CA Boom's new architecture and design tour series
CA Boom has expanded from a one weekend per year design show, to offer a design and architecture tour series four Saturdays this fall in Los Angeles.
The tours will be organized in the same fashion as the tours offered during the CA Boom design exhibitions with architects and designers personally guiding attendees through the project offering insights into the design process. Confirmed architects and designers as of this posting include: Bestor Architecture, Unruh Boyer Architects + Design, Techentin Buckingham Architecture, Fing & Blatt, Space Internationall, Xten Architecture, etc. See more details after the jump.
Tour dates:
- Silver Lake - September 9
- West Hollywood Hills - September 30
- Hollywood Hills & Los Feliz - October 21
- Echo Park & Mt. Washington - November 11
Each day the Fall Tour Series will visit five to six recently completed ground up projects and several renovations of 60's hillside view homes. Selected tours will also feature stops to modernist masterpieces such as Pierre Koenig's Case Study House #22 and Richard and Dion Neutra's VDL Research House II.
SEPTEMBER 9TH – Silver Lake
Gubel & Associates - Elevado Residence – Architect’s Personal Residence
Bonura Building - Ohare Residence - Neutra Restoration & Home Updated
FinArchitecture – Altman Residence – Designed & Built as Architect’s Personal Home
More to be announced…
Silver Lake Fund Raiser:
Richard & Dion Neutra Architects – VDL Research House II – R. Neutra’s Personal Home & Office, Cal Poly Pomona Foundation
SEPTEMBER 30TH - West Hollywood Hills & Laurel Canyon
Bonura Building – Tanager Way Residence – Update of 60’s Hollywood Hills Home
Unruh Boyer Architecture + Design – Peck Residence – Update & Restoration of a Thornton Abell design
West Edge Studios - Braseth/Raggio Residence – Update of 60’s Hollywood Hills Home
More to be announced…
West Hollywood Hills Fund Raiser:
Pierre Koning (1959) - Case Study House #22 aka Stahl Residence – Made World Famous by Julius Schulman Photos
OCTOBER 21st - Hollywood Hills & Los Feliz
AGPS Architecture - Experimental House - Architect’s Personal Residence
Shimoda Design Group – Sunset Building – Renovation of 60’s Office Building
Techentin Buckingham Architecture, Inc. – Edgemont Residence – Architects Personal Residence
More to be announced…
NOVEMBER 11TH - Mt. Washington, Elysian Park, & Montecito Heights
Bestor Architecture – Roseview Residence - Mt. Washington City View Home
Fung + Blatt Architects, Inc. - Schmalix Residence –– Mt. Washington City View Home
Space International Inc. - VillaCasa - Architect’s Personal Residence
Tom Marble, AIA - Marble White Residence - Architect & Artist’s Personal Residence
Xten Architecture – Kin Sing Theatre - Conversion of Chinese Movie Theatre to Private Loft & Neighborhood Retail
More to be announced…
Reserved Tickets for specific departures are available at www.caboomshow.com.
Individual Tour: $75 Four Tour Series: $275 ($25 savings)
- Tours including “Modernist Masterpiece” homes, an additional $10 fee per ticket will be collected & provided to caretaker of property.
- Tour departure times are from 11:00AM to 2:00PM (Homes Open Until 4:30PM)
- Air-conditioned shuttles drive participates to each tour stop.