November 2022 – SAH Chapter Liaison

Welcome!

Below are the SAH regional chapter news updates received by the liaison during the month of October 2022.

-Amanda Roth Clark

NEW ZOOM EVENT!Authors on Architecture:Frances Anderton on Common GroundSunday, November 6th, 1:00 PM PST
https://www.sahscc.org/site/index.php?function=event_details&id=471

Authors on Architecture: Anderton on L.A. Housing
SAH/SCC Zoom Presentation
Sunday, November 06,2022, 01:00 PM

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Noted architecture and design journalist and critic Frances Anderton, Hon. AIA/LA, will give SAH/SCC a virtual tour through Los Angeles based on her brand-new book, Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles (Angel City Press, 2022). For more than a century, Los Angeles has been a laboratory for exceptional experiments in multifamily housing—from the bungalow court to courtyard apartments to lofts and co-living spaces with rooftop gardens—all centered on shared outdoor space that enhances the spirit of community.

Starting with the bungalow courts and apartment-hotels of the 1910s, Anderton’s book guides readers through the development of classic garden apartments to contemporary mid-rise “urban villages,” co-living, and the return of low-rise backyard complexes. She finds early gems by Arthur and Nina Zwebell, R.M. Schindler, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, and Ralph Vaughn, among others. Those traditions are carried on today by such firms as Michael W. Folonis Architects (pictured on the book cover), Koning Eizenberg, Brooks + Scarpa, and Lorcan O’Herlihy.

During the 20th and 21st centuries, the multifamily housing ideas generated in L.A. have been widely influential across the US. As housing becomes a national focus, L.A.’s creative and practical solutions are more important than ever. Common Ground shows that well-designed connected dwellings work as good architecture and good social systems, proof positive that multifamily housing can be aspirational, not second in status or style to a single-family home.

Always interested in how buildings affect people, Anderton talks to residents of multifamily buildings, who share their stories, and also turns to her own experience living in a midcentury apartment complex designed by Frank Gehry. “I was surprised to find how many people felt like I did—happy and safe in their connected dwelling,” notes Anderton. “Yet also feeling a sense of not being fully realized Angelenos, because we’ve become so inculcated with the idea that life in our own single-family house is the fullest American experience.”

Authors on Architecture: Anderton on Housing—Sunday, November 6, 2022; 1-2:30 PM PST; $5; go to www.sahscc.org and pay via PayPal or mail in order form with check; Zoom connection information sent upon registration.

Wednesday, November 16: A book event, At Home in Chicago: A Living History of Domestic Architecture (2021, City Files Press), by Patrick F. Cannon, with photographs by James Caulfield.

Where:Cliff Dwellers, 200 S. Michigan Avenue, 22nd floor, Chicago Illinois.

Time: Cash bar opens at 4:30 pm; dinner available at 5:15 pm; the slide lectures start at 6:15 pm. For optional dinner reservations, please call the club at 312-922-8080.

Cannon’s work as director of public information at Chicago’s Department of Public Works in the 1970s deepened his understanding of the city’s infrastructure. His move to Oak Park in 1974 coincided with the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust’s purchase and restoration of Wright’s Home and Studio. He became one of its first volunteers, and for more than forty years has given hundreds of tours of the building and of the surrounding Oak Park neighborhood. He has also given tours of Wright’s Unity Temple in Oak Park and of his Frederick C. Robie House in Hyde Park.

His partnership with photographer James Caulfield has yielded six books on Chicago architecture. Currently, they are working together on a revision of an earlier book on Unity Temple. Cannon believes there is no “correct” architecture, only good and bad buildings.

Please come join us for this interesting lecture. The book will be available for sale at the talk (by cash or check only).

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/south-coast-plaza-meet-me-at-the-carousel-tickets-430287891667

LAST CHANCE!Meet Me At The Carousel!South Coast Plaza In-Person TourSunday, October 23rd, 8:30 AM PST Costa Mesa, California

Subject:HYMAN MYERS (1941-2022) [g4]

The Philadelphia Chapter SAH is very sad to learn of the passing of local architect Hyman “Hy” Myers. Hy was the longest tenured member of the Chapter having joined in 1964, and served as Chapter President from 1972-1974. He was a longtime principal of Vitetta Architects & Engineers and led their historic preservation practice for nearly four decades.

