One Pair of Eyes: Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles
Film screening
When: Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, 6 p.m.
Where: UCSB Art Museum, UCen Road, Goleta
Cost: Free
Age limit: All ages
Categories: Film Screening
Description: Banham’s influential yet controversial book Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies, saw beauty in the city’s sprawling layout and car-based urbanism. The BBC documented Banham’s vision of Los Angeles for an episode of its series One Pair of Eyes. In the documentary, Banham leads viewers on a tour of the city’s cultural landscape, including Simon Rodia’s Watts Towers and the Lovell House designed by Richard Neutra, as well as minimalls, drive-thrus, and strip clubs.
Phone: 805-893-2951
Event posted Aug. 8, 2008
Last updated Aug. 8, 2008
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