The Education and Social Sciences buildings house the Gevirtz School of Graduate Education, offices for the College of Letters and Sciences, the Center for Film, Television, and New Media, and the Pollock Theater. This image is a design sketch of the buildings, with the Pollock theater in the foreground. The sloping tile roofs and covered walkways echo the original campus design, while adding post-modern elements. The buildings had to fit within a prescribed footprint, in order to leave pedestrian circulation, bike paths, and roads in place, while keeping the massing from overpowering the site and also maintaining a north/south view corridor to the mountains.
University of California, Santa Barbara Campus Building records, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
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Kem Weber: Systems Housing / Precision Built Homes
During World War Two, Weber worked with Otto Eitel and the Douglas Fir Plywood Association in Tacoma, Washington to build a model home using Weber's system. The model home took two carpenters only two days to build the home, after the foundation concrete was poured and set. Unfortunately, the design was never accepted by the government for war housing, and no other units were built.
Karl Emanuel Martin (Kem) Weber papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Kem Weber: Friedman house (Banning, Calif.)
Both the house and interiors were designed by Weber for the physician Dr. Joseph C. Friedman in the dry high desert of Banning, Calif. Friedman specialized in lung diseases, and the dry air of Banning was thought to help alleviate symptoms of tuberculosis and other ailments. The house was designed to have an attached doctor's office, a central patio, and an insulated roof with screened louvers to help regulate the temperature in the house. Weber employed many modernist design elements, and fused them with a modified hacienda-style to create a very Modern residence.
The Kem Weber archive contains quite a few photographs of Weber in meetings and posed for portraits.
Kem Weber: Wedemeyer house (Altadena, Calif.)
The head of the art department at Pasadena Junior College, Archibald Wedemeyer, asked Weber to design a house in Altadena. The small two-story house featured ribbon windows and a trellised back patio for outdoor living.
Kem Weber: Oasis Hotel (Palm Springs, Calif.)
This hotel on South Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs featured Weber-designed furniture and interiors. Lloyd Wright was the architect.
Kem Weber, designer Lloyd Wright, architect
Kem Weber: Christian Science Reading Room (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Kem Weber worked with architect Roy Cheesman to design the Art Deco-inspired Christian Science Reading room on State Street in Santa Barbara. It occupies a prominent corner near the Arlington Theater.
Kem Weber, designer Roy Cheesman, architect
Kem Weber continuously designed and re-designed his furniture pieces to fit changing consumer needs and updating with new materials. One of his most innovative designs was the Airline Chair. With sleek, modern lines, a streamlined and cantilevered seat, and easy assembly, the chair was not a commercial success when it debuted in 1934. The lightweight curving sides and gently rocking seat and back of the chair were designed to be comfortable in a variety of seating positions. It was also designed to be sold unassembled, in a flat 27 pound box, and assembled at home by the consumer. The concept was many years ahead of its' time.
Kem Weber, designer Will Connell, photographer
Kem Weber: Bixby house (Kansas City, Kan.)
The Walter E. Bixby house in Kansas City, Kansas was designed by local architect Edward W. Tanner, and the interiors of the large house were designed by Weber. With sleek Modern, even Moderne, lines on the outside, and a large budget, Weber designed furniture, interior room dividers, walls, and other furnishings with his signature 'flowing' lines. The 15,000 square foot house allowed Weber to design furnishings for a number of large rooms, including the living room, dining room, and basement 'rumpus' room, which featured a bar and over sized mural.
Kem Weber: Kerr Sport Shop (Beverly Hills, Calif.)
The Kerr Sport Shop on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, catered to the rich and famous celebrities who were also avid outdoorsmen. For image-conscious Hollywood celebrities, the store catered to their desire for high-end sporting equipment and suitable outdoor-style clothing. The store contained a custom gunsmith shop as well as apparel and high-end fishing equipment. Weber designed the street facade, retail cases, and furniture in a rustic-yet-modern style which uniquely defined the shopping experience.
Beverly Hills, Calif.; Los Angeles, Calif.
Kem Weber: Colburn Fur Store (Los Angeles, Calif.)
