Silver Lake's Most Visited Community Website approaching 3 million hits! "From Vienna to Silver Lake; Why Richard and Dione Neutra decided to be Americans" will be presented in a lecture at the Silver Lake Library on February 13, 2010. Dr. Raymond Richard Neutra, youngest son of Architect Richard Neutra will read from letters written by his parents beginning at 2 p.m. Afterwards, Neutra will conduct a tour of the VDL Research House, a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. For details, check the Silver Lake Area News section. The Integrated LEED Design of Silver Lake Library will be the subject of a Conversation with Q&A by Thomas Michali, Partner, M2A Milofsky Michali and Cox Architects. Mr. Michali will present a brief introduction to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) requirements and how the design process for the Silver Lake Library integrated green design features into the planning, design and construction to target the goal of reaching a Gold level building, beginning at 11 a.m.. Please review the Silver Lake News section for more details! The Silver Lake News honors the genius of Allyn E. Morris, a midcentury Modernist Architect who passed away on July 31, 2009. Morris' work is finally getting the recognition he so richly deserves. His Lago Vista complex overlooking the lagoon at Echo Park lake is featured in the Los Angeles Times on January 3, 2010 as "Home of the Week" and was recently featured in Curbed L.A. Please visit the "Silver Lake Area News" and "Community Calendar" sections of this website for more details on these and dozens of additional events. A final reminder: The"Silver Lake News" is a community-minded “newspaper" offering free advertising and promotion deemed of interest to the Silver Lake community. If you would like to add your business or community event to our pages, simple look for the “add-your-submission" icon in the upper right-hand corner of any MENU item. You will be prompted to add your information. Questions? Call the Editor, Michael Locke (323) 644-3338. |


