Authors on Architecture
June 23, 2017 10:57 AM
Join the Society of Architectural Historians, Sothern California Chapter (SAH/SCC) and the Santa Monica Public Library (Moore Ruble Yudell, 2006) as we celebrate the work of architect Frederic P. Lyman. SAH/SCC member Cory Buckner discusses the little-known work of this inventive and skilled architect practicing in Los Angeles during the 1960s and 1970s. The work is detailed in Buckner’s new book The Lyman House and the Work of Fredrick P. Lyman (Crestwood Hills Press, 2016).
Lyman (1927-2005) received his Master’s in Architecture from Yale University. After graduation, he returned to California where he purchased a lot in Malibu and built his iconic Lyman Residence. The presentation features a treasure trove of Lyman’s perspective drawings — all carefully rendered in colored pencil. Lyman’s use of color is abstract rather than naturalistic and the viewer feels the grain of the wood and weight of the rocks in his compositions.
An architect as well as an author, Buckner is well known for her books Crestwood Hills: The Chronicle of Modern Utopia (2015, Angel City Press) and A. Quincy Jones (2007, Phaidon). She has also written for LA Architect, The Los Angeles Times, Dwell, Metropolitan Home and many other publications.
This program is free and all ages are welcome. Space is limited and on a first-arrival basis. For more information, visit smpl.org or contact the Santa Monica Public Library at (310) 458-8600. The Santa Monica Public Library is wheelchair-accessible. For special disabled services, call Library Administration (310) 458-8606 one week prior to the event. The Main Library is directly served by Big Blue Bus routes 1, R10 and 18. The Expo Line and other bus routes stop nearby. Ride your bike. Bicycle parking racks are available at the library.
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