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CAL  POLY  POMONA  FACULTY  CURATING  EXHIBITION  FOR  UPCOMING  PACIFIC  STANDARD  TIME  PRESENTS:  MODERN  

ARCHITECTURE  IN  L.A.      

The  Cal  Poly  Pomona  College  of  Environmental  Design  (ENV)  will  participate  in  the  Pacific  Standard  Time  Presents:  Modern  Architecture  in  L.A.  initiative  this  spring,  hosting  an  exhibition  titled  Technology  and  Environment:  The  Post  War  House  in  Southern  California.  The  Technology  and  Environment.  The  exhibition  will  run  at  the  Cal  Poly  Pomona  W.  Keith  and  Janet  Kellogg  University  Art  Gallery  from  April  11  to  July  12,  2013,  showcasing  new  and  rarely  seen  images  and  fresh  insights  into  some  of  Southern  California’s  finest  examples  of  modern  architecture.      

Professors  Lauren  Bricker  of  ENV’s  Architecture  Department  and  Judith  Sheine  of  the  University  of  

Oregon’s  Department  of  Architecture  (formerly  with  Cal  Poly  Pomona)  will  co-­‐curate  the  exhibition,  along  with  Professor  Pablo  La  Roche  of  ENV’s  Department  of  Architecture  and  Professor  Philip  Pregill  of  ENV’s  Landscape  Architecture  Department,  after  receiving  grant  funding  totaling  $300,000  from  the  Getty  Foundation  for  the  exhibition.  Renowned  architecture  photographer  and  digital  architecture  publisher  

Tim  Sakamoto  of  IN-­‐D  media  has  also  joined  the  team  and  will  design  the  exhibit.    

In  addition  to  examining  some  of  the  most  famous  examples  of  post-­‐war  modern  residential  architecture  in  Southern  California—examples  that  grew  from  the  flat-­‐roofed,  steel  boxes  exemplified  by  the  Case  Study  House  program  and  made  famous  by  the  likes  of  Richard  Neutra,  Raphael  Soriano,  Craig  Ellwood,  and  Pierre  Koenig—the  exhibition  will  also  look  at  another  tradition  of  modern  architecture  starting  with  Rudolph  Schindler,  including  John  Lautner  and  Ray  Kappe,  and  continuing  into  early  post-­‐modern  architecture  by  Charles  Moore  and  Frank  Gehry.  “We’re  looking  at  how  this  other  tradition  used  a  variety  of  construction  materials  and  methods  and  an  interest  in  new  technology  and  the  environment  to  develop  a  wide  variety  of  approaches  to  form  and  site,”  says  Prof.  Sheine.  Prof.  Bricker  adds  that  the  exhibit  will  also  provide  a  new  reading  of  the  historic  context  of  Southern  California  post  war  architecture:  “We’re  interested  in  how  these  ideas  were  promoted  to  the  public  and  how  homeowners  have  adapted  the  houses  to  changing  standards  of  comfort.”      Along  with  newly  constructed  models  of  post  war  residences,  the  Technology  and  Environment  exhibition  will  feature  historic  drawings  and  photographs  from  the  ENV  Archives-­‐Special  Collection,  a  repository  of  rare  and  unique  artifacts  of  Southern  California  architecture—many  of  which  will  be  available  to  the  public  for  the  first  time  at  the  exhibition.  Additional  archival  materials  will  comes  from  the  Getty  Research  Institute  and  Architecture  and  Design  Collection,  UCSB.      (Case  Study  House  #21  Photo  Credit  Tim  Sakamoto)    

###      The  Cal  Poly  Pomona  College  of  Environmental  Design  (ENV)  connects  people,  places  and  the  environment  in  an  effort  to  improve  communities  and  resolve  pressing  problems  facing  society.  With  a  unique  integration  of  the  arts,  architecture,  landscape  architecture,  regenerative  studies,  and  urban  and  regional  planning,  as  well  as  a  “learn  by  doing”  approach  grounded  in  the  polytechnic  tradition,  ENV  is  

a  leader  in  design  excellence  and  innovative  problem-­‐solving  for  communities  in  Southern  California  and  around  the  globe.  This  leadership  is  demonstrated  by  ENV’s  nationally-­‐ranked  educational  programs  and  award-­‐winning  research,  scholarship,  creative  activities,  and  outreach.    Pacific  Standard  Time  Presents:  Modern  Architecture  in  L.A.  celebrates  the  city’s  modern  architectural  heritage  through  exhibitions  and  programs  at  cultural  institutions  in  and  around  L.A.  starting  in  April  2013.  Supported  by  grants  from  the  Getty  Foundation,  Modern  Architecture  in  L.A.  is  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.      Additional  information  is  available  at  www.pacificstandardtimepresents.org.