Esoteric Survey

Parroquia de la Santa Cruz by Antonio Attolini Lack (1960-1968) I took another trip out to Jardines del Pedregal, the master planned community developed by Luis Barragan. This incredible church was initially designed by José Villagrán but Attolini took the project over and made substantial changes to the original design. Thorny David y David I'm not sure who designed this chair. Antonio Attolini Lack designed this one.  The crypt So many good details. Source: Una Vida Moderna Source:  Una Vida Moderna The wall lining the plaza in front of the church. Antonio Attolini Lack was obviously proud of this project. Rightfully so.

 Iglesia de la Medalla de la Virgen Milagrosa by Félix Candela (1955) in Mexico City The modernist gothic structure is a showcase of Candela's use of thin-shelled concrete construction.   The thickness of  the hyperbolic paraboloid shells in the main building is 1.5 inches or less. Candela worked with fellow architects, Arturo Sanz de la Calzada and Pedro Fernandez Miret. Source: Candela, the shell builder, 1963 I believe this is the patron saint of the hyperbolic paraboloid Source: Candela, the shell builder, 1963 For the souls Cue up Led Zeppelin

California State Route 99 runs through the Central Valley.  The inland highway  serves Bakersfield, Tulare, Visalia, Kingsburg, Selma, Fresno, Madera, Merced, Modesto, Stockton, Sacramento, and goes all the way up to Chico. Many of these cities are longtime agriculture towns. With the exception of Bakersfield , Fresno and Sacramento, there isn't a ton of modern architecture. However, there are some nuggets hidden here and there. Along the highway, next to the King River in Kingsburg is a 1959 restaurant designed by Palm Springs architect Hugh Kaptur. Originally it was named the Pawling's Lakeside Inn.  Joseph Stark Pawling (1921-2002) developed the restaurant along as part of a larger recreational project. He was a home builder in Palm Springs and did a number of spec houses with Donald Wexler. Pawling most likely met Kaptur through Wexler since In the late 1950's Kaptur  apprenticed in the Wexler & Harrison architecture firm.  Pawling's Lakeside Inn first ...