Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Steven Ehrlich Papers
- Dates:
- 1979-2025
- Extent:
- 37 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Steven Ehrlich papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
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Steven Ehrlich was born on June 12th, 1946 in New York City and grew up in Radburn (Fair Lawn), New Jersey. In 1969, he graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Architecture. Ehrlich spent the following six years working in Africa, serving in the Peace Corps for two years as its first architect in Marrakesh, Morocco. Ehrlich taught architecture at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria from 1974 to 1977. In 1979, Ehrlich founded the Los Angeles- and San Francisco-based firm Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects (EYRC). His work ranges from residential projects - such as the Kalfus Studio, Schulman Residence and 700 Palms - and commercial and educational buildings like the Windward Circle Development and ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, as well as cultural and civic buildings, including multiple libraries and theaters.
Steven Ehrlich cites the lessons of indigenous building as instrumental in forming his approach to design. He coined the term "multicultural modernism", which advocates sensitivity to local culture in design and embraces the sustainable wisdom of the vernacular.
- Arrangement:
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This collection has been arranged into the following series: Architectural Models, Architecture and Design Projects, Newspaper Articles and Clippings, Photographs and Negatives, Project Files (including Correspondence), Personal Letters, and Sketchbooks. The original order of the materials has been largely preserved. Steven Ehrlich's office originally organized the materials by project name and date. For architecture and design projects, architectural plans and drawings have been retained in this original arrangement. All text-based materials were labeled as "literature" by but have been further divided into the aforementioned series to allow for more detailed descriptions of the material.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-06 14:04:56 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
- Copyright retained by Steven Ehrlich. Copypright of all photographs retained by the respective photographers.
- Terms of access:
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Open to qualified researchers.
- Preferred citation:
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Steven Ehrlich papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA 93106-7130, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-2724