Collection by Erika Heet

California Modernism and the Future of Architecture

Takashi Yanai and Patricia Rhee, partners at Ehrlich Architects—which received the highly coveted 2015 AIA Architecture Firm Award—will join us onstage on May 29 at Dwell on Design to discuss the Los Angeles firm’s work and studio culture as they blaze a trail to the future of the built environment.

Modernist principles inform the 2008 Zeidler residence, which explores integration with site and nature, negative space, and rich materials. Yanai and Rhee will explore this in the context of the firm's recent work.
Modernist principles inform the 2008 Zeidler residence, which explores integration with site and nature, negative space, and rich materials. Yanai and Rhee will explore this in the context of the firm's recent work.
The John M. Roll United States Courthouse by Ehrlich Architects, 2013, design-build by Sundt. While residential work continues to play an important role as an ongoing laboratory for the development of design concepts, details, and material uses, the scaling of those ideas into larger urban and design concepts permeates virtually every effort the firm undertakes. The team will discuss this intersection in depth onstage at the show.
The John M. Roll United States Courthouse by Ehrlich Architects, 2013, design-build by Sundt. While residential work continues to play an important role as an ongoing laboratory for the development of design concepts, details, and material uses, the scaling of those ideas into larger urban and design concepts permeates virtually every effort the firm undertakes. The team will discuss this intersection in depth onstage at the show.
The McElroy Residence, in Laguna Beach, California, was completed in 2013. Its low-slung profile, sharp geometries, deep overhangs and indoor-outdoor sensibility are all hallmarks of the enduring strength of midcentury modern principles, rendered with a nod to the future.
The McElroy Residence, in Laguna Beach, California, was completed in 2013. Its low-slung profile, sharp geometries, deep overhangs and indoor-outdoor sensibility are all hallmarks of the enduring strength of midcentury modern principles, rendered with a nod to the future.
The McElroy residence opens completely to the outside. Yanai and Rhee will share the design process that went into maximizing the siting and views of this house.
The McElroy residence opens completely to the outside. Yanai and Rhee will share the design process that went into maximizing the siting and views of this house.
Elevon at Campus El Segundo, to be completed in 2016, is among the innovative in-progress projects poised to revolutionize our living and work environments. Design Architect: Ehrlich Architects; Executive Architect: Ware Malcomb; Developer: Continental Development Corporation and Mar Ventures, Inc. Yanai and Rhee will discuss the firm's design process and approach to this unique, collaborative project.
Elevon at Campus El Segundo, to be completed in 2016, is among the innovative in-progress projects poised to revolutionize our living and work environments. Design Architect: Ehrlich Architects; Executive Architect: Ware Malcomb; Developer: Continental Development Corporation and Mar Ventures, Inc. Yanai and Rhee will discuss the firm's design process and approach to this unique, collaborative project.