Hy was the recipient of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia’s James Biddle Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2009, and also received the F. Otto Haas Award by Preservation Pennsylvania. He was a leader in area historic preservation, a font of architectural knowledge and a wonderful person who will be greatly missed by all who were lucky enough to have known him.

His wife Sandra and son Benjamin invite friends to Graveside Services, Sunday October 23rd at 11:00 a.m. at Har Yehuda Cemetery (Sec. A), 8400 Lansdowne Ave, Upper Darby, PA 19082.

Mary Anne Eves
Program Committee & Board Member, Philadelphia Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians
www.philachaptersah.org

SAH Needs YOU! Join the Philadelphia Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians, and help us promote and preserve our architectural history and heritage. Here’s a link to join today https://philachaptersah.org/index.php/membership/

Department of Russian, and East European studies, University of Pennsylvania, Book Talk
ARCHITECTURE IN GLOBAL SOCIALISM: EASTERN EUROPE, WEST AFRICA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST IN THE COLD WAR.
by Lukasz Stanek
Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 5:30 p.m.
Meyerson Hall, Room B4
34th and Walnut Street,
Free and open to all, no registration required.

Architecture in Global Socialism: Eastern Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East in the Cold War
(Princeton University Press, 2020) rewrites the history of global urbanization and its architecture during the Cold War through the lens of socialist internationalism.

Architecture in Global Socialism describes how local authorities and professionals in these cities drew on Soviet prefabrication systems, Hungarian and Polish planning methods, Yugoslav and Bulgarian construction materials, Romanian and East German standard designs, and manual laborers from across Eastern Europe. The book explores how the socialist development path was adapted to tropical conditions in Ghana in the 1960s, and how Eastern European architectural traditions were given new life in 1970s Nigeria. It looks at how the differences between socialist foreign trade and the emerging global construction market were exploited in the Middle East in the closing decades of the Cold War. Architecture in Global Socialism demonstrates how these and other practices of global cooperation by socialist countries left their enduring mark on urban landscapes in the postcolonial world.

For more on the monograph Architecture in Global Socialism, see: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691168708/architecture-in-global-socialism
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Tredyffrin Historic Preservation Trust Fall 2022 Lecture Series
RURAL MODERNISM: OSKAR STONOROV, ED BACON AND LOU KAHN IN CHESTER COUNTY
by James Garrison, Architect and Author
Wednesday, October 19
Reception – 7 PM Lecture – 7:30 PM
Duportail House
297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook
Tickets: $20/person
www.tredyffrinhistory.org
Questions: 610-644-6759

The Trust is excited to welcome back James Garrison, architect and author with over forty years in the profession as guest lecturer in our Fall Lecture Series.

With a background in historic preservation, adaptive re-use and new buildings designed in traditional styles, Garrison will present “Rural Modernism: Oskar Stonorov, Ed Bacon and Lou Kahn in Chester County”. Attend the talk and learn how Chester County became the unlikely center for an astounding cast of characters in national and international architecture between 1940 and 1970.
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BETH SHOLOM PRESERVATION FOUNDATION AUTO INVITATIONAL
Sun, October 23, 2022, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Beth Sholom Synagogue 8231 Old York Road Elkins Park, PA
Free, registration required at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beth-sholom-preservation-foundation-auto-invitational-tickets-388079776057

Frank Lloyd Wright’s synagogue for the Beth Sholom congregation resembles a crystal mountain peak. Completed in 1959, the year of Wright’s death, the stunning National Historic Landmark presides over its suburban landscape, advertising its spiritual message with the gusto demanded by its roadside location.

America’s romance with the automobile was at its curvaceous, big-finned zenith when Beth Sholom was built, and Wright joined the love affair. He detested cities and idealized the suburbs, believing that Americans would drive into the future in their own cars. He collected dozens of cars himself, and his architecture was designed with automobiles and driving in mind. His drawings of Beth Sholom showed stylish cars parked in front.