The Colburn Fur Store on Wilshire Boulevard near downtown Los Angeles, was an up-scale shop specializing in women's fur coats. The large windows brought in lots of natural light, and the full-length mirrors allowed the customers to view themselves from all angles while shopping for a new fur. Weber designed the interiors, the furniture, and the exterior of the existing building for Colburn.
Kem Weber: Palace Theater (Chicago, Ill.)
The 2500 seat Palace Theater was part of the Bismark Hotel complex on West Randolph Street in downtown Chicago. Weber worked with the owners to refresh the building into a more modern design. Weber re-imagined not only the theater, but the hotel room furniture, coffee shop, multiple on-site restaurants, and exterior facade of the building.
Kem Weber: Mayfair Hotel (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Weber designed the ballroom for the Mayfair Hotel-- a 13-story, 350 room hotel near downtown Los Angeles. Known as the "Rainbow Isle" for its raised dance floor with multi-colored glass tiles (lit from underneath), it was a Modern design success for Weber.
Kem Weber: Parker house (Los Angeles, Calif.)
In the 1930s, Weber designed the interiors for the Maynard Parker house in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. It is unclear if Maynard Parker was the photographer of these images.
Kem Weber: Plains hotel (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Weber designed the interiors for the Plains Hotel in 1945. The "Wigwam Lounge" design was influenced by popular depictions of Native Americans.
Kem Weber: Roos Brothers Shoe Store (San Francisco, Calif.)
The triangle-shaped ''shoe salon" for Roos Brothers in San Francisco featured many different geometric forms.
Kem Weber: Savery Hotel (Des Moines, Iowa)
The dining room interiors for the Hotel Savery were one of Weber's last projects before he retired.
Kem Weber: Sommer and Kaufmann Shoe Store (San Francisco, Calif.)
The interiors for the Sommer & Kaufmann Shoe Store were designed by Weber; he worked with architect Alfred F. Roller on the building design. Additional design elements, under the direction of Weber, were created by sculptor Eugene Maier-Krieg and painter Barse Miller.
Kem Weber: Zacho's store (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Weber had first worked on the interior of the Zacho's store in Los Angeles in 1937. For the 1945 alterations, he brought in the Scandinavian Modern style-- smooth ceilings and floors, textured walls, and the use of different materials-- to update the look of the store.
Kem Weber: Kimball house (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
This house for Mrs. D. Kimball was a ranch-style design, with two wings spreading out from a central core. It also featured a unique curved loggia to take advantage of the view.
Kem Weber, designer and architect Paul T. Frankl, interior designer
Kem Weber: Dabney ranch house (Santa Ynez Valley, Calif.)
For the Dabney ranch house in the Santa Ynez Valley, just north of Santa Barbara, Weber utilized outdoor living areas around the pool and wood tones on the interior.
Kem Weber: Dodds house (Palo Alto, Calif.)
This house for Stanford University English professor John Wendell Dodds sits in the hills above the university. The two-story house with redwood siding and many exterior angles, spread out along the hillside.
Kem Weber: Gisler house (Glendale, Calif.)
Weber designed this house in Glendale for the jewelry designer and painter Eduard Andrew Gisler. The house was sleek and modern, with horizontal lines and nautically inspired railings.
Kem Weber: Gray house (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
This house for David Gray was Y-shaped, and included large trusses to create a wide living room. The house was sited on a hilly plot, with many trees and exterior levels.
Kem Weber: Peters house (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
In the late 1940s, Weber shifted his practice to designing and building houses. The George Peters house in Santa Barbara is one of his earlier houses; a ranch style house with a cantilevered roof.
Kem Weber: Weber house and studio (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Weber and his wife Erika found a plot of land in Santa Barbara's Mission Canyon area in 1946 and built the house in 1948. The sloping, heavily wooded site influenced the design-- a stone walkway leads up from the carport to the entry of the house, which is sheathed in redwood. Weber also design much of the furniture in the house and studio.
Kem Weber: Art Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Weber taught classes at the Art Center School in Los Angeles for many years; each year he had his students work on a group project to design a multi-building complex. For 1938, the students designed a new campus for the Art Center. Weber also designed a new campus, but the designs were not built.
