Photography from Monterey Area Architectural Resources Archive 

Opening reception: Friday, October 7th from 5 to 7pm

Carmel Modernism, a photography exhibit exploring the early influence of Monterey peninsula master architects, opens Friday October 7th in the gallery.

Organized by Monterey Area Architectural Resources Archive (MAARA), the exhibit examines the early influence of master architects including Richard Neutra and Frank Lloyd Wright, who laid the foundation for subsequent generations of architects establishing the local legacy we celebrate today. 
 
Photography, renderings and blueprints reveal the architectural contributions to the built environment that is the signature of Carmel. Architects include William Wuster, Mark Mills, Rowan Maiden, and Frank Lloyd Wright, among others.
 
The exhibit can be seen Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment, through November 9th. As part of Carmel’s Centennial Celebration, the events are  free and the public is invited.

Hosfas House by Jack Steen, 1963. Photo by Rick Jannick

 

Frank Lloyd Wright by-the-Sea

A lecture with Rick Janick

Friday, October 28th at 7pm 

 

"Frank Lloyd Wright by-the-Sea," a lecture exploring four Carmel homes designed by the iconic architect, will be held Thursday, October 28th at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts beginning at 7pm.

Part of Carmel Moderism,  Rick Janick will consider the Clark house (later built in Phoenix, AZ), two homes which were never built and the Walker House on Scenic Dr. in Carmel. In addition, Mr. Janick will discuss the Nesbit House (1940) in Pebble Beach and the Haldon House (1945) above Stewart Beach. Mr.Janick is Professor Emeritus of Architectural History at Monterey Peninsula College and founding member of Monterey Area Architectural Resources Archive (MAARA),  

Information at 831-624-7491. Admission to the lecture is by donation.

Mrs. Clint Walker home 1948 by Frank Lloyd Wright - photo by Steve Gann

 

Seashell of the Mind: Architecture of Mark Mills

A lecture by Janey Bennett
Friday, November 4th at 3pm

 

Historian and author Janey Bennett will give a talk on Carmel architect Mark Mills on Friday, November 4th at 3 p.m. The lecture is by donation.

Designing primarily along California's Central Coast, Mark Mills was an experimental architect of structures suggesting  organic forms relating to the building sites' natural landscape. "Carmel and Big Sur provided Mark with clients who had unique ideas about how they wanted to live," noted his widow Barbara Mills. "Some of these clients allowed him to design structures on seemingly "unbuildable" sites. In addition to the wishes of his clients, he had what he called 'the silent client.' This was the site itself. He respected it. His structures fit gracefully into their natural surroundings. They preserve, not violate, the environment. Often, they seem hidden until one comes close to them." Mr. Mills, who passed away in 2007, was a former Cherry Center board member.

Information at 831-624-7491. Admission to the lecture is by donation.

Mills House, Mark Mills, 1952. Photo by Rick Janick