The Sea Ranch | Illustrated presentation, book signing, & reception
The Sea Ranch: Fifty Years of Architecture, Landscape, Place, and Community on the Northern California Coast.
An illustrated presentation, book signing, & reception in Sonoma.
Sonoma, CA— March 2014 —Artefact Design & Salvage hosts an illustrated presentation and conversation celebrating the 50th anniversary of this extraordinary Sonoma County landmark and the publication of the revised and updated edition of this now-classic monograph. A booksigning and wine reception will follow the presentation.
Speakers include architect and author Donlyn Lyndon, co-author and photographer Jim Alinder, and landscape architect Tito Patri, in a conversation moderated by architect Alex Bergtraun.
Thursday, March 13 | 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Arrive early and enjoy a guided tour of the Cornerstone Gardens at 4:30 pm
Tickets: $20 per person | Seating is limited | Advance ticket purchase required.
To PURCHASE TICKETS visit: https://theSeaRanch.eventbrite.com
Hosted by Artefact Design & Salvage, Dave Allen, proprietor
Located at Cornerstone Sonoma | 23570 Arnold Drive | Sonoma, CA 95476 | 707-933-3010
One hundred miles north of San Francisco, the Sonoma County coast meets the Pacific Ocean in a magnificent display of nature. This is the location of The Sea Ranch, an area covering several thousand acres of large, open meadows and forested natural settings interspersed with award winning architecture. The ecologically inspired plan drawn up for The Sea Ranch in the mid-1960s caused a quiet revolution in architecture.
Renowned landscape designer Lawrence Halprin’s master plan incorporated a set of building guidelines that structured the visual as well as physical impact upon the landscape. Subsequent buildings by architects such as Joseph Esherick, Charles Willard Moore, Donlyn Lyndon, and William Turnbull have been recognized worldwide for their remarkable environmental sensitivity.
The public is invited to attend this March 13th evening to enjoy insights into the planning processes designed to uphold Lawrence Halprin’s original vision and assure a cohesive aesthetic for the entire tract while remaining closely connected with the natural environment. There is much to learn from what has worked well and the challenges that currently face stewards of this significant site as it looks ahead to the next 50 years.
About the Speakers & The Sea Ranch
Donlyn Lyndon, FAIA, was one of the founding partners of the architectural firm Moore, Lyndon, Turnbull, Whitaker (MLTW) which won international recognition for the Condominium One at The Sea Ranch. He is now the Eva Li Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Emeritus, at the University of California, Berkeley, and was previously head of the Department of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Oregon.
Jim Alinder: co-author, is an internationally recognized fine art photographer who worked with Ansel Adams and whose images are in many museums, including New York and San Francisco’s Museums of Modern Art. With his wife, Mary Alinder, he has been a long-time resident and community leader at The Sea Ranch.
Tito Patri, FASLA, is a member of the Design Review Committee for The Sea Ranch. He worked for Eckbo ,Royston and Williams and contributed illustrations to Eckbo’s book Urban Landscape Design. He taught in the graduate program in the College of Environmental Design at U.C. Berkeley and has received grants or awards from the Ford Foundation, The Conservation Foundation, the AIA and the ASLA.
Alex Bergtraun is an architect whose Studio Bergtraun created a recent project at The Sea Ranch that is included in the book. Alex is a Bay Area native with international work and study experience spanning from Denmark to Italy. These experiences greatly influenced his architectural sensibility and sense of place, giving him the perspective to interpret the unique California lifestyle in his design. Alex’s studio celebrated its 25th anniversary this past year.
About The Sea Ranch: Fifty Years of Architecture, Landscape, Place, and Community on the Northern California Coast | By Donlyn Lyndon, Jim Alinder. This revised and updated edition of the now-classic monograph, the only one on The Sea Ranch, contains fourteen additional projects and an updated account of the ongoing development process and land management issues. Lavishly illustrated with more than 300 photographs, it includes maps, plans, sections, detailed descriptions of the houses, and essays by Donald Canty and Lawrence Halprin. Turning 50 in 2014, this updated account presents the definitive record of The Sea Ranch community.
11 X 11 INCHES / 304 PAGES / 300 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS | 978-1-61689-177-0 | $65.00 / £40.00 | Publication Date: November 2013. For more info on the book or book press contact: Jaime Nelson | [email protected] | 212.995.9620 ext.232
Praise for The Sea Ranch: “The Sea Ranch was one of the most influential developments of the 1960s. Planned by Lawrence Halprin, it was an inspiration to the whole Pacific Rim. Its genesis, history and present state are thoughtfully chronicled in The Sea Ranch.” —Architectural Review
“The Sea Ranch was a community in California that melded inspirational design with an environmentally friendly approach. Lyndon, an architect, was involved from the start; this is his view of an idyllic experiment.” —Wallpaper
