The Cultural Landscape Foundation is sponsoring an exclusive daylong excursion in New Orleans – space is strictly limited and tickets will sell out, so if you are planning a trip to New Orleans, this is the time to do so. Discover New Orleans’ rich and distinct design heritage – from exquisite antebellum estates to significant Modernist properties – during The Cultural Landscape Foundation’s annual excursion. The tour organizers – long-time and oh, so well-connected residents – have secured for us exclusive access to exceptional sites, and there will be an elegant, specially curated luncheon at the world renowned Commander’s Palace Restaurant.
The daylong excursion will include Lombard Plantation House (historic picture below), one of the great homes in the Bywater neighborhood and one of the country’s finest examples of West Indian-style Creole design. Owner Fred Starr, author of Une Belle Maison, a compelling and colorful history of this iconic property, will host us.
Our tour will continue in the glorious Garden District, a National Historic Landmark laid out in the 1830s and settled in the 1840s. The world-famous mansions and estates are opulent denizens of the “Big Easy.”
In the Uptown Historic District we will visit two significant Modernist properties: a collaboration between Robert Royston and local architect John Lawrence that fuses traditional New Orleans with mid-century California Modernism, and the National Register-listed Curtis House (1963), designed by Nathaniel “Buster” Curtis for his own family.
The day will conclude with a reception where we will debut both a published and an online version of the What’s Out There New Orleans, guides to the city’s designed landscape legacy, and honor a Stewardship Excellence Award winner.
The Cultural Landscape Foundation will launch its activities and the ASLA conference with Dinner at Antoine’s on Thursday, October 20. Established in 1840, the legendary Antoine’s is the country’s oldest family-run restaurant, managed by descendants of founder Antoine Alciatore.
Cost of Friday excursion ticket, which includes reception, luncheon, and transportation: $1,000.
Cost of Friday reception ticket: $95.
Cost of Thursday dinner at Antoine’s: $125.
Register online at http://tclf.org/event/new-orleans-excursion-cultural-continuum-antebellum-modernist
