Building the West: Hispanic Influences on American Architecture - Part II
Four-part Architectural Lecture Series to Benefit the Santa Barbara Presidio Northwest Corner Reconstruction Project
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park | 7:00 p.m. | Beginning Thursday, October 19, 2006

The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (Trust) is pleased to hold its second annual architectural lecture series, “Building the West: Hispanic Influences on American Architecture,” to benefit El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park Northwest Corner Reconstruction project. This year the Trust will host four prominent speakers, with expertise in different areas of American architecture and history, to discuss historical components of famous architectural design. Each lecture will conclude with a reception at a select historical site in Santa Barbara.

This lecture series is made possible with the support of Bank of the West – Wealth Management Division, The Austin Val Verde Foundation, and a number of local architectural and construction firms, including; Giffin & Crane General Contractors, Inc.; Studio Engineers, Inc.; Derek Acker Construction, and Vintage Beams & Timber, Inc.

This year the Trust is a registered continuing education provider with the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The 70,200 members of AIA must complete 18 Learning Unit hours of continuing education annually to renew their license. Registered AIA architects will be able to receive one Learning Unit for each lecture they attend in the four-part series.

• October 19, 2006 – “Being Somewhere:” The Evolution of Public Places in Southern California
  By Douglas and Regula Campbell – Campbell & Campbell Architects: In southern California’s pre-historic and Spanish colonial eras, public places were carefully delineated within vast expanses of wilderness. This talk will include both historical travelers’ accounts as well as on-going research to offer insights into the design of the communal spaces of southern California’s early peoples. As colonists became residents then citizens and wilderness became city and suburbs, public spaces were and are preserved or carved not from nature but development. The Campbell’s will conclude with a discussion of the validity of these earlier designs to inform contemporary work. Reception to follow at the Casa de la Guerra.

• October 26, 2006 - “Something a Little Different:” Julia Morgan, William Randolph Hearst, & the Design of San Simeon
  By Victoria Kastner – Interpretive Specialist at Hearst Castle: In late 1919 William Randolph Hearst told Julia Morgan that he wanted to build "something a little different" from the Mission Revival buildings others had been creating in California for more than a decade. He was inspired--in part by the Santa Barbara Mission--to create a hilltop city on the campsite high above San Simeon Bay where his family had gone for decades. Together Hearst and Morgan chose a richly ornamented style which we now see as an example of the Spanish Colonial Revival. Victoria Kastner will discuss their design inspirations, their working relationship, and the unique construction history that created America's most flamboyant country house. She will also discuss Julia Morgan's contributions to Santa Barbara's architecture. Reception to follow at the Lobero Building (building designed by Julia Morgan).

• November 9, 2006 - Bertram Goodhue: Learning from the Past for Contemporary, Traditional, and Classical Design
  By William H. Harrison – Harrison Design Associates: Challenges faced by current traditional and classical architects recall similar experiences of Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue in the early twentieth century. Goodhue’s design philosophy began with an anti-classical traditional stylistic bias and adjusted through the years to include both classical design and an American approach to modern architecture. The lecture by Bill Harrison will use the work and philosophy of Bertram Goodhue (1869 – 1924) as a means to explore the challenges of contemporary materials, construction methods, and the role of ornament in traditional and classical design. Reception to follow at the Lobero Theatre Patio.

• November 16, 2006 - J. Paul Getty Meets Norman Neuerburg: The Birth of the Getty Villa
  By Jarrell C. Jackman, Ph.D. – Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation: In the late 1960s and early 70s, art historian Norman Neuerburg was retained to work with Mr. Getty to design a museum to house Mr. Getty’s art collection. An avowed historicist, Neuerburg convinced Getty the Villa Papyri in Italy, which was buried like Pompeii under the Mount Vesuvius eruption in the First Century A.D., should serve as the model for his museum. Dr. Neuerburg used his deep knowledge of Roman art and architecture to select every design feature of the museum and based each architectural element on an existing one from remains of buildings in Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Villa Papyri itself. Dr. Jackman will discuss this historicist approach to architectural design and the critical and public reaction to it. He will also examine The Getty Villa: Re-Imagined, the 275 million dollar renovation of the Villa that includes a new parking lot, amphitheatre, and other features, and speculate how Dr. Neuerburg might have responded to it. Reception to follow at El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park.

The Presidio Northwest Corner Reconstruction project will expand the Presidio westerly towards Anacapa Street, and include building a more spacious visitors center and increasing museum space for the interpretation of the history of Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and Asian communities in Santa Barbara over the last 224 years. The reconstruction project is part of the Trust’s mission to preserve and interpret the origins of the region’s Hispanic architectural and cultural heritage.

Cost: Trust Guests $50 per lecture ($40 Tax-Deductible) | *Entire 4-part Series: $150 ($130 Tax-Deductible)
Trust Members $40 per lecture ($30 Tax-Deductible) | *Entire 4-Part Series: $140 ($120 Tax-Deductible)

*Exclusive trip to the Getty Villa in Malibu with purchase of entire lecture series. While supplies last.

Docent Training & Review Continues - Only 3 Weeks Left!
El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park - 123 E. Canon Perdido Street

Have you ever thought about becoming a docent at the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation, or been interested in learning more about Santa Barbara and Early California history? If so, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for! The Trust's Education Department is proud to announce the Fall 2006 Docent Training and Review. This 6-part lecture/tour series is for both new and veteran docents and features a variety of guest speakers and special presentations. The remaining 2006 schedule includes:

• November 1st – Topic: La Casa de la Guerra
• November 15th – Topic: Interpretation and Tours
• December 6th – Topic: Adobe construction and tour of historic adobes in Santa Barbara

  Completion of all six presentations qualifies new trainees to become docents. Trust docents have the opportunity to:

• Lead guided tours of El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park (Santa Barbara’s birthplace) and the Casa de la Guerra Historic House Museum
• Help demonstrate Early California life and activities at Presidio Pastimes (free community days)
• Present slide shows and traveling learning trunks at local schools
• Research interesting topics dealing with Santa Barbara’s diverse cultural past
• Experience lectures, field trips, and other lifelong learning opportunities!

To sign-up, or for more information: Please contact the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation at 805.965.0093 or the Education Dept. at 805.962.9504 or 805.730.1466. Optional email: karen@sbthp.org or john@sbthp.org