First-Ever Architectural Festival Comes to LA.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- "ArchiFest," a new architectural festival celebrating Los Angeles' rich and varied architecture, will be in full force during October 2005. The festival, which began in March 2005 and continues through January 2006, is concentrated in what the LA City Council has declared Architecture Month, with panel discussions, exhibits, tours and other events. The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy is an organization devoted to the historic preservation of buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, as well as to the study of Wright's seven-decade career. partnered with the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, as well as many of LA's museums, galleries, heritage and historical societies, and other organizations to produce the citywide festival. Among the events are an exhibit of Japanese woodblock wood·block n. 1. See woodcut. 2. also wood block Music A hollow block of wood struck with a drumstick to produce percussive effects in an orchestra. prints collected by Wright at the Norton Simon Museum This article is for the Norton Simon Museum in California. See this link for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida.'' The Norton Simon Museum is a premier art museum located in Pasadena, California. of Art in Pasadena and at the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Hammer Museum in West LA; a retro slide show tour of Southern California at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood; a stage performance titled "Meet Mr. Wright: An Interactive Encounter with Frank Lloyd Wright" at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood; and tours of architecturally significant neighborhoods such as Downtown, Echo Park and the West Adams district. Admission to events varies, depending on the venue, and some are free. The festival takes place in conjunction with the annual Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy Conference, which meets in Los Angeles Oct. 19-23. More information, including a detailed list of events, can be found at www.savewright.org. For more information on other Los Angeles cultural attractions and activities, contact LA INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau at www.seemyla.com. |
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