FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Nathalia Morales-Evanks AIA|Los Angeles Tel: 213.639.0763 Email: nathalia@aialosangeles.org www.aialosangeles.

org AIA Los Angeles Home Tours takes you Eastbound with its Fall 2011 Home Tour September 22, 2011 Los Angeles, CA - Take the crawl east with AIA|LA! With such an array of luxurious and spacious architectural treasures the tour begins in the glamorous Hollywood Hills, ending with the hidden wonders of Los Feliz. Carlo Caccavale, AIA|LA Associate Director states, "We are very excited to go back to the East side - this is, in fact, an area of great modernist landmarks and we are happy to help discover some terrific contemporary design reflecting the style and the attitude of the East side neighborhood." He continues, "Expect a fun and innovative architectural trip." Come see the magnificent homes for an opportunity to engage in Los Angeles architectural vernacular. At each home you will have the opportunity to talk to the architects, docents and discover new designs for living. Sunday October 23, 2011 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Homes designed by the following designers: Beth Holden, Assoc. AIA New Theme, Inc. Loren Judaken, Affiliate AIA Hoffman-Vest-Judaken Steve Kent, AIA Steven Kent Architects Rebecca Rudolph, AIA Taalman Koch Architecture Introducing the homes

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Green Greenberg Green House, (Hollywood Hills)

Beth Holden, Assoc. AIA NEW THEME Melrose - photo credit: Joe Pugliese The design of the Green Greenberg Green House developed from the clients program and the contextual considerations of the existing site. The triangular down-slope site opens onto a plateau off the street, sloping sharply towards the south side of the property and offers panoramic views to the Los Angeles basin.

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Green Oak Drive, (Los Feliz)

Loren Judaken, Affiliate AIA Hoffman-Vest-Judaken photo credit Michael

McNamara The clients wanted a zen-modern sanctuary in which to rejuvenate from their hectic Hollywood lifestyle. The home, originally built in the 1960s, was totally gutted and reimagined to create an open floor plan for large-scale entertaining. All the custom furniture was designed by Hoffman-Vest-Judaken and is enhanced by accent pieces from Bali, China, India, Morocco and Tibet, reminding the couple of their foreign travels.

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2651 Nichols Canyon (Hollywood Hills)

Steven Kent, AIA Steven Kent Architects photo credit: William MacCollum The Nichols Canyon house is centered around the pool and expansive views of the surrounding Canyon. In order to qualify as a remodel for permitting purposes, the house follows much of the previous structures footprint. The House has an open plan with all spaces connecting to a voluminous two-story glass enclosed Great Room.

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Purdy Devis Residence (Los Feliz)

Rebecca Rudolph, AIA Taalman Koch Architecture photo credit: Art Gray Working with an existing 2,000 sq ft 1950s home in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, this extensive remodel focuses on reorganizing the interior program and providing greater visual and physical connectivity to the outdoors. Accommodating the family of a Colombian filmmaker and American artist with two children, the renovation opens up the living spaces and reorganizes the parents and childrens zones, creating a larger multipurpose play area for the family and more private adult area that connects to a new outdoor patio. ###