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Author Karen E. Hudson, interior designer Brigette Romanek and Ford Foundation president Darren Walker join moderator Sandra Jackson-Dumont for a free, RSVP-required conversation on Williams’s influence.
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Paul R. Williams worked across the scale of Los Angeles life, designing homes as well as civic, religious, commercial and hospitality projects. LACMA’s November 18 conversation uses the idea of home to consider how his influence reaches beyond any one residence and continues to shape architecture and domestic life.
Williams helped shape his native Los Angeles as the city grew rapidly from the 1920s through the early 1970s. LACMA describes a practice that moved among stylistically diverse residential, civic, religious, commercial and hospitality work—from ambitious public housing to hotels in Southern California, Las Vegas and Latin America.
That range gives the conversation’s domestic focus a wider frame: visitors can hear a discussion of home while considering an architect whose work also reached into public and commercial life. LACMA describes Williams as the most prominent Black American architect of his generation and notes that he was acclaimed as an architect to the stars.
Further reading: Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living | LACMA ↗
The panel includes author Karen E. Hudson, Williams’s granddaughter, and interior designer Brigette Romanek. Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, also takes part; LACMA notes that he lives in a historic Los Angeles residence designed by Williams. Scholar and curator Sandra Jackson-Dumont moderates.
The announced subject is Williams’s continuing influence on architecture, design and domesticity. The listing does not assign particular projects or arguments to individual panelists, so the conversation is best understood as a shared discussion rather than a set of promised presentations.
Further reading: Paul R. Williams and the Idea of Home | LACMA ↗
The conversation is presented alongside LACMA’s exhibition Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living, scheduled there from November 15, 2026, through May 31, 2027. The exhibition includes drawings and photographs from Williams’s archive that have not previously been exhibited.
The LACMA exhibition is part of a broader presentation involving the Getty Research Institute and USC Fisher Museum of Art. LACMA describes the museum presentations together as the most comprehensive to date on Williams. The talk is a separate program, however—not an advertised gallery walkthrough.
Further reading: Paul R. Williams and the Idea of Home | LACMA ↗ · Paul R. Williams: Architect for Living | LACMA ↗
The listed program is a single one-hour discussion featuring Karen E. Hudson, Brigette Romanek and Darren Walker, moderated by Sandra Jackson-Dumont.
The conversation runs from 7 to 8 pm at East West Bank Commons, LACMA, 5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036.
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LACMA lists the conversation as free and RSVP-required. Use the event’s ticket link to register; the listing does not confirm current availability or provide an RSVP deadline.
LACMA’s regular hours list Wednesday as a day the museum is closed, while this conversation is separately scheduled that evening. The event information does not say that an RSVP includes access to galleries or the exhibition, so plan for the conversation rather than assuming a gallery visit is included.
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The Metro D Line’s Wilshire/Fairfax station is across the street from LACMA. Metro Local 20 and Rapid 720 stop on Wilshire Boulevard; Local 217 and 218 and Rapid 780 stop on Fairfax Avenue, within half a block of the museum.
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The Pritzker Parking Garage is on Sixth Street, just east of Fairfax Avenue. LACMA lists it as open daily from 5 am to 10 pm; the garage rate is $24, with parking first-come, first-served and no advance reservations. Additional nearby garages and street parking are also listed, but availability is not specified.
LACMA’s directions say to take Fairfax Avenue north from I-10 to Wilshire Boulevard. From US-101, take Highland Avenue south to Wilshire, turn right and continue west.
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LACMA says its galleries, restrooms, dining services and outdoor spaces are wheelchair accessible, and family restrooms are located at East West Bank Commons. The published accessibility information does not describe the specific room setup or seating for this conversation.
Accessible drop-off is on Wilshire Boulevard at S. Ogden Drive, in front of Urban Light. Accessible parking is on level P1 of the Pritzker garage; LACMA says availability is first-come, first-served and parking cannot be reserved in advance. For accommodation questions, contact [email protected] or call 323-857-6010 from 10 am to 5 pm.
Yes. LACMA lists the conversation as free with RSVP required. The listing does not confirm current availability or state a deadline.
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That is not stated. The event is presented alongside the exhibition, but its listing does not promise gallery access; LACMA’s regular schedule also lists Wednesday as a museum-closed day.
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The D Line stops at Wilshire/Fairfax across the street. Local 20 and Rapid 720 stop on Wilshire; Local 217 and 218 and Rapid 780 stop on Fairfax, within half a block of the museum.
LACMA lists the Pritzker Parking Garage on Sixth Street, east of Fairfax, as open daily from 5 am to 10 pm. The listed flat rate is $24; parking is first-come, first-served, with no advance reservations.
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5905 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
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Event, planning and background information checked 2026-11-03 against the linked sources.