Join author Todd Cronan as he discusses his new book, Nothing Permanent: Modern Architecture in California (University of Minnesota Press, 2023).
As “Mid-Century modern” has evolved into a popular and ubiquitous architectural style, it has obscured the varied perspectives and approaches of its original practitioners. In Nothing Permanent, Cronan displaces generalizations with a nuanced intellectual history of architectural innovation in California between 1920 and 1970. Focusing on four figures: R. M. Schindler, Richard Neutra, and Charles and Ray Eames, Cronin demonstrates how this prolific era of modern architecture in California was propelled by disparate approaches and aims.
Todd Cronan is professor of art history at Emory University. He is author of Against Affective Formalism: Matisse, Bergson, Modernism and Red Aesthetics: Rodchenko, Brecht, Eisenstein.
Authors on Architecture: Cronan on Modern Architecture in California, Sunday, September 24th, 2023, 1PM Pacific. $5; Go to https://www.sahscc.org/site/index.php?function=event_details&id=492 Zoom connection information sent upon registration.
