2024-05-01T19:47:03-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/6553395/soriano-s-shrage-house-gifted-to-cal-poly-pomona Orhan Ayyüce 2011-05-16T12:35:33-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:10:02-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9a/9a1xx5zil7we5aga.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> I was so pleased to receive a special news this morning from dean <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/2137405/a-conversation-with-michael-woo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Michael Woo</a>&nbsp;and would like to share an excerpt with the readers.</p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p> ----------</p> <p> Steve and Marion Dodge have pledged a $3 million bequest gift to Cal Poly Pomona, the College of Environmental Design which includes their home, the Schrage House designed by Raphael Soriano, one of the giants of mid-century modern architecture in Los Angeles.<br><br> Completed in the early 1950s, the Schrage House was described by David Gebhard and Robert Winter in their Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles as &ldquo;a one-story International Style design in plywood, glass, and steel.&nbsp; Soriano at his best.&rdquo;&nbsp; Located&nbsp; only a few lots south of the southern boundary of Griffith Park, the house is a stunning example of the best work of one of the leading architects of his time.&nbsp; Since becoming the owners of the house in 1987, the Dodges have painstakingly restored the house to its original condition.&nbsp; It is one of only two examples of Soriano&rsquo;s wo...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/3454534/cal-poly-pomona-archives-on-california-modernism-and-international-style Orhan Ayyüce 2011-04-19T14:33:46-04:00 >2022-03-16T09:16:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/sf/sfx858ikqhq1osbd.JPG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> I recently got&nbsp;acquainted&nbsp;with Cal Poly Pomona's archives of Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Donald Wexler, Garrett Eckbo, Craig Ellwood and others. These archives contain <em>never published before</em> original drawings, photographs, blueprints, and stories. They were given to the College of Environmental Design and they are in care of Dr. Lauren Weiss Bricker. The archives are open to public with an appointment. I have&nbsp;arranged&nbsp;a permission to do an Archinect Feature on them including an interview with Dr. Bricker and others who have many stories about this precious collection. Coming soon...</p>