April 2018
KCRW’s Bridges and Walls Wrap Party & Discussion
KCRW's Bridges and Walls Wrap Party & Discussion Helms Design Center, 8745 Washington Blvd, Culver City 6:30p - Reception 7:15p - Conversation and Q & A with audience 8:00p - More drinks 8:30p - End It’s a wrap... and you’re invited to the party! For the last two months, KCRW’s DnA: Design and Architecture has looked at the structures that connect us and divide us. We called the series “Bridges and Walls”. Now the series has wrapped but the conversation continues…
Find out more »October 2018
Art Walk and Roll Festival
Helms Bakery is excited to partner with the Culver City Arts District for their annual Art Walk and Roll Festival, a self-guided tour and celebration of art, culture, and our creative community. Begin at Helms Avenue where you’ll grab a program and map your route to everything happening at the Bakery and beyond. Decorate a Textile Arts tote bag, explore the Made Out of WHAT installation, art hop through the Helms Design Center with photographer Drew Carolan, bG gallery, and…
Find out more »May 2019
AIA Los Angeles Grand Opening: 2 X 8 Exchange
The 2×8 Student Competition, Exhibition and Scholarship program showcases exemplary student work from architecture & design institutions throughout California. As many as 16 schools participate in the annual show, selecting two student projects that epitomize the institution's core vision. This year's show, 2 x 8: Exchange adds VR immersion by Trimble Consulting and Rios Clemente Hale Studios, a zero waste plan and raffle prizes to the engaging pop-up gallery of student work. Also, don't miss Benjamin Ball & Gaston Nogues of Ball-Nogues Studio in conversation at…
Find out more »Conversation and Book Signing | A Colorful Life: Gere Kavanaugh, Designer
A force behind mid-Century California style, a maker and “influencer”, Gere Kavanaughwas somewhat overlooked as a design icon - that is until she won a 2016 AIGA Lifetime Achievement Award. Since then, the design world as been remembering her work and her vast array of contributions in products, textiles, furniture, toys, exhibition design, restaurant interiors, public art and more. Originally from Tennessee and an original GM 'Damsel of Design,' Kavanaugh arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-1960's where she befriended and shared studio space with Frank Gehry.…
Find out more »Reception, Lecture, and Discussion with Sylvia Lavin on “Trees, Mountains and Clouds – Preliminary Notes on Atmospheric Perspective”
Architecture historian, critic and curator Sylvia Lavin shares her latest thinking on the architectural language of the atmosphere. Moderated by Stephen Phillips, AIA, Ph.D., Principal of Stephen Phillips Architects (SPARCHS) and professor, director, Cal Poly L.A. Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.) Presented in collaboration with Cal Poly L.A. Metropolitan Program in Architecture and Urban Design.
Find out more »Slay That Dragon!: What Architects do and how to hire them
Is an architect that knight in shining armor you've been waiting all your life, or at least since you decided to remodel? Beyond the obvious aesthetic and technical skills architects offer, they can also save clients from project pitfalls that can derail dreams and empty bank accounts. Borrowing from the mythology of knights slaying dragons, architect and former professor William Hogan will demystify what architects actually do, with playful analogies, case studies, and beautiful imagery. As part of his presentation, Hogan will illuminate when, how, and why…
Find out more »January 2020
Re-Imagining the Avant-Garde
Reception, Lecture, Discussion and Book Launch The 1960s and 1970s avant-garde has been likened to an ‘architectural Big Bang,’ such was the intensity of energy and ambition in which it exploded into the postwar world. Marked by architectural projects that redefined the discipline, it remains just as influential today. While divergent geographically – reaching from Europe to North America and Japan – politically and culturally, it was unified as a critical and experimental force, critiquing contemporary society against the backdrop of extreme social…
Find out more »April 2022
In Harmony with Nature: The Architectural Work of James Hubbell
James Hubbel has spent 60 years designing and making buildings, artifacts and fine artworks that reflect a deep passion for the ocean and for earth’s gifts. The painter, sculptor and architectural designer’s first show in Los Angeles opens April 22 and runs through June 18, 2022 with free viewing hours every Friday-Sunday from 12-5pm at the Helms Bakery District in Culver City. Photo by Craig Tooley
Find out more »June 2023
Close To The Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture
“Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture” explores the multidimensional influence of hip-hop on our urban fabric. Curated and designed by Sekou Cooke, and jointly presented by SoCalNOMA, the A+D Museum, and The Helms Bakery District, this dynamic exhibition dives into the rich and vibrant world of hip-hop, from its fundamental elements of emceeing, b-boying, and graffiti, to its influence on the world of design and architecture. The works on display include groundbreaking contributions from students, academics, and…
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