Bringing the Outside In: California Midcentury Modernist Architecture
The RIBA is hosting an evening of discussion exploring Californian Midcentury Modernism.
‘Bringing the Outside In: California Midcentury Modernist Architecture’ will reflect on the style’s legacy, examining its lasting impact and global reach.
Speakers include scholars and practitioners: Janice Lyle, author of Sunnylands: America’s Midcentury Masterpiece; Pat Kirkham, Professor Emerita at Bard Graduate Center and Professor of Design History at Kingston University; architect Frederick Fisher; and former curator of architecture and design at the Palm Springs Art Museum, Sidney Williams.
The panel will be chaired by senior curator of the V&A, Catherine Ince.
RIBA
20 June 2017
19.00 – 20.30
Find out more and book tickets: RIBA.
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