Hainach, Germany
 The physical act of climbing trees tends to lose its appeal when we get past our teens (well, for some people...), but now you can let the Peter Pan in you take flight in a safe way (does anyone remember that Michael Jackson interview on 20/20) by going to visit the German national forest in Hainach, Thueringen.The bridge spans 300 meters and you find yourself about 44 meters above the forest ground (meter=yard, more or less). Apparently one is almost certain to experience bats, woodpeckers and other inhabitants of the "Buchenurwald" up close and personal, and the glazed viewing platform even protects you rugged explorers from the elements. Not so convinced about the tower design itself (bit heavy, ey?), but how cool of a tree house would this have been when you were a kid?! Oh, and Archigram... take that!
Link: Nationalpark Hainich
Link: Under Construction Photos
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Category: Architecture
Posted by James on 7/27/2005 3:47:00 PM
Mid-century Catalan architect
 Some of you may recall the contest that DWR was holding to identify the architect of a modern home last month.
The veil has been lifted, and the author has been revealed as Barcelona-born architect José Antonio Coderch (1913–1984), one of the most prominent post-war architects working in Spain.
Link: MEAM Net - José Antonio Coderch
Photos: El Poder de la Palabra
Photos: Casas - Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Granada - Casa Ugalde
Photos: Casas - Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Granada - Casa Rozes
Book: William Stout Books - Jose Antonio Coderch Houses
Reference: Name that modernist! (Land+Living)
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