CIAO a tutti!
sto organizzando un viaggio "architettonico" per i miei genitori che si sono appassionati di architettura solo da quando hanno una figlia architetto...
andranno a San Francisco e a Los angeles...io ho fatto una lista ma potete dirmi anche voi alcuni edifici da non perdere ASSOLUTAMENTE?
Grazie a tutti, Camilla.
Camilla : [post n° 62104]
San Francisco e Los Angeles
Sicuramente il Getty Center a Los Angeles di Meyer.
San Francisco è bella tutta.. c'è il museo di Botta, ma non è che sia un gran che! Li è bello passeggiare sulle colline e godere della vista stupenda sulla baia.
Augura ai tuoi un buon viaggio.
San Francisco è bella tutta.. c'è il museo di Botta, ma non è che sia un gran che! Li è bello passeggiare sulle colline e godere della vista stupenda sulla baia.
Augura ai tuoi un buon viaggio.
sto organizzando un tour con amici da quelle parti ... mi passeresti la lista che hai preparato?
Los Angeles
○ The Getty Center by Richard Meier, 1997.
1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687
○ Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art by Arata Isozaki, 1986.
(MOCA) 250 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California.
○ California Aerospace Museum, at Los Angeles, CA, 1982 to 1984, Ghery.
○ Loyola University Law School, at Los Angeles, CA, 1981 to 1984,Ghery.
○ Los Angeles Children's Museum, at Los Angeles, CA, 1979,Ghery.
○ Walt Disney Concert Hall, at Los Angeles, CA, 1989 to 2004,Ghery.
○ La “nuova” cattedrale di Los Angeles (Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles), Rafael Moneo.
○ MORPHOSIS. Caltrans District 7 Headquarters
Fuori:
○ CHIAT DAY MOJO - FRANK O. GEHRY 1985-1991 340 S. Main Street, Venice (L.A.)
○ Salk Institute, La Jolla CA by Louis I. Kahn, 1965 (Jonas Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA)
○Dominus winery, Napa Valley, Yountville, California, USA, 1995 to 1997 Herzog e de Meuron.
Frank Lloyd Wright in California:
All of Wright's Los Angeles houses can be viewed in a well-planned day. To execute this itinerary, plan your visit around the times when the houses are open and make reservations early to be sure you can see all three. Allow plenty of driving time between destinations to allow for traffic jams and parking problems. The Anderton Court Shops are open to the public any time the shops are open, and the exteriors are always available. A suggested itinerary:
○ Hollyhock House
Hollyhock House, 1921, 4808 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles.The house has been closed for several years for renovation, and is expected to re-open in 2005.
Hollyhock House is part of a complex of residences, theatres, shops and artist apartments designed for heiress Aline Barnsdall. While the entire complex was never realized, the house, two guest residences and a spring house were built. Wright described the architecture of Hollyhock House as "California Romantic", a cross between Prairie style and his later textile block designs. The interiors include a reproduction of Wright's original living room furniture. Hollyhock House is recognized by the American Institute of Architects as one of the seventeen Wright buildings that are representative of his contribution to American culture. Barnsdall lived in the house until 1927, when she donated it to the City of Los Angeles. Hollyhock House is in need of major renovation, and the interior is closed to the public. Exterior tours are offered weekly.
○Ennis-Brown House Ennis-Brown House, 1924 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Angeles
Built for Mabel and Charles Ennis and renamed Ennis-Brown House to honor its seventh owner, Augustus Oliver Brown, for generously donating the house for public use, the Ennis-Brown House is on the National Register of Historic Places, a Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Monument, and a California State Landmark. Sited on a ridge in the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking the city of Los Angeles, Wright's last and largest concrete block house commands attention even from the street below it. Its commanding presence has not been lost on the Hollywood film industry and it has starred in many films, including Blade Runner, Black Rain and The House on Haunted Hill. In Architectural Digest (October, 1979) Thomas Heinz writes: "The residence is one of the most unusual of Wright's California designs. In it, he combined elements from his past work with a new vocabulary created specifically for the sun-drenched, slightly rugged topography of Southern California. Aware that his client shared his affinity for Mayan art and architecture, he drew inspiration from that culture's highly ornamented and organized buildings." There are several tour options, all of which require advance planning, primarily because of extremely limited parking at the site. Mr. Brown still lives in the house and you may see him during your visit.