On October 23, the Beth Sholom Preservation Foundation will recreate that picture, filling the driveway of Wright’s glass-roofed monument with beautifully restored and passionately maintained examples of automobile design from that period. Expected exhibitions include a 1956 Continental Mark II, 1958 Chrysler Imperial Crown convertible, 1961 Chrysler 300G, and more!

During the car show, the visitor center (with its Leonard Nemoy-narrated introductory video) and the Wright Design Store will be open, and the breathtaking interiors of the synagogue will be available for self-guided tours(with docents on hand to answer questions). A complementary pop-up exhibition, “The Car Is Architecture,” will illustrate Wright’s infatuation with automobility, showcasing his designs for Beth Sholom, the car-centered suburban utopia that he called “Broadacre City,” and his futuristic “Road Machine” automobile.

Enjoy!
Mary Anne

If at any time you no longer wish to be on the list please let me know at info@philachaptersah.org and I will remove your address within eight business days.

Have you registered for the 2022 SESAH Conference yet?

We’re excited to see you in Memphis as part of our 40th anniversary celebration! Registration closes October 18 and space is limited to 150 registrants, so don’t delay! The late fee is $25 and applies to both the conference and the Saturday Study Tour ($50 total). Registrations must be made online (sorry no walk-ups).

Also, remember that all paper presenters, session moderators, and attendees must register and must also be members-in-good-standing. Registration fees are waived for students with valid IDs, but all students must register and be members-in-good-standing. You can register and pay fees here.

*NEW* SESAH is excited to announce that the AIA Memphis Chapter will offer AIA LU (pending) continuing education credits for the paper sessions and keynote address at the conference. To earn the credits, attendees must be members of SESAH and fully registered. Current registration rates are $250 for members and $300 for non-members. We’re also offering a Saturday Study Tour for $105. Learn more about AIA Memphis at www.aiamemphis.org. *NEW*

Have you reserved your room for the 2022 SESAH Conference yet?

The conference hotel, the SpringHill Suites by Marriott, has reserved a room block for us at $159 per night. You must book your room by October 11 for this special discounted rate and there is no guarantee that additional rooms will be available. You can reserve your room now here.

Interested in sharing the cost of lodging?

Looking to share a hotel room in Memphis but need a buddy? Use this spreadsheet to share your information with others also looking for a fellow SESAH-er to bunk with! Link here.

Sponsors for the 2022 SESAH Conference

We would like to acknowledge the generous sponsors of the 2022 SESAH Conference, including the University of Memphis, Memphis Public Libraries, Middle Tennessee State University Center for Historic Preservation, TRC Companies, Richard Grubb & Associates, and AIA Memphis. If you would like more information on sponsorship opportunities for your organization, please contact Robbie Jones at treasurer@sesah.org.

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Please consider donating to the $40 for 40 Campaign

So far, our $40 for 40 Campaign has raised over $3,600. We have received 30 individual donations from members in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. We’ve received so many donations that we have decided to waive student registration fees for the 2022 SESAH Conference at Memphis. That’s right, the student registration fee for members will be $0. Thanks to you! Donations have also been allocated for fellowships and conference travel grants. In fact, a donor from Knoxville gave $500 to fully fund this year’s Emerging Professional Travel Grant. The $40 for 40 campaign is active throughout 2022, so there’s plenty of time to show your love for SESAH. Every donation, no matter the size, will be used to support students, young professionals, and fund our educational programs. If you haven’t made a donation yet, you can do so anytime at https://sesah.org/2021/12/14/40-for-40-campaign/

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Virtual Panel on South Coast PlazaDescription

South Coast Plaza – The Grandest Mall of All

A free virtual panel discussion featuring Alan Hess, architect and author, and Matthew Parrent and Ashok Vanmali, AIA, from Gruen Associates.

