Building on Barnes: Reflections by Contemporary Architects and Critics

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 6:00 p.m. Edward Larrabee Barnes (1915–2004), an American architect known for his original, modern approach to designing houses, skyscrapers, museums, and educational and religious buildings, is celebrated through presentations by architects and critics who offer their perspectives on the span of his career and his designs for the UCLA Hammer Museum and Walker Art Center. Participants include Robert Campbell, Architect and Architecture Critic, The Boston Globe; Jacques Herzog, Herzog & de Meuron, Basel; Michael Maltzan, Michael Maltzan Architecture, Los Angeles; Toshiko Mori, Toshiko Mori Architect, New York and Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture, Chair, Department of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design; and Terence Riley, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art. Sponsored by the Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art, with the Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University.