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 Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A.
Venice Eclectic: Modern Architecture from the 1970s and '80s

"an open-minded community made Venice of the 1970s and ’80s the right place and time for experimental young architects to cut their teeth on new designs using unorthodox materials in limited spaces." 

photo credit Larry Underhill

The Los Angeles Conservancy is pleased to present Venice Eclectic: Modern Architecture from the 1970s and '80s on April 20, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This one-day-only architectural tour and architects’ panel discussion will explore how affordable land, a culture of creativity, and an open-minded community made Venice of the 1970s and ’80s the right place and time for experimental young architects to cut their teeth on new designs using unorthodox materials in limited spaces. The result is an impressive collection of surprising, whimsical, and innovative modern structures by architectural greats such as Steven Ehrlich, Frederick Fisher, Frank Gehry, Frank Israel, and many others. The tour is part of Curating the City: Modern Architecture in L.A., a series the Los Angeles Conservancy is producing as part of the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A.

Venice Eclectic is one of several tours featured in the L.A. Conservancy’s Curating the City: Modern Architecture in L.A. series (April 20-July 27, 2013), part of Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. This collaboration, initiated by the Getty, brings together several local arts institutions for a wide-ranging look at the postwar built environment of the city as a whole, from its famous residential architecture to its vast freeway network, revealing the city’s development and ongoing impact in new ways.  

more info about the tour here.. 

The Los Angeles Conservancy is a member-based nonprofit that works through advocacy and education to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of Los Angeles County. Formed in 1978 as part of the community-based effort to prevent demolition of the Los Angeles Central Library, the Conservancy now has nearly 6,500 members and hundreds of volunteers, making it the largest local preservation organization in the U.S. For more information, visit laconservancy.org.

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