First Annual Women In Architecture Lecture Series, Honoring Ann Kale

Join us to hear from Lorie Dewhirst Porter at our first Women in Architecture event of the year in honor of Ann Kale.

Refreshments and wine/beer will be served.

Lorie Dewhirst Porter will present a brief overview of some of the homes in her book, Montecito Style. She will also discuss the importance of architecture in her life, which began with growing up in a Mid-Century home in Los Angeles designed by architect Daniel N. Salerno.

RSVP by January 6th

Ann Kale (1958-2024) was an award-winning, nationally recognized architectural lighting designer whose career spanned nearly forty years. In a profession historically dominated by men, Ann Kale's talent was both formidable and undeniable. With her namesake firm, Ann Kale Associates, she was responsible for illuminating many of Santa Barbara's landmark buildings including the Lobero Theatre, Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center, MOXI Children's Museum, Music Academy of the West, Paseo Nuevo, and Hotel Californian. Ann Kale's legacy thrives in those iconic buildings, and in the work of the next generation of lighting designers, many of whom she mentored and inspired.

Lorie Dewhirst Porter is a writer specializing in architecture, interiors and culture.  

After studying for a year at the Sorbonne in Paris, she attended UCLA, graduating with a degree in World Literature. She attended law school at USC, and practiced law for a decade before entering the publishing world as a legal editor. She is the author of Montecito Style (Monacelli) with noted photographer Firooz Zahedi. She has written for a variety of lifestyle publications including Galerie Magazine, C Magazine, Santa Barabara Magazine and The Riv. 

Host or Publisher AIA Santa Barbara, A Chapter of the American Institute of Architects