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Los Angeles celebrates the Bauhaus

2019-09-11T19:45:00-04:00

Like many cities around the world, the Los Angeles region is gearing up to celebrate the centennial of the founding of the Bauhaus.

An upcoming panel discussion titled Bauhaus-L.A.-Now orchestrated by the Los Angeles Forum of Architecture and Urban Design looks to catalog the school's influence on Los Angele creatives. For the discussion, each panelist will talk about how the Bauhaus has influenced their own work by juxtaposing "two images side-by-side: one from their own body of work and one produced by Bauhaus members, teachers, graduates, and practitioners." The event will coincide with the WUHO Gallery's exhibition BAUHAUS PHOTO, which "showcases photography from the Bauhaus Archive..." The panel will take place at WUHO Gallery on Saturday, September 21st at 5pm.

This panel event and exhibition are presented as part of a series of programs put on by the Getty Research Institute, The Goethe-Institut Los Angeles, A+D Museum, and WUHO Woodbury University Hollywood Outpost that wil...

Unmentionables Symposium features an exciting list of speakers and participants

2019-03-28T18:05:00-04:00

This post is brought to you by the Interior Architecture Department at Woodbury University School of Architecture

Returning to Los Angeles, the Unmentionables Symposium holds its second symposium event on April 6th. Organized by the Interior Architecture Department at Woodbury School of Architecture the symposium brings together a broad range of notable thinkers and designers drawn from architecture, film, art, philosophy, and interior design. As a space and event, the 2019 Unmentionables Symposium will question the meaning of performance and its application to design and the built form. This year the symposium will feature keynote speakers Jane Rendell, Director of Architectural History and Theory, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, and Joel Sanders, Principal of JSA and Director of the M.Arch II Program at Yale School of Architecture.

Stalled! Image courtesy of Joel Sanders

Sanders will be presenting his highly anticipated project Stalled! during the s...

Unmentionables Symposium returning to WUHO

2019-03-15T01:45:00-04:00

The Unmentionables Symposium is returning to Los Angeles to explore rarely mentioned critical ideas in spatial practice and theory. Following the inaugural symposium in April 2017, the second iteration provokes creators and scholars to reconsider the symposium format itself. As a space and event, the 2019 Unmentionables Symposium will question the meaning of performance and its application to design and the built form.

The second Unmentionables Symposium will be held at Woodbury University Hollywood Outpost (WUHO Gallery) in Hollywood, April 6, 2019. The symposium is organized by the Interior Architecture Department at Woodbury School of Architecture. Unmentionables brings together a broad range of notable thinkers and designers drawn from architecture, film, art, philosophy, and interior design. Keynote speakers this year include Jane Rendell, Director of Architectural History and Theory, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, and Joel Sanders, Principal of...

Currently at WUHO, “Now What?!” spotlights 50 years of overlooked history of activist architects

2018-09-05T19:20:00-04:00

In looking to the past at professionals in the design and architecture professions, they found that alliances, networks, groups and affiliations were the mechanisms through which architects could become the activists they yearned to be. “[...] we want to show that architects are important allies to activists,” Rafson says. “Those alliances where architects are working as a critical part of the team is what we emphasize.”

The Los Angeles Times takes a closer look at ArchiteXX's “Now What?! Advocacy, Activism and Alliances in American Architecture Since 1968” exhibition currently at the WUHO Gallery. It examines the little-known history of architects and designers who were — and still remain — at the forefront of the profession's participation in the larger civil rights, women's, and LGBTQ movements over the last 50 years.

WUHO's new video exhibition explores recent work of Studio Fuksas

2017-09-30T13:46:00-04:00

Next Saturday, October 7 Woodbury University Hollywood Outpost will launch its second show of the Fall 2017 series. In line with the gallery's ambition to "demystify the discipline of architecture", the exhibition will present five videos that document the most recent and iconic projects of Studio Fuksas, a dynamic duo Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas based in Rome, Italy.

Studio Fuksas will stay on view through Sunday, October 29, 2017. Gallery hours: Thursdays 1:00–8:00 p.m.; Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays 1:00–6:00 p.m.

Get Lectured: Woodbury University, Fall '17

2017-09-14T14:16:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2017

Ready or not, it's the start of a new school year. Back for Fall 2017 is Archinect's Get Lectured, an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back regularly to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

The Woodbury University School of Architecture's Fall '17 lecture series is “Emerging Practices”, which brings together rising practitioners, theorist, venture incubators, and strategic designers who explore “divergent ideas to reorient the profession to more integral and interdisciplinary roles”.

LOS ANGELES - BURBANK CAMPUS: 7500 N Glenoaks Blvd, Burbank, CA 91504

Sept 5
Kevin Bethune & Lamer Walker / BCG Digital Ventures

Sept 26
Ana Herruzo / Woodbury School of Media, Culture & Design

Oct 3
Edwin Chan / EC3 Archit...

