Join SAH/SCC as we welcome author Michael Webb to share about his newest book, California Houses: Creativity in Context (Thames & Hudson, 2024). California has always attracted adventurous spirits—from the earliest pioneers to the innovators of Silicon Valley. The latest expression of that daring is contained in these 36 houses created by talented architects to enhance the lives of their owners.
Completed during the past 10 years, the homes in California Houses capture the spirit of the Golden State in distinctive ways and respond creatively to context and the environment. They engage California’s range of landscape, from forests and deserts to the ocean and city streets. Large or small, they demonstrate the extraordinary range of invention emerging from the offices of established as well as younger architects; all but three are based in California. This is a celebration of superlative talent as well as clients with the imagination and means to commission houses that advance the art of architecture.
Webb is a Los Angeles-based writer who has authored 30 books on architecture and design, including Building Community: New Apartment Architecture (Thames & Hudson, 2021) and Architects’ Houses (Princeton Architectural Press, 2018), while contributing essays to many more. He has published countless articles as a regular contributor to leading journals in the United States, Asia, and Europe. Growing up in London, he was an editor at The Times and Country Life, before moving to the United States, where he resides in LA at the Strathmore Apartments (Richard Neutra, 1937) in Charles and Ray Eames’ former unit.
Webb on California Houses—Sunday, May 19, 2024; 1-2:30 PM Pacific; $5; https://www.sahscc.org/site/index.php?function=event_details&id=504 Zoom link sent upon registration.
