Stephen Kanner
Stephen H. Kanner | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 30, 1955 Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Kanner Architects |
Stephen H. Kanner (July 30, 1955 – July 2, 2010) was an American modern architect who co-founded the A+D Museum of Los Angeles in 2000.[1]
Kanner was born in 1955 in
Kanner joined Kanner Architects in 1983 after the family business was commissioned to design the courthouse in East Los Angeles.[1] The firm was headed by Kanner's father, modernist architect Charles Kanner, until his death in 1998, when Stephen Kanner became head of the company.[1]
Kanner designed his own home in
The Los Angeles Times described Kanner as "something of an outlier among architects of his generation for the sheer volume and range of his output."[2] Later projects were influenced by googie architecture[3] ,
Kanner died from cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on July 2, 2010, at the age of 54.[1]
An exhibit featuring Kanner's designs was featured at the
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Nelson, Valerie J. (2010-07-07). "Stephen Kanner dies at 54; architect co-founded L.A.'s Architecture and Design Museum". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ a b c Hawthorne, Christopher (2010-12-09). "Exhibition Review: Architect Stephen Kanner, a quiet cosmopolitan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ Hill, David (2010-07-14). "Stephen Kanner, Celebrated Los Angeles Architect, Dies". Architectural Record. Retrieved 9 November 2021.