○ Freeman House Freeman House, 1924, 1962 Glencoe Way, Hollywood
The Samuel Freeman House, one of three textile block houses built in the Hollywood Hills in the 1920s, was built for two members of the Los Angeles avant-garde who met Wright at Aline Barnsdall's. They asked Wright to design a home for them with a budget of $10,000. Wright seized the opportunity to design a concrete block house based on a 16-inch square that was estimated to cost $12,000. The final bill was $23,000. Harriet Freeman lived in the house until 1986, when she donated it to the University of Southern California. Guided tours are offered by reservation.
○Anderton Court Shops Anderton Court Shops, 1952, 333 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills
These shops are a little-known Wright design that is not generally recognized as one of his better works. The design is a series of small boutiques around a central light well, connected by an angular ramp. The tower is similar to the one at the Marin Civic Center. Today's canopy and signage are later additions, not consistent with Wright's original design. There are no organized tours, but the shops are easily accessible.
San Francisco
○ Museo d’Arte Moderna a San Francisco, Stati Uniti (1989-1995), Mario Botta.
○ Piccola piazza, non so di chi.
5 Second Street,Office building,San Francisco, California, USA. Work completed in 2002
○ Transamerica Building ,William Pereira 1972, grattacielo a piramide.
○ YERBA BUENA - KENZO TANGE 1969-1993
Third St., Fourth St., Mission St., Howard St.(strade che delimitano l'area urbana), San Francisco. Su oltre 450.000 mq si sviluppa il maestoso impianto urbano del maestro giapponese.
○ Young Museum in San Francisco, Herzog & De Meuron.
de Young, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118.
Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday: Open until 8:45 p.m. First Tuesday of each month FREE.
○ (Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Medical Research Laboratories, UCLA Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates 1991)
○ Frank Lloyd Wright in San Francisco
The publicly accessible Wright sites in the San Francisco area are somewhat spread out. The Marin Civic Center is fully open only during the week, and reservations are required for the Hanna House. Plan carefully and allow plenty of time to drive from one location to the next. You can see them all in a morning.
Guided tour at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael, about 20 miles north of San Francisco on US101.
Drive south through San Francisco to see the V. C. Morris gift shop near Union Square.
Continue south to the Hanna House in Palo Alto, about 30 miles south of San Francisco on I-280.
○ Hanna House, 1936 , 737 Frenchman's Road, Palo Alto
Hanna House was designed for Stanford professor Paul Hanna, his wife Jean and their five children. They asked Wright to design an inexpensive house for their growing family, and Wright's solution was a glass-fronted collection of hexagons with a brick chimney in the center. The design gives rise to the house's nickname of "Honeycomb House" and it was Wright's first design based on non-rectangular forms. The house that the Hannas thought would cost them $15,000 ended up costing $37,000. While the house was generally considered to be Usonian, subsequent additions pushed its eventual size and cost far beyond the means of "Middle America". Hanna House is recognized by the American Institute of Architects as one of the seventeen Wright buildings that are representative of his contribution to American culture. The house was the Hanna's home until 1975, when it was donated to Stanford University. It served as the home of provosts until the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, when it was severely damaged. The Hanna House was closed for almost a decade before a $2 million seismic retrofit could be completed. Tours are now available by reservation.
○ V. C. Morris Gift Shop, 1948 , 140 Maiden Lane, San Francisco
Tucked away on Maiden Lane, just off San Francisco's Union Square, the V. C. Morris gift shop's distinctive arched brickwork was designed to lure passers-by into the shop's airy interior. The design of the shop clearly has similarities to the Guggenheim Museum, which Wright was designing at the same time. The shape of the curvilinear ramp is repeated in the display cases, tables and other furnishing. It is recognized by the American Institute of Architects as one of the seventeen Wright buildings that are representative of his contribution to American culture. The shop is currently an art gallery. No formal tours are given, but visitors are welcome.