2017 Julius Shulman Photography Awardee Todd Eberle to exhibit his portraits of architecture's icons at WUHO Gallery

2017-04-11T17:28:00-04:00

Known for portraying a “clean and analytical minimalist aesthetic” in his work, New York-based photographer Todd Eberle has captured sharp, personable portraits of architectural icons like David Adjaye, Rem Koolhaas, Frank Gehry, Phyllis Lambert, and Philip Johnson...Most recently, Woodbury University's Julius Shulman Institute bestowed its prestigious JSI Excellence in Photography Award to Todd Eberle for 2017.

Todd Eberle will be presented with the JSI Photography Award on May 4, during opening night of his “Empire of Space” exhibition at the WUHO Gallery. Previous recipients of the award include James Welling, Hélène Binet, Grant Mudford, Pedro E. Guererro, Catherine Opie, Richard Barnes, and Iwan Baan.

Check out more of Eberle's work on Bustler.

Get Lectured: Woodbury University, Fall '16

2016-09-02T13:35:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2016

Gearing up for another eventful school year this fall? Archinect's Get Lectured is back in session. Get Lectured is an ongoing series where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. Check back frequently to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss. Mark those calendars!

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

The Woodbury University School of Architecture Fall '16 lecture series kicks off on September 27. See what events they have in store at their Los Angeles and San Diego campuses, as well as the WUHO and Wedge galleries.

LOS ANGELES CAMPUS
All lectures start at 6:30 p.m.

Sept 27
John Winston / Principal of John Winston Studio
at Ahmanson Main Space

Oct 5
“Calibrating Viscosity” panel discussion
at Helms Bakery District

Oct 25
Mitchell Squire / Iowa State University
at Ahmanson Main Space

Nov ...

MEDIAN: an urbanism exhibition from "the most privileged and uninhabitable location in Los Angeles—the middle of the road."

2016-07-26T18:28:00-04:00

Now through August 25, take an immersive, tongue-in-cheeky video tour through Los Angeles at WUHO Gallery, with David Hartwell and Bill Ferehawk's "MEDIAN".

Enter the narrow, deep gallery space and be at the center of MEDIAN–an "experimental moving image installation" projected onto the length of WUHO's walls, in parallel. From the viewer's position in the middle of the gallery, atop a double-yellow line, they assume the perspective of "the most privileged and uninhabitable location in Los Angeles—the middle of the road." Through a mixture of film and animation, the projected narrative takes LA's roadside urbanity to whacky, cartoonish, stereotyped, and whimsical ends.

Take a look below:

More information on MEDIAN available here. WUHO Gallery is open Friday, Saturday and Sundays, noon to 5pm. The exhibition is presented by LA Forum.

Hélène Binet celebrates first U.S. exhibit at WUHO with the 2015 Julius Shulman Institute Photography Award

2015-03-03T14:14:00-05:00

The WUHO Gallery in Hollywood was abuzz on the opening night of “Hélène Binet: Fragments of Light” this past Saturday, in celebration of Binet as the 2015 recipient of the Julius Shulman Institute Excellence in Photography Award. Co-curated by JSI Managing Director Emily Bills and Binet, “Fragments of Light” is the photographer’s first U.S. exhibition featuring around 20 photos out of her vast body of work from 25 years of working in the field.

Treating light as if it were a building material, Binet’s signature style renders the buildings of architects like Peter Zumthor, Zaha Hadid, and Le Corbusier into black and white atmospheric compositions of light, shadow, and sharp details that Binet masterfully captures all through a film camera.

The crowd slowly trickled into the narrow but long gallery space, which was soon full of friends, associates, Woodbury architecture students and alumni, and photography and arts enthusiasts chattering away over light refreshments.

Notable attendees in...

The 2015 Julius Shulman Institute Photography Award goes to Hélène Binet

2015-01-22T18:25:00-05:00

Structures designed by the likes of Peter Zumthor, Zaha Hadid, and Le Corbusier are rendered into atmospheric, sharply detailed black and white compositions through the camera lens of Swiss-French analogue photographer Hélène Binet, who was recently selected as the 2015 recipient of the Julius Shulman Institute Excellence in Photography Award.

The Institute bestows the annual award to an early photographer whose work embodies the legacy of architectural photographer Julius Shulman and continues to influence the artistic medium of architectural photography. Previous recipients include Iwan Baan (2010), Richard Barnes (2011), Pedro E. Guerrero (2012), Catherine Opie (2013), and Grant Mudford (2014).

↑ Kapelle fur den heiligen Bruder Klaus 03, architecture by Peter Zumthor, 2009.