This event is jointly presented by USC/MHC, Docomomo/SoCal, and SAH/SCC. Time

Oct 12, 2022 06:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)

https://usc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_T7hVMsC7TJWC1_uEHrgNKg

THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER
The Philadelphia Chapter Society of Architectural Historians presents
RECENT DISCOVERY: SAMUEL SLOAN, TERRA COTTA, AND
THE FRANKLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN CHAMBERSBURG, PA
Tuesday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom
Free, but in order to receive a private link to the Zoom presentation registration is required with david.breiner@jefferson.edu

Chambersburg, PA, was the only Northern town burned down by the Confederate Army, in 1864. This included the Franklin County Courthouse of 1841-43. Even though the reconstruction of this building following the war is central to the town’s history, it was never known who was responsible for it. During the pandemic, one of the lecturers discovered that the beautiful column capitals on the courthouse are terra cotta. Prior research by both lecturers on the central role of Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan in the promotion of American terra cotta in the 1850s led to the further discovery that Sloan and his partner Addison Hutton were the architects of the 1865- 66 courthouse.

Jay Shockley, an architectural historian and preservationist, was employed by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission between 1979 and 2015. As the senior historian in the Research Department, he researched and wrote more than 100 reports covering all aspects of the city’s architectural and social cultural history. Currently he is a Co-Director of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project.

Susan Tunick, a New Yorker, is a ceramic artist, historian, and preservationist. She combines her interest in making ceramics with her concern about preserving historic architectural ceramic surfaces. As president of the Friends of Terra Cotta, she is active in research and advocacy, working to protect terra cotta and tile.
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Enjoy!
Mary Anne

If at any time you no longer wish to be on the list please let me know at info@philachaptersah.org and I will remove your address within eight business days.

Authors on Architecture: When Brains Meet Buildings
SAH/SCC Zoom Program
Sunday, September 25,2022, 01:00 PM

Cover. Photo: Courtesy of Michael Arbib, Authors on Architecture: When Brains Meet Buildings, SAH/SCC Zoom Program

Join the SAH/SCC as we welcome Michael A. Arbib, author of When Brains Meet Buildings: A Conversation Between Neuroscience and Architecture (Oxford University Press, 2021). Arbib will share the science behind architecture, illustrating his points with buildings both famous and domestic.

Arbib, a pioneer in the interdisciplinary study of computers and brains, has long studied brain mechanisms. He has also spent the last decade in conversation with architects. This makes him a unique authority on the intersection of architecture and neuroscience. He currently teaches at the University of California, San Diego and is a Professor Emeritus, at USC.

In the book, as Arbib converses with the reader, he presents action-oriented perception, memory, and imagination as well as atmosphere, aesthetics, and emotion as keys to analyzing the experience and design of architecture. He also explores what it might mean for buildings to have “brains” and illuminates all this with an appreciation of the biological and cultural evolution that supports the diverse modes of human living that we know today.

Authors on Architecture: When Brains Meet Buildings, Sunday, September 25, 2022; 1:00 PM PST; $5; Zoom connection information sent upon registration.

Dear SESAH members,

SESAH is excited to announce that the long-awaited Strategic Plan is done! Over the past two years, the Strategic Plan Committee has worked diligently on developing the plan with the assistance of Carolyn Brackett, a professional consultant in Nashville who worked for the National Trust for Historic Preservation for 17 years. Carolyn also served on the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation and has assisted other organizations with their strategic planning process. Carolyn worked closely with the committee chair Robbie Jones in preparing and co-authoring the final document.

The Strategic Plan will guide SESAH over the next 10 years (2022-2032). The board president will update the membership each year at the business meeting on progress with implementing the plan. The final draft of the Strategic Plan is attached. If you have any comments, please submit them to Robbie Jones at before October 20. Once the board of directors formally approves the document at the board meeting on November 2, copies of the final Strategic Plan will be made available.

Thanks!

Robbie D. Jones

SESAH, treasurer

Nashville

www.sesah.org

Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Breakers, Newport, RI

When: 8 Oct 2022 1:00 PM, EDT
Where: 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, RI 02840

Value: The price of NESAH’s guided tour is lower than the regular cost of a visit to The Breakers! A portion of your ticket price goes to support NESAH programs.

