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Thursday, 21 July 2005 | senay
CA BOOM II: The Second Annual Showcase
of Contemporary Architecture and Design
CA BOOM II: The Second Annual Showcase of Contemporary Architecture and Design, Santa Monica - July 28 to 31, 2005
What is CA Boom II ?
CA Boom II: This three & half day event is North America's only multi-discipline trade fair and design show featuring the best of independent contemporary architecture and design today. Professionals, select consumers, and design enthusiasts are exposed to a stimulating array of contemporary and non-traditional architecture and interior/furniture/landscape design resources via a provocative mix of exhibits, guided home tours and our "A-list" program of panel discussions. CA Boom II offers forward-thinking residential, commercial and hospitality architects and designers, buyers for contemporary design retailers, and discerning consumers the opportunity to discover and meet new contemporary design resources while providing a marketplace for the independent contemporary designer, architect and manufacturer.
Who Attends CA Boom ?
--Leading edge architects & designers working in the fields of commercial, residential, hospitality and civic design
--Product and supplier specifiers
--Retail Buyers, reps and agents
--Select consumers who are looking to work with the best non-traditional architects and designers working today
--Press & Media
--Contemporary Design Junkies
Home Tours: Guided tours of the homes of and/or projects by some of Southern California's most innovative architects and design firms. Six new homes will be featured per day by neighborhood: Pacific Palisades/ Brentwood (7/29), Venice/ Mar Vista/ Marina Del Rey (7/30), and Santa Monica/West L.A. (7/31). Architects & Designers include:
Kanner Architects
David Hertz AIA Architects
Vaughan Trammell Architect, AIA
Sant Architects, Inc
Roger Sherman Architecture & Urban Design
John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects
In addition, CA Boom II offers an exclusive first-look at recently completed residential projects designed by these innovative architects and design firms:
Glen Irani Architects
DU Architects
Richard Neutra's 1956 Troxell Residence restored by SH_Arc Studio
Panel Discussions: Three days of stimulating and informative panel discussions on the pressing issues in contemporary design today. Panel topics include "The State of Pre-Fab", "The Green Revolution - Style or Substance?", "The Value of Architecture - Does Good Design Pay Off?", "Contemporary Spa Design", "The Challenges and Rewards of Restoring an Architectural Icon," and many more. Panelists and moderators include:
Leo Marmol, AIA, Marmol Radziner and Associates
Ron Radziner,AIA, Marmol Radziner and Associates
Brian Linder, Keller Williams Realty
James Weiner, AIA, Collaborative Project Consulting
Kimberli Meyer, MAK Center for Art & Architecture
Christof Jantzen, AIA, L.A Behnisch, Behnisch & Partner
Toby Long, AIA, Clever Homes
Tibby Rothman, Venice Paper Publisher
Matt Petersen, Global Green USA
Heather Rosenberg, CTG Energetics
Ralph Gentile, AIA, Ralph Gentile Architects
Scott Frank, PHD, Ennis-Brown House
Stephen Kanner, FAIA, Kanner Architects
James Lippincott, Land + Living
Greg Reitz, City of Santa Monica
Jack V. Hoffmann, Venice Properties
Lorcan O'Herlihy, AIA, Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
Larry Scarpa, AIA, Pugh & Scarpa Architects
Exhibitors: A hot, select mix of vetted exhibitors chosen based on innovation, creativity and category leadership.
Accent Hardware, Clay Plush, Living Big , Red Sun, Lampa + Mobler, Laguna Bamboo, Twentieth Contract, Quinze & Milan, Bottega Montana, Builders' Bamboo, Real Illusions, Classic Tile & Mosaic, De Wulf, Concrete Boom Group, Farrow & Ball, Rolling Greens, H Studio, Ganesa Garden Design, Built, Inc., Grant Irish,Studio Four, Hahasoso, Estate Stone, Swiss Shade & Security, Neo-Metro, Clay & Wood, Sola Design, Rhoom, Evan Villarreal, LAH-The Hardware Gallery, LivinStone, PIE, Wogg-Pavillion, Stone and Glass, Azcast Design, Katerina Tana Designs, Hennessey + Ingalls, Modern Outdoor, ColleZione, Laguna Bamboo, Carolyn Mendoza, Metal Works
When:
Thursday, July 28 Friday,
Opening Night Event
7:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
July 29 and Saturday,
Home Tours, Panels & Expo
11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
July 30 Sunday, July 31
Home Tours, Panels & Expo
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Where:
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium,
1855 Main Street (Corner of Pico Blvd. and Main Street),
Santa Monica, CA 90401-3209
More information http://www.caboom2.com
Credits : The CUBE EXP, snap together Playstructure being kid tested, from Gregg Fleishman's Cluster Structures and PIE's hand-crafted furnitures from natural materials which are designed to imitate nature, www.caboom2.com.
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