Esoteric Survey

This was my first visit to the Stahl House / Case Study House 22 by Pierre Koenig. As you most likely know, it's for sale. Unfortunately, I don't have a Rothko to sell, so I'm not a buyer. However, I thought it would be a good time to visit in case a new owner wouldn't be as generous with tours as the Stahl family has been. It was a beautiful day.  Buck and Carlotta Stahl did not set out to live in a modern architecture icon. As a young married couple, they were renting an apartment with a view of the Hollywood hills. In 1954, with the dream of building a home but not really having the money to do it, they ended up buying what many thought to be an unbuildable lot. The deal was made on a handshake from property owner George Beha, from La Jolla, who agreed to carry the $13,500 mortgage. During the four years it took them to pay off the mortgage, Buck collected discarded concrete material from construction sites around Los Angeles and built up a terrace around the edge of...

Keith York at Modern San Diego curated two exhibitions of Julius Shulman's work in San Diego.  First up is Julius Shulman: Modern La Jolla at The La Jolla Historical Society . The exhibition will be on view until January 19, 2020 The La Jolla Federal Savings and Loans Association (1962) The lighting fixtures used on the building were designed by Malcolm Leland. This Henry Hester house is still standing. Richard Neutra rendering of the Oxley Residence There is a section of the exhibition dedicated to Edward Killingsworth's Triad houses in La Jolla. It is San Diego's only built contribution to the Arts & Architecture Case Study House program.  The second exhibition is Julius Shulman: Modern San Diego at the Central Library Art Gallery   in Downtown San Diego.  This exhibition will also be on view until January 19, 2020 Hillcrest North Medical Center (1964) by Deems, Lewis & Partners. The archi...