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Friday, 25 August 2006 | Levent OZLER
MAK Architecture Tour
Tour Samples L.A. Modernism with Houses by Irving Gill, F.L. Wright, R.M. Schindler, John Lautner and Pierre Koenig
The 2006 MAK Architecture Tour presents an historical cross-section of Los Angeles Modernist homes. The tour allows participants to trace the development of Modernism in Los Angeles from its origins in the early decades of the 20th century through the famed Case Study project. Tourgoers will receive an informative keepsake guide.
The tour includes houses by the following Modernist masters: Irving Gill, Frank Lloyd Wright, Rudolph Schindler, John Lautner and Pierre Koenig.
Sunday, October 1, 2006 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$80/$65 students and members, self-drive
$40 surcharge for shuttle service
$15 box lunch available
(323) 651-1510 or http://www.MAKcenter.org
Houses
Morgan House (Irving Gill, 1917)
An important forerunner of southern California Modernism, Irving Gill favored the use of site-cast and tilt-slab contruction. This concrete house has been recently renovated and is a lovely example of Gill's influential stripped-down sensibilities.
Freeman House (F.L. Wright, 1924; alterations by R.M. Schindler 1928, 1938 and 1953)
Shortly after the completion of this Frank Lloyd Wright textile-block house, owner Harriet Freeman found it excessively formal and hired Rudolph Schindler to remodel the bedrooms and build custom furniture. The result is a unique overlay of the two architects' ideas about space and design.
Fitzpatrick House (R.M. Schindler, 1936)
Commissioned by a real estate developer to attract buyers to the area, this modern beauty sits prominently atop the hill at Laurel Canyon Blvd. and Mulholland Drive. Spacious, yet compactly organized, it is the closest Schindler came to adopting aspects of the International Style.
Kallis House and Studio (R.M. Schindler, 1946)
Nestled into the hillside, this house conforms to the topography of the site, creating wonderful rooms with tree house-like qualitites. The house is in excellent condition with most of its original features intact.
Harpel House (John Lautner, 1956)
The Harpel House sits on a Hollywood hillside and is constructed as a triangulated system of deep glulam (glued laminated timber) beams on thick concrete columns. Lautner created a giant trellis covering almost the entire property, part of which was closed off for living and entertainment.
Case Study House #22 (Pierre Koenig, 1959)
This spectacular hillside house, immortalized in photographs by Julius Shulman, is in perfect original condition. The house features steel construction, an L-shaped plan organized around a swimming pool and breathtaking city views.
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