This one is rather close to home for us L+L folks... one of us grew up in Pasadena and was inspired by the local architectural tradition from a very early age. Though Pasadena is perhaps best known for Arts and Crafts architecture, especially Greene & Greene and the Gamble House, the city boasts a significant collection postwar residential, commercial and institutional structures.

Lecture: The Modern Suburban Paradise - March 16, 2005, 7:30 p.m.
Tour: Pasadena Modern Tour - March 20, 2005, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Link: Pasadena Heritage

LECTURE:
"Renowned author Alan Hess will discuss Pasadena's fertile architectural traditions which places it in an ideal position to lead the exploration of suburban residential architecture after World War II." The lecture will be held in the auditorium of Art Center's Hillside Campus designed by Craig Ellwood Associates.

TOUR:
The tour will be a "drive-yourself tour" of privately owned homes "built during the 1950's and early 1960's, showcasing a new generation of architects who combined a concern for landscape and site relationships, the use of natural materials, and innovative building technologies to create a new regional architecture." Featured architects include Harold Zook; Buff, Straub, & Hensman; and Kelsy & Ladd.