Will you be attending?

Not attending

EVENT DETAILS:

On October 8^th, the Preservation Society of Newport County invites members and guests of NESAH to tour areas of The Breakers never before seen by the public.

History of the Breakers:

The Breakers is the legendary Newport residence of Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his family. Constructed in 1893-1895, the house contains 70 rooms including some 23 family bedrooms and guest rooms as well as 33 servant bedrooms. After World War II, houses like The Breakers were seen as obsolete, windows to a fading lifestyle and era. With the foresight of the late Countess Laszlo Szechenyi (born Gladys Vanderbilt), she loaned her childhood home to be used as a house museum. Following the opening of The Breakers to the curious public in 1948, the Vanderbilt family decamped to the third floor of the house – originally designed for the Vanderbilt boys, guests, and staff – and lived there seasonally when in Newport. The residency of the Vanderbilt family and their descendants continued on for the next 70 years, while hundreds of thousands of visitors toured the floors below every year.

Tour details:

To provide an introduction to the history of the house, all attendees will take a tour of areas of the house already opened to the public: the grand rooms on the first floor, designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt and the Parisian decorator Jules Allard and Sons, as well as the principle bedrooms on the second floor, designed by Boston interior designer Ogden Codman, Jr. Attendees will then choose one of two additional tours that will provide the rare and unique behind-the-scenes opportunity to view the third floor family bedrooms or the servants quarters. All tours will be led by knowledgeable guides from the Preservation Society.

When the last Vanderbilt descendants moved out of The Breakers in 2018, the PSNC was left to decide what the future will hold for the third floor. Following the tours, attendees will be invited to a discussion on the future of the third floor bedrooms and the servants quarters. The discussion will be moderated by Leslie Jones, Curator and Director of Museum Affairs for the Preservation Society of Newport County. Light refreshments will be served during the discussion.

Ticket price:

$25 to register

$15 for up to one additional guest

Best regards,
NESAH

The Progressive City: Wright & his Chicago Contemporaries: Chicago, Illinois & Online

October 19-23, 2022

The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy’s 2022 annual conference, will take place in Chicago and online from October 19th to 23rd. Highlights include talks by Wright scholars, tours of public and private Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings, and the 2022 Wright Spirit Awards, recognizing the efforts of extraordinary individuals and organizations who preserve the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright. Education session speakers will focus on the efforts of Wright, his peers and collaborators to improve the city through innovations in architecture, urban planning, parks, public health, education, social services, and housing.

For more information and registration, please visit https://savewright.org/events/annual-conference.

New Hotel in Frank Furness Designed Building
https://www.travelandleisure.com/wilmington-delaware-quoin-hotel-opening-6740624

The Quoin a new boutique hotel has opened in the former Security Trust & Safe Deposit Company Building (1885, Furness, Evans and Company) at 519 N Market St in Wilmington DE.
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Humphry Marshall 300th Celebration
October 8, 2022 , 11 AM – 4 PM
at Martin’s Tavern, Northbrook Road, Marshallton, PA

Humphry Marshall (1722-1801) was an important early American botanist with a thriving business as a seed and tree merchant. He also owned Chester County’s first greenhouse. He may not be as well-known as his Philadelphia cousin John Bartram (1699-1777), but in 1785, Marshall published “Arbustrum Americanum: The American Grove, an Alphabetical Catalogue of Forest Trees and Shrubs, Natives of the American United States” (Philadelphia), the first book of its kind published in America. His nephew Physician Moses Marshall continued the gardens and plant business into the 19th-C while his great nephews, Samuel and Joshua Peirce, would plant the arboretum on their farm in the early 1800s that Pierre S. du Pont would purchase 100 years later as the core of what would become Longwood Gardens.

Formal Lectures
11:30AM • Formal Dedication of Martin’s Tavern/ Humphry Marshall Historical Park by Township officials and FOMT members.

1:00PM • Portrayal of Humphry Marshall, in his Old Age, with a First Person Reflection of his Life – Malcolm Johnstone, Sr. Program Director for the Cultural Alliance of Chester County.