○ Marin Civic Center, 1957 , 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael
It is said that Frank Lloyd Wright walked off the highway at this site and said "I will cover your hills with arches". The design's domed roof and arched arcades fulfill the promise. The Marin Civic Center is one of Wright's last designs, completed after his death. With an 80-foot dome as its focal point, the structure is crowned with a 172-foot gold tower. Wright used the design to embody his philosophy of government. Look for the symbolism he employed.
○ The Getty Center by Richard Meier, 1997.
1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049-1687
○ Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art by Arata Isozaki, 1986.
(MOCA) 250 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, California.
○ California Aerospace Museum, at Los Angeles, CA, 1982 to 1984, Ghery.
○ Loyola University Law School, at Los Angeles, CA, 1981 to 1984,Ghery.
○ Los Angeles Children's Museum, at Los Angeles, CA, 1979,Ghery.
○ Walt Disney Concert Hall, at Los Angeles, CA, 1989 to 2004,Ghery.
○ La “nuova” cattedrale di Los Angeles (Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles), Rafael Moneo.
○ MORPHOSIS. Caltrans District 7 Headquarters
Fuori:
○ CHIAT DAY MOJO - FRANK O. GEHRY 1985-1991 340 S. Main Street, Venice (L.A.)
○ Salk Institute, La Jolla CA by Louis I. Kahn, 1965 (Jonas Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA)
○Dominus winery, Napa Valley, Yountville, California, USA, 1995 to 1997 Herzog e de Meuron.
Frank Lloyd Wright in California:
All of Wright's Los Angeles houses can be viewed in a well-planned day. To execute this itinerary, plan your visit around the times when the houses are open and make reservations early to be sure you can see all three. Allow plenty of driving time between destinations to allow for traffic jams and parking problems. The Anderton Court Shops are open to the public any time the shops are open, and the exteriors are always available. A suggested itinerary:
○ Hollyhock House
Hollyhock House, 1921, 4808 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles.The house has been closed for several years for renovation, and is expected to re-open in 2005.
Hollyhock House is part of a complex of residences, theatres, shops and artist apartments designed for heiress Aline Barnsdall. While the entire complex was never realized, the house, two guest residences and a spring house were built. Wright described the architecture of Hollyhock House as "California Romantic", a cross between Prairie style and his later textile block designs. The interiors include a reproduction of Wright's original living room furniture. Hollyhock House is recognized by the American Institute of Architects as one of the seventeen Wright buildings that are representative of his contribution to American culture. Barnsdall lived in the house until 1927, when she donated it to the City of Los Angeles. Hollyhock House is in need of major renovation, and the interior is closed to the public. Exterior tours are offered weekly.
○Ennis-Brown House Ennis-Brown House, 1924 2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Angeles
Built for Mabel and Charles Ennis and renamed Ennis-Brown House to honor its seventh owner, Augustus Oliver Brown, for generously donating the house for public use, the Ennis-Brown House is on the National Register of Historic Places, a Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Monument, and a California State Landmark. Sited on a ridge in the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking the city of Los Angeles, Wright's last and largest concrete block house commands attention even from the street below it. Its commanding presence has not been lost on the Hollywood film industry and it has starred in many films, including Blade Runner, Black Rain and The House on Haunted Hill. In Architectural Digest (October, 1979) Thomas Heinz writes: "The residence is one of the most unusual of Wright's California designs. In it, he combined elements from his past work with a new vocabulary created specifically for the sun-drenched, slightly rugged topography of Southern California. Aware that his client shared his affinity for Mayan art and architecture, he drew inspiration from that culture's highly ornamented and organized buildings." There are several tour options, all of which require advance planning, primarily because of extremely limited parking at the site. Mr. Brown still lives in the house and you may see him during your visit.
○ Freeman House Freeman House, 1924, 1962 Glencoe Way, Hollywood
The Samuel Freeman House, one of three textile block houses built in the Hollywood Hills in the 1920s, was built for two members of the Los Angeles avant-garde who met Wright at Aline Barnsdall's. They asked Wright to design a home for them with a budget of $10,000. Wright seized the opportunity to design a concrete block house based on a 16-inch square that was estimated to cost $12,000. The final bill was $23,000. Harriet Freeman lived in the house until 1986, when she donated it to the University of Southern California. Guided tours are offered by reservation.
