Exhibition // A. Quincy Jones

I thought I wasn’t going to get to this exhibition because it is out at UCLA near Santa Monica (an hours bus ride from DTLA) but very glad I did. The exhibition was fabulous, accompanied by a great book and ten pack of post cards, which I couldn’t resist. Unfortunately no photos were allowed inside the exhibition but the photos above show the beautiful setting of UCLA’s Hammer Gallery, a square building with galleries and theatres around the edge and a beautiful courtyard in the middle. There was a delicious cafe with fresh lemonade and it was a great escape from the busy traffic outside and horrible bus ride to get there.

Below are some pictures from the exhibition catalogue. I can really see how A. Quincy Jones (and his contemporaries) around the time of the case study houses affected Queensland architecture and still do today. His office was very prolific and he was happy to focus on the middle class (which is a nice change from some of the giant ego type architects around at the time). They did more than 5000 projects and I like their drawing style.