Tours of Two Stellar Homes Benefit Preservation and Documentation of Modernism, Saturday & Sunday, November 2nd & 3rd.
Moon Over Modernism® features tours of the Harpel House by John Lautner, FAIA, and of the Gertler House by Ray Kappe, FAIA. Benefitting USModernist® , America’s largest open resource for Modernist architecture, the events occur Saturday, November 2nd, with a sunset cocktail party at Harpel, and Sunday,
November 3rd, with daytime tours of Gertler.
The Harpel House Sunset Cocktail Party
Saturday, November 2nd, 5-8 PM
Torreyson Drive, Hollywood Hills
image © Mark Haddawy
Guests will enjoy an evening at one of architect John Lautner's iconic houses, masterfully restored by owner Mark Haddawy, who recreated the original interiors and built the guest house from Lautner’s unrealized 1958 drawings. Also, in the backyard, there’s the Futuro House conceived by Matti Suuronen in 1968. Along with tours, party-goers will enjoy appetizers, signature cocktails provided by Vermont Spirits, and live entertainment.
Tickets: $249.
The Gertler House Tour
Sunday, November 3rd, 10 AM-3 PM
Hilltree Road, Pacific Palisades
image © Elizabeth Daniels Photography
The 1970 Gertler residence is a prime example of Ray Kappe’s timber aesthetic in a decidedly Modernist vein. Adept at building on steep lots, Kappe used 10 redwood towers with laminated beams to support a series of redwood-clad volumes. The multi-level house beautifully melds with nature, including a central eucalyptus tree. Timed entry tours are every half hour from 10 AM to 3 PM.
Tickets: $59.
Tickets and additional information: https://usmodernist.org/la
About USModernist
USModernist® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization that provides documentation for nearly every iconic Modernist house in America with the mission to educate the public to preserve Modernism. USModernist Radio—hosted by the organization’s founder, George Smart, Hon. AIA, along with co-host Tom Guild—engages worldwide architects, historians, and architectural patrons in lively conversation. USModernist Library, the world’s largest open searchable digital collection of major US 20th-century architecture magazines, is a priceless resource containing more than 4 million downloadable pages from publications dating from 1890 to the present.