○Anderton Court Shops Anderton Court Shops, 1952, 333 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills
These shops are a little-known Wright design that is not generally recognized as one of his better works. The design is a series of small boutiques around a central light well, connected by an angular ramp. The tower is similar to the one at the Marin Civic Center. Today's canopy and signage are later additions, not consistent with Wright's original design. There are no organized tours, but the shops are easily accessible.
San Francisco
○ Museo d’Arte Moderna a San Francisco, Stati Uniti (1989-1995), Mario Botta.
○ Piccola piazza, non so di chi.
5 Second Street,Office building,San Francisco, California, USA. Work completed in 2002
○ Transamerica Building ,William Pereira 1972, grattacielo a piramide.
○ YERBA BUENA - KENZO TANGE 1969-1993
Third St., Fourth St., Mission St., Howard St.(strade che delimitano l'area urbana), San Francisco. Su oltre 450.000 mq si sviluppa il maestoso impianto urbano del maestro giapponese.
○ Young Museum in San Francisco, Herzog & De Meuron.
de Young, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, CA 94118.
Tuesday through Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday: Open until 8:45 p.m. First Tuesday of each month FREE.
○ (Gordon and Virginia MacDonald Medical Research Laboratories, UCLA Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates 1991)
○ Frank Lloyd Wright in San Francisco
The publicly accessible Wright sites in the San Francisco area are somewhat spread out. The Marin Civic Center is fully open only during the week, and reservations are required for the Hanna House. Plan carefully and allow plenty of time to drive from one location to the next. You can see them all in a morning.
Guided tour at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael, about 20 miles north of San Francisco on US101.
Drive south through San Francisco to see the V. C. Morris gift shop near Union Square.
Continue south to the Hanna House in Palo Alto, about 30 miles south of San Francisco on I-280.
○ Hanna House, 1936 , 737 Frenchman's Road, Palo Alto
Hanna House was designed for Stanford professor Paul Hanna, his wife Jean and their five children. They asked Wright to design an inexpensive house for their growing family, and Wright's solution was a glass-fronted collection of hexagons with a brick chimney in the center. The design gives rise to the house's nickname of "Honeycomb House" and it was Wright's first design based on non-rectangular forms. The house that the Hannas thought would cost them $15,000 ended up costing $37,000. While the house was generally considered to be Usonian, subsequent additions pushed its eventual size and cost far beyond the means of "Middle America". Hanna House is recognized by the American Institute of Architects as one of the seventeen Wright buildings that are representative of his contribution to American culture. The house was the Hanna's home until 1975, when it was donated to Stanford University. It served as the home of provosts until the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, when it was severely damaged. The Hanna House was closed for almost a decade before a $2 million seismic retrofit could be completed. Tours are now available by reservation.
○ V. C. Morris Gift Shop, 1948 , 140 Maiden Lane, San Francisco
Tucked away on Maiden Lane, just off San Francisco's Union Square, the V. C. Morris gift shop's distinctive arched brickwork was designed to lure passers-by into the shop's airy interior. The design of the shop clearly has similarities to the Guggenheim Museum, which Wright was designing at the same time. The shape of the curvilinear ramp is repeated in the display cases, tables and other furnishing. It is recognized by the American Institute of Architects as one of the seventeen Wright buildings that are representative of his contribution to American culture. The shop is currently an art gallery. No formal tours are given, but visitors are welcome.
○ Marin Civic Center, 1957 , 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael
It is said that Frank Lloyd Wright walked off the highway at this site and said "I will cover your hills with arches". The design's domed roof and arched arcades fulfill the promise. The Marin Civic Center is one of Wright's last designs, completed after his death. With an 80-foot dome as its focal point, the structure is crowned with a 172-foot gold tower. Wright used the design to embody his philosophy of government. Look for the symbolism he employed.
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