In celebration, the WUHO Gallery in Los Angeles will host the "Hélène Binet: Fragments of Light" exhibition starting with the opening reception and award presentation on February 28. Co-curated by Binet and Emily...

Get Lectured: Woodbury, Fall '14

2014-10-09T13:20:00-04:00

Archinect's Architecture School Lecture Guide for Fall 2014

Say hello to another edition of Archinect's Get Lectured, where we feature a school's lecture series—and their snazzy posters—for the current term. If you're not doing so already, be sure to keep track of any upcoming lectures you don't want to miss.

Today's poster comes from the Woodbury University School of Architecture in Burbank and San Diego, CA.

Want to share your school's lecture series? Send us your school's lecture series poster and details to connect@archinect.com.

All events free and open to the public. Unless noted, Burbank/Los Angeles events take place at the Ahmanson Main Space, and San Diego events take place in The Showroom on campus. Below are upcoming events and select special events only.

LOS ANGELES

Oct. 14
7 p.m.
Felipe Mesa / Plan B
"Permeability"

Oct. 21
6:30 p.m.
Joe Day / Deegan Day Design
"Corrections and Collections"

Nov. 18
6:30 p.m.
Dan Wood / Work Architecture Company
"Diplomatic Immunity"

WUHO Gallery:

Oct. 5 - ...

Grant Mudford to receive 2014 Julius Shulman Institute Excellence in Photography Award

2014-03-18T21:51:00-04:00

Grant Mudford has been named the 2014 recipient of the Julius Shulman Institute Excellence in Photography Award. The award highlights an early or mid-career artist who embodies the legacy of architectural photographer Julius Shulman and the Institute's mission to challenge the perception of physical space.

Mudford will receive the award on April 3 at the WUHO Gallery from 6-8 pm. Accompanying the award reception will be the opening of the Grant Mudford: Building exhibition, running from April 3-27.

"Since the mid-1960s, Grant Mudford has investigated the urban landscape in photographs known for their clarity, conceptual acumen and sly humor. After studying architecture at the University of New South Wales, the Australian-born artist established himself as a cogent observer of Sydney and London's social and architectural scenes. With his move to Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he found his ideal subject in a city founded on quirky details, anxious expediency and stylistic incongruence."

Find out more on Bustler

Archiving the built environment in Joakim Dahlqvist's "Piminski" renderings

2014-02-18T14:59:00-05:00

The 3D model renderings of architect, illustrator, and digital artist Joakim Dahlqvist are a tug-o'-war between reality and imagination — a constant tension reflected in the never-ending quest for design innovation. The smartly arranged objects in Dahlqvist's 3D renderings would have one think each piece required thorough, calculated thought every step of the way. They do, to an extent.

But after I had a short phone conversation with Dahlqvist, his creative thought process seems to lean toward an experimental and intuitive side that may not be easily detected in his work.

Always having an interest in collecting things and spotting interesting details in his everyday surroundings, Dahlqvist began piecing together the renderings as a "bureaucratic" exercise. The renderings were also a uniquely productive way for him to archive the items he had collected over the years.

When he was invited to exhibit his work at the WUHO Gallery in L.A., he explained that he took it as an opportunity to c...

Worlds of Cityvision coming to Los Angeles this March

2014-02-05T15:50:00-05:00

Most readers may be very familiar with Italian architecture lab Cityvision for its thought-provoking architectural ideas competitions [...]. Now Cityvision goes traveling and pitches its tent in Los Angeles this March. For the first time abroad, the exhibition Worlds of Cityvision will be on display at Woodbury University's WUHO Gallery from March 6-23.

Worlds of Cityvisions will also see the launch of the new international competition Evolution: the architecture of future mankind, about the future of Beijing featuring a special jury panel comprised of Sou Fujimoto, Greg Lynn, Sanford Kwinter, Eric de Broche des Combes and Ai Weiwei.

WUHO Gallery Kickstarts fund for the first Deborah Sussman retrospective

2013-11-07T13:23:00-05:00

Love Deborah Sussman? Woodbury University's WUHO Gallery in Los Angeles began the "Deborah Sussman Loves LA!" Kickstarter on Oct. 25 with a goal to host the first retrospective dedicated to the iconic graphic designer this December. Funding will mainly support installation of the exhibition as well as the creation of a poster and a panel discussion.

Here's a description of the exhibition:

"This December 2013, Woodbury University’s WUHO Gallery will host an exhibition dedicated to the groundbreaking environmental graphic design of Deborah Sussman. This will be the first retrospective of her early work, including projects completed while she was at the Eames Office up to the 1984 Olympics. This will be a month-long celebration that will include a panel discussion, gallery exhibition, and poster publication. The exhibition is curated and organized by Catherine Gudis, Barbara Bestor, Thomas Kracauer, and Shannon Starkey."

"From her years with the Eames Studio in the 1950s and 1960s, her pa...