AIANY is hosting a book talk for E 1027: Restoring a House By the Sea which explores an exemplary conservation project. The book was published following the completion of the long-awaited restoration of the legendary modern house, Villa E 1027, in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. It was built between 1926 and 1929 by the artist and interior designer Eileen Gray, for and in collaboration with her friend, architect Jean Badovici. After the death of Badovici in 1956, the house was abandoned and fell into disrepair, but eventually became a historical monument in 2000. The Cap Moderne Association, led by Michael Likierman, and assisted by a scientific committee chaired by Jean-Louis Cohen, took charge of the house’s restoration from 2014 to 2021.

In celebration of the opening of E 1027 to the public, E 1027: Restoring a House By the Sea (Editions du Patrimoine, 2022) recounts its history, placed in the context of modern architecture. Edited by Cohen, the book assembles contributions by authors specialized in modern architecture, Eileen Gray, and Le Corbusier. The book also includes accounts from witnesses and neighbors who were close to Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici. The very people who worked on bringing the villa back to life reveal the secrets of an exemplary restoration.

Speakers
Jean-Louis Cohen, Sheldon H. Solow Chair for the History of Architecture, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
Michael Likierman, President, Cap Moderne Association
Jorge Otero-Pailos, Director and Professor of Historic Preservation, Columbia University GSAPP
Nina Stritzler Levine, Historian and Curator, 2020 Eileen Gray Exhibition, Bard Graduate Center

Moderated by
Mary McLeod, Professor of Architecture, Columbia University GSAPP; Member, E 1027 Scientific Committee

Tuesday April 4, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Center for Architecture
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