Kem Weber: Franklin house (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Elizabeth Franklin was a teacher at the Art Center School and a friend of Weber's when she asked him to design a house for her in west central Los Angeles. The house was sited on a hilly lot, with the garage placed underneath the main living area.
This image shows the east elevation (facing El Colegio Road) and the west elevation (facing the bike path). Both entrances have changed significantly,
Killilngsworth, Brady, & Associates, architects
Edward A. Killingsworth papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara
This is an early design of the interior floor plan for the Student Health Center. The building appears to have been designed as having facilities for 24/7 care, with individual rooms. Multiple versions of this floor plan exist as the needs of the facility changed.
Killingsworth, Brady, & Associates, architects
Two years after Killingsworth completed the Student Health Center, his firm began work on a 300 unit apartment complex for married students near the corner of Los Carneros Road and Mesa Road, just north and west of the main campus. The red tile roofs, white stucco walls, and wooden balconies and gazebos throughout the complex gave it the feel of a small Spanish town. The same style is also echoed in the Santa Ynez apartments just to the south, and the San Clemente villages, to the southeast.
A small house for Mrs. Chas. F. Jarvis, designed by L.E. Gottfried, possibly in Carmel, Calif.
Santa Barbara Community Arts Association records, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Lockwood de Forest: William Nelson landscape (Montecito, Calif.)
As with many of Lockwood de Forest's commissions, the houses were designed by some of the top architects in Southern California, and de Forest's landscaping was a harmonious compliment to their work. The formality of the house lent itself to the grounds as well, as seen in this geometric fan-shaped garden for William P. Nelson.
Lockwood de Forest, landscape architect Carleton Winslow, Sr., architect
Lockwood de Forest, Jr. landscape drawings, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Lockwood de Forest: Santa Barbara Museum of Art (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
The plaza at the corner of State Street and Anapamu in downtown Santa Barbara was designed by Lockwood de Forest and architect Lutah Maria Riggs. The seating area with trees and benches allows for a brief respite prior to or just after visiting the museum. The Museum was established in 1941 in the old United States Post Office building; the facade was altered by Chicago-based architect David Adler, and financial support was given by many prominent people, including Wright Ludington and Stanley and Katherine McCormick (all were clients of de Forest).
Lockwood de Forest, landscape architect Lutah Maria Riggs, architect
Lockwood de Forest: Stanley McCormick estate (Montecito, Calif.)
The 84 acre "Riven Rock" estate belonged to the McCormick family, the inventors of the grain reaper and founders of the International Harvester company. The original house was constructed in 1898 (demolished after the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake), and was home to Stanley McCormick. The estate also contained many other guest houses, servants quarters, a nine hole golf course, orchards, a dairy, and many exotic plants. Stanley McCormick struggled with mental illness, and his wife Katherine (one of the first female graduates of MIT) fought with his family over access to Stanley and the estate. After Stanley's death in 1947, the estate was subdivided and sold to create many smaller land holdings.
Lockwood de Forest: Chalifoux garden (Montecito, Calif.)
This extremely colorful and detailed design for a garden was for Elizabeth and Harold Chalifoux, who were well-known orchid growers in the Santa Barbara area. The Chalifoux were from Boston, and Elizabeth Chalifoux was the daughter of Albert Burrage, the well-respected horticulturist.
Lockwood de Forest: Bothin tea garden (Montecito, Calif.)
San Francisco industrialist Henry Bothin and his wife Ellen Chabot Bothin purchased 350 acres of mountain and foothill land above Montecito in 1916. The property was named Mar Y Cel, but was commonly referred to as the Tea Garden; it was adjacent to the property which included their house, Piranhurst. Lockwood de Forest was commissioned in 1932 to add to the landscaping around the tea house, amphitheater, aqueducts, and gardens. After Ellen Bothin's death in 1965, the property fell into disrepair, and the Tea House was the starting point for the 2008 Tea Fire, which destroyed a large number of residences in Montecito.
Montecito, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Calif.
Lockwood de Forest: de Forest garden (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Lockwood de Forest was not just a landscape architect, but also designed and built houses, including his own on Todos Santos Lane in Santa Barbara. The house and landscaping were oriented towards a view of the Santa Ynez Mountains and included many native plants, which were drought-tolerant for the dry Santa Barbara climate.
