Venice Eclectic: Modern Architecture from the 1970s and 1980s

Los Angeles Conservancy Tour and Architects’ Panel

Tour 10:00 am – 4:00 pm (select your tour start time below)
Panel discussion 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
$35 general public, $30 L.A. Conservancy members, $15 students, $10 children 12 & under

See Dennis Hopper’s former home, visit artist Chuck Arnoldi at his studio, and experience modern architecture in Venice, one of the most truly eclectic communities in Los Angeles.

Affordable land, a culture of creativity, and an open-minded community made Venice of the 1970s and ’80s the right place and the right time for experimental young architects to cut their teeth on new designs using unorthodox materials in limited spaces. The result is an impressive collection of surprising, whimsical, and innovative modern structures, often in collaboration with artists, by architectural greats like Frederick Fisher, Frank Gehry, Steven Ehrlich, Frank Israel, and many others.

ARCHITECTS’ PANEL

Three of the architects featured on the tour will participate in a panel discussion. Steven Ehrlich, Frederick Fisher, and Brian Murphy will discuss the work they were doing during the ‘70s and ‘80s in Venice, in a conversation moderated by Daniel Paul, Senior Architectural Historian at ICF. Tourgoers are encouraged to attend this 45-minute panel discussion at the Westminster Avenue Elementary School Auditorium at 1:30 p.m., free with purchase of a tour ticket.

For more information and tickets, please visit www.laconservancy.org