2:00PM • Humphry Marshall’s Impact on the World of Botany/Horticulture Discussion – Joel Fry, Curator at Bartram’s Gardens.

3:00PM • Quakerism’s Influence on Humphry Marshall’s Life Discussion – Adrian Martinez, Professional Artist, to take place at the Bradford Meeting near Humphry Marshall’s resting place, discussed by Ron Madden.

4:00PM • Marshall’s Legacy & Relevance Today – Jack Hines, Supervisor of West Bradford Township.

Additional Activities
Humphry Marshall Family and Artifacts
Raffle of Richard Chalfant Print “Atmosphere”
Music by Charlie Zahm and Friends
Colonial Cooking with Sandi Johnson
Colonial Brew Master Mike Carver
Humphry Marshall Trivia
Kid’s Art with Geralyn Robinson
Kid’s Horticulture with Brandywine Conservancy
Art Vendors Authors Food Vendors:
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Enjoy!
Mary Anne

If at any time you no longer wish to be on the list please let me know at info@philachaptersah.org and I will remove your address within eight business days.

Mary Anne Eves
Program Committee & Board Member, Philadelphia Chapter, Society of Architectural Historians
www.philachaptersah.org

Have you registered for the 2022 SESAH Conference yet?

We’re excited to see you in Memphis as part of our 40th anniversary celebration! The early-bird rate is good through October 4. The late fee is $25 and applies to both the conference and the Saturday Study Tour ($50 total). Registrations must be made online (sorry no walk-ups). Registration closes October 18 and space is limited to 150 registrants, so don’t delay!

Have you reserved your room for the 2022 SESAH Conference yet?

Interested in sharing the cost of lodging?

Looking to share a hotel room in Memphis but need a buddy? Use this spreadsheet to share your information with others also looking for a fellow SESAH-er to bunk with! Link here.

Sponsors for the 2022 SESAH Conference

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Please consider donating to the $40 for 40 Campaign

LAST CHANCE!Authors on Architecture:French on Hitchcock and ArchitectureSunday, October 2nd, 1:00 PM PST

https://www.sahscc.org/site/index.php?function=event_details&id=467

uthors on Architecture: French on Hitchcock & Architecture
SAH/SCC Zoom Presentation
Sunday, October 02,2022, 01:00 PM

Save the date for a presentation where architecture and art collide when Christine Madrid French presents her new book, The Architecture of Suspense: The Built World in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock (University of Virginia Press, 2022). A native of Los Angeles, French is an historian, author, and screenwriter specializing in architecture, Hollywood, and film.

The inimitable, haunting films of Alfred Hitchcock took place in settings, both interior and exterior, that had a deep impact on our experiences of his most unforgettable works. In this new book, the author reveals how Hitchcock’s relation to the built world was profoundly informed by an intense engagement with location and architectural form. In an era marked by modernism’s advance, the famed director turned to some of the most creative mid-century designers in film.

In her presentation, French will relay untold stories about actual buildings that served as the inspiration for the infamous Bates Motel of Psycho and the Hotel Empire in Vertigo. Her analysis of North by Northwest uncovers the Frank Lloyd Wright underpinnings for Robert Boyle’s design of the modernist house as the prototype of the cinematic trope of the villain’s lair. In the book, she also shows how the widespread unemployment of the 1930s resulted in a surge of gifted architects transplanting their careers into the film industry. These practitioners created sets that drew from contemporary design and referenced real structures, both modern and historic.

Authors on Architecture: French on Hitchcock—Sunday, October 2, 2022; 1-2:30 PM PST; $5; go to www.sahscc.org and pay via PayPal or mail in order form with check; Zoom connection information sent upon registration.

Join us for a presentation by Christine Madrid French, author of The Architecture of Suspense: The Built World in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock. Recently featured in Vanity Fair, the book looks at how the legendary director selected his backdrops for maximum effect. Don’t miss this dynamic program where film and architecture combine to make high art…Purchase $5 ticket!Photo courtesy Michael Arbib