The de Forest archive contains a large amount of personal papers, including many photographs of Lockwood and Elizabeth de Forest. The photos document their extensive camping trips in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the 1930s.
This site plan shows the pedestrian circulation patterns within this section of San Joaquin. The mixed height of the buildings, break up the massing of the structures which hold faculty apartments, lounges, and study spaces. The plan emphasizes communal spaces by placing them close to the public walkways. The buildings were sited so as not to impede upon the Storke Ranch properties immediately to the north. San Joaquin follows this model by also including the Portola Dining Commons, a market, outdoor volleyball and basketball courts, as well as a range of social and academic services for the 1000 students who live here and for the 1300 students in the adjacent Santa Catalina Residence Hall. By adding more apartment-style living units and amenities, the University hopes to keep students living in campus housing for all four of their undergraduate years. Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA) designed two of the housing clusters in the northern section of the site. Two more of the clusters were designed by Kevin Daly Architects (KDA), and Kieran Timberlake was responsible for the Portola Dining Commons. Two 6-story towers and the overall site master plan are by Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM).
Lucile Lloyd papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara
Lucile Lloyd: Study of decoration for auditorium (South Pasadena, Calif.)
Study of decoration for auditorium ceiling, South Pasadena High School, Pasadena, Calif, oil, ink, and pencil on board.
Lucile Lloyd: Study for a beam and rafter ceiling with floral pattern
Study for a beam and rafter ceiling with floral pattern, oil and pencil on paper mounted to board.
Lucile Lloyd papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Lucile Lloyd: Architectural design for a ceiling
Architectural design for a ceiling, watercolor and pencil on tracing paper taped to board.
Lucile Lloyd: Architectural design for a ceiling with poppy design
Architectural design for a ceiling with poppy design, watercolor and pencil on tracing paper taped to board.
Lucile Lloyd: Study for chapel murals, First Baptist Church, (Pasadena, Calif.)
Study for chapel murals, First Baptist Church, Pasadena, Calif., oil and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for ceiling decoration, Pacific Colony State Hospital (Pomona, Calif.)
Study for a ceiling decoration, Pacific Colony State Hospital, Pomona, Calif., oil and watercolor on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for a theater side wall mural
Study for a theater side wall mural, watercolor and pencil on board
Lucile Lloyd: Monogram for Manning's Coffee Stores
Monogram for Manning's Coffee Stores, paint and pencil on board
Study for Brea mural, watercolor, ink, and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for De Anza, Brea, and Viscaino mural
Study for De Anza, Brea, and Viscaino mural, paint, ink, and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for Micheltorena, Citrus, and Smith mural
Study for Micheltorena, Citrus, and Smith mural, paint, ink, and graphite on board
Lucile Lloyd: Study for Brea, Water, And Cahuenga murals
Study for Brea, Water, And Cahuenga murals shown in situ, watercolor, ink, and graphite on board
Study for Cahuenga mural, watercolor, ink, and graphite on board.
Lucile Lloyd: Altarpiece, St. Mary of the Angels Church, (Pasadena, Calif.)
A photograph of the surviving portion of the altarpiece for St. Mary of the Angels Church, Pasadena, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Sketch for great hall ceiling ornament (Scarborough, New York)
Sketch for great hall ceiling ornament, Henry house “La Paz”, Scarborough, New York, pencil drawing.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist, Bertram Goodhue, architect
Lucile Lloyd: Kindergarten murals (Pasadena, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of kindergarten murals, Stoneman Elementary School, Pasadena, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Luckhaus Studios, photographer
Lucile Lloyd: Great hall (Scarborough, New York)
Photograph showing view of great hall, Henry House “La Paz”, Scarborough, New York.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Bertram Goodhue, architect; photographer unknown
Lucile Lloyd: Rug department murals, Broadway department store (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of rug department murals, Broadway department store, Los Angeles.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Dick Whittington, photographer
Lucile Lloyd: "Mickey Mouse Goes Fishing" mural, Broadway department store (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of "Mickey Mouse Goes Fishing" mural, children's department, Broadway department store, Los Angeles.
