Neutra, Wright and Modernism in Bakersfield
Bakersfield, best known for its music legends, was also a hotbed of modern architecture. Experience one of the most unexpected concentrations of modern architecture just 100 miles from Los Angeles.
$15 (1 hr)
Category: Presentation, Talk, CAMP Theater
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David Coffey and Sian Winship, Board Members of the Society of Architectural Historians/Southern California Chapter, share one of the most unexpected collections of modern architecture: Bakersfield.
Modern masters including Richard Neutra, Frank Lloyd Wright, John Lautner, and Cliff May designed homes there, as did a talented group of local modern post-and-beam architects—all graduates of the USC School of Architecture. While a steady economy of oil and agriculture money fueled early modernism, learn why a midcentury earthquake was every architect’s favorite natural disaster.
$15
Modern masters including Richard Neutra, Frank Lloyd Wright, John Lautner, and Cliff May designed homes there, as did a talented group of local modern post-and-beam architects—all graduates of the USC School of Architecture. While a steady economy of oil and agriculture money fueled early modernism, learn why a midcentury earthquake was every architect’s favorite natural disaster.
Experience one of the most unexpected concentrations of modern architecture just 100 miles from Los Angeles. From Art Deco, to the International Style, to Brutalism, Bakersfield has it all.
Mark your calendar now and plan to attend! Every five years, the exhibit, symposium and home tours known as Bakersfield Built celebrate that legacy. September 28, 2024 will be the date for the next Bakersfield Built event and details can be found on the Bakersfield Museum of Art website BMOA.org
$15
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This event is for 12 and older.
Ample free public parking is available.
Enter underground parking at Hyatt on Palm Canyon Drive or in the multi-level public garage across from the Palm Springs Art Museum.
Handicap parking is available.
This event is wheelchair accessible.
The organizer of this event is Modernism Week.
Event Check-in Location
Modernism Week Theater At CAMP
Hyatt Palm Springs
285 N Palm Canyon Dr.
Palm Springs, CA 92262
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Photo Credits: Thomas Olsen – Kern County Museum – Austin Yi – Kern County Museum – Julius Shulman, © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10).
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