Lucile Lloyd: Interior view, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, (Hollywood, Calif.)
Photograph showing interior view of Saint Mary of the Angels Church, Hollywood, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Floyd Faxon, photographer
Lucile Lloyd: Manning's Cafeteria murals (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of Manning's Cafeteria murals, Los Angeles, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: "The Origin and Development of the State of California" mural
Photograph of "The Origin and Development of the State of California," central panel of mural triptych "California's Name"
Lucile Lloyd: Study for kindergarten mural frieze, (Pasadena, Calif.)
Study for kindergarten mural frieze, Stoneman Elementary School, Pasadena, Calif., oil on board.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Marsh, Smith & Powell, architects
Lucile Lloyd: South Pasadena Junior High School auditorium proscenium arch with Madonna of the Covered Wagon mural (South Pasadena, Calif.)
Hand-colored photograph showing view of South Pasadena Junior High School auditorium, showing proscenium arch with Madonna of the Covered Wagon mural.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Marsh, Smith, & Powell, architects; photographer unknown
Lucile Lloyd: Study for stenciled ceiling, Henry M. Robinson Astrophysics Library (Pasadena, Calif.)
Study for stenciled ceiling, Henry M. Robinson Astrophysics Library, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., oil on board.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Mayers, Murray & Phillip, architects
Lucile Lloyd: PTA auditorium (East Whittier, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of PTA auditorium, East Whittier School, East Whittier, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; photographer unknown
Lucile Lloyd: Stenciled ceiling, First Methodist Episcopal Church (Santa Ana, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of stenciled ceiling, First Methodist Episcopal Church, Santa Ana, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Children's slumber room, Ives and Warren Mortuary (Pasadena, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of children's slumber room, Ives and Warren Mortuary, Pasadena, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: altarpiece mural, Saint Mary of the Angels Church (Hollywood, Calif.)
Photographic portrait of Lucile Lloyd standing in front of the altarpiece mural, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, Hollywood, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd: Altar piece, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, (Hollywood, Calif.)
Photograph of Lucile Lloyd and Reverend Neal Dodd with altar piece, Saint Mary of the Angels Church, Hollywood, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Photographer unknown
Lucile Lloyd: "California's Name" WPA mural, California State Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of "California's Name" WPA mural in progress, California State Building, Los Angeles.
Lucile Lloyd: Saturday Night Magazine photograph
Portrait of Lucile Lloyd, Saturday Night Magazine, August 27, 1938
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Victor Haveman, photographer
Lucile Lloyd: Manning's Cafeteria murals (Long Beach, Calif.)
Photograph showing a view of Manning's Cafeteria murals, Long Beach, Calif.
Lucile Lloyd (1894-1941), muralist; Winstead, photographer
Lucile Lloyd: proposed mural decoration for the Ojai Presbyterian Church (Ojai, Calif.)
Photographic portrait of Lucile Lloyd holding the proposed mural decoration for the main entrance of the Ojai Presbyterian Church
Lucile Lloyd (1994-1941), muralist; Photographer unknown
Riggs and Shaw: Tremaine ranch house (Meteor Crater, Ariz.)
Burton and Emily Tremaine commissioned Riggs and Shaw to design a ranch house on the Tremaine family ranch near Winslow, Arizona. The circular shape was reminiscent of the nearby Meteor Crater Natural landmark.
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect Arvin B. Shaw III, architect
Lutah Maria Riggs papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Riggs and Shaw: Tremaine beach house (Sandyland Cove, Carpenteria, Calif.)
These are two designs for an un-built beach house in the Sandyland Cove beach community of Carpenteria, Calif. for Burton and Emily Tremaine. The designs by Riggs and Shaw are for two very different stylistic conceptions.
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect Arvin Shaw, architect
Riggs and Shaw: Serena Beach Club (Montecito, Calif.)
The Serena Beach Club was to be built on property adjacent to the Burton and Emily Tremaine house that was designed by Oscar Niemeyer. Neither project was realized.
Lutah Maria Riggs: Riggs house (Montecito, Calif.)
Riggs designed this house on Middle Road in Montecito for herself in the mid-twenties; she lived there until her death in 1984. The house, named Clavelitos or "little carnation," contained two bedrooms, ample outdoor space, and large fireplaces. The Spanish Colonial Revival style was championed by George Washington Smith, who was Riggs' mentor; she worked for Smith up until his death in 1930.
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect Frederick Dapprich, photographer Hal Bouchex, photographer
Lutah Maria Riggs: Von Romberg house (Montecito, Calif.) exterior photographs
The three exterior photographs were taken by George Hurrell.
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect George Hurrell, photographer
Lutah Maria Riggs: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden library (Santa Barbara,Calif.)
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden was started in 1926 as a partnership between the Carnegie Institution and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, with land in Mission Canyon donated by Anna Dorinda Bliss. The Garden grew from the initial 13 acres, up to 78 acres today, and is filled with native and regional plants. In 1942, space was needed for the growing library of books on horticulture in the Garden's collection. Riggs was commissioned to design a structure for education and research named the Blaksley Library. The exterior courtyard was a collaboration between Riggs and landscape architect Beatrix Farrand. Additional landscape designs in the garden were created by Lockwood de Forest and Elizabeth de Forest.
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect Marvin Rand, photographer Frederick Dapprich, photographer
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SBCAA: unidentified house (Montecito, Calif.)
This house on Middle Road in Montecito was designed by Lutah Maria Riggs.
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect Obert's Photoshop, photographer
Lutah Maria Riggs: Von Romberg house (Montecito, Calif.) interior photographs
Lutah Maria Riggs worked with interior designer Paul T. Frankl to furnish the Von Romberg house. Photographs were taken by both George Hurrell and Stuart O'Brien.
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect Paul T. Frankl, interior designer George Hurrell, photographer Stuart O'Brien, photographer
Lutah Maria Riggs: Berkey house (Carpenteria, Calif.)
The beach house for Peter Berkey III, a former Air Force pilot, sits oceanside along Padaro Lane with an unobstructed view of the Pacific. The siting of the house on a small rise allows for unobstructed views of the mountains to the north as well.
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect Richard Fish, photographer
Lutah Maria Riggs: Baer house (Lompoc, Calif.)
The alterations to the Herman Baer house in rural Lompoc show the modern style of architecture that Riggs was moving towards in the late 1940s. A marked departure from her Spanish Colonial Revival work of the 20s, this house shows her growth as an architect and ability to adapt to changing needs of her clients.
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect William Aplin, photographer
Lutah Maria Riggs: Suski building alterations (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
The large, multi-story commercial and retail building on State Street in downtown Santa Barbara had exterior alterations by Riggs. The T.C. Suski Building was a Joseph Magnin department store in the 1960s and is currently retail and offices. The building is adjacent to the Casa de la Guerra, the historic adobe dating from the 1820s, and the El Paseo shopping area.
Lutah Maria Riggs, architect Ray Borges, photographer
Lutah Maria Riggs: Erving house (Montecito, Calif.)
With the Erving house in Montecito, the goal was to provide privacy for the owner and a view up towards the mountains and down to the ocean. Riggs achieved this by designing a large triangular wall of glass facing north (towards the mountains) and a similar, but smaller wall of glass facing south, with a large roof overhang, to protect the interior of the house from direct sunlight. A large fireplace divides the main room into living and dining without blocking the views in either direction.
Lutah Maria Riggs: Ludington house (Montecito, Calif.)
This house, built for art collector Wright Ludington, was his second house in Montecito. For this house, Ludington wanted to showcase his art collection and commissioned Riggs to create a house around his art and sculpture.
Lutah Maria Riggs: Vedanta Temple (Montecito, Calif.)
Riggs designed the main temple building, as well as the gate house, shrine room, carport, and pavilion on the Vedanta grounds. Riggs studied the architectural forms of China, Japan, and India before building the temple, and applied classic forms to the shape of the building. The temple building is situated in such a way as to provide views south towards the Pacific Ocean, and north to the Santa Ynez mountains.
Lutah Maria Riggs: San Ysidro Ranch cottages (Montecito, Calif.)
Lutah Maria Riggs' work at the San Ysidro Ranch in the early 1950s is indicative of her work in Montecito at that time. She utilized the mid-century vernacular for her additions and alterations to the cottages, restaurant, and on-site manager's office and apartment. The Ranch itself was originally a working ranch that was part of the Santa Barbara Mission. One of it's buildings is an adobe house dating from 1825. Once the property became a hotel in the 1880s, it became a site for Hollywood elite to stay from the 1930s until the 1970s.
Lutah Maria Riggs: Kiler house (Montecito, Calif.)
The house for Leslie Kiler and family overlooks the Santa Ynez mountain range, which rises from the oak-covered hills of Montecito. With simple, clean lines, the house is clad in redwood and features a 10 foot ceiling in the living room, which lines up and frames the view of the mountains. Riggs gave the living room and dining room a wall of windows facing the view, as well as extended the eaves for an overhang to partially shelter an outdoor dining area.
Lutah Maria Riggs: Erdman house (Montecito, Calif.)
The Erdman estate of approximately 3 acres, is located in the Birnam Woods area of Montecito and features views of the mountains. The long driveway leads to a large motor court; a separate outdoor area includes a large pool and garden. The low, flat roof and post-and-beam style exterior are stylistically very modern and streamlined.
Lutah Maria Riggs: Von Romberg house (Montecito, Calif.) plans
The drawings of the Von Romberg house were commissioned for Baron Maximilian Edmund Hugo Wilhelm Von Romberg and his wife Emily Hall Von Romberg. The floor plans show how the design for the house changed over time.
Lutah Maria Riggs: Von Romberg house (Montecito, Calif.) elevations
The renderings of the exterior, details, and sections of the Von Romberg house also show how the exterior changed as Riggs and Emily Von Romberg worked together to create a house that would suit all involved.
Lutah Maria Riggs: Nelson medical offices (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
This medical office building was one of three commissions by dermatologist Lawrence Nelson. It is a typical small medical office building, with parking in the rear of the property, and access from the street. The present occupants of the building are a local architecture firm.
Lutah Maria Riggs: Colville house (Isla Vista, Calif.)
In 1954, the University of California opened a new campus on a former Marine Air Base, about ten miles west of Santa Barbara. This sparsely populated area, called Isla Vista, did not have the housing or infrastructure to support the influx of students, faculty, and staff. This small ocean-side house for Physical Education department faculty member Francis Colville is a two-bedroom, one bath modern house on Del Playa Drive. It is on the far west side of Isla Vista, since the properties closer to campus were zoned for multiple units to house students.
These two photographs, taken approximately 30 years apart, show Lutah as a student at Berkeley and as a well-established architect at her drafting table.
Lutah Maria Riggs: Jefferson card room (Montecito, Calif.)
Mr and Mrs Percival Jefferson owned the 1916 Reginald Johnson-designed house, Miraflores. After her death in 1950, Mr.s Jefferson's friend and secretary, Helen Marso, donated the house and grounds to begin the Music Academy of the West.
Lutah Maria Riggs: Black house (Montecito, Calif.)
This house, on San Ysidro Lane in Montecito, for G. Palmer and Louise Black was the second one designed by Riggs for the couple. An earlier house was on Greene Lane in Santa Barbara.
Classroom and Office Building #1 -- Girvetz Hall
A rendering of what is now Girvetz Hall, before the addition of South Hall to it's western side. The building was also known as South Hall, after North Hall was built in 1962. It was the first permanent home for the Social Science and Foreign Language Departments, and included office space and classrooms. Norman Marsh (1871-1955), David Smith (1886-1964), and Herbert Powell (1898-1996) designed many commercial and educational buildings throughout Southern California; the firm were also university architects at the University of Southern California. After this rendering of Girvetz Hall was completed, they changed their name to Smith, Powell & Morgridge, and the firm completed the original Girvetz as well as its addition in 1966. The firm changed its name again to Powell, Morgridge, Richards & Coghlan and designed Buchanan Hall (1967), Phelps Hall (1968), Ellison Hall (1969), and South Hall (1971). Each of the later buildings carries some of the stylistic design features of the original campus standards.