SHLTR Talks: Spotlight Series – Leo Marmol, FAIA

Name: SHLTR Talks: Spotlight Series – Leo Marmol, FAIA
Start: 2025-10-28T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-28T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Center for Architecture + Design

October 28, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Center for Architecture + Design

SHLTR Talks: Spotlight Series

Spotlight gathers an exceptional roster of architects, interior designers, and makers shaping the Bay Area’s creative identity. Each evening pairs a visual presentation of recent work with an intimate conversation led by SHLTR Editor-in-Chief Zahid Sardar. SHLTR is excited to announce the first of the Spotlight talks:

ACCLAIMED ARCHITECT LEO MARMOL, FAIA, Managing Partner, Marmol Radziner

Restoration as Innovation: Building on the Legacy of Mid-Century Masters

From Hank Schubart’s Jackson House to Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann House, architect Leo Marmol’s projects reveal how restoration can be a lower-carbon, higher-impact alternative to new construction. In conversation with Zahid Sardar, Marmol will also address the consequences of preservation in cities like San Francisco.

About SHLTR
SHLTR™ is a bold new design publication conceived and led by Zahid Sardar, inspired by Bucky Fuller’s 1930s magazine, SHELTER. Championing design innovation from the San Francisco Bay Area, SHLTR launched this year as a monthly online newsletter, a bi-monthly digital flip-book, and a planned print edition later in 2026. As the first all-encompassing regional design platform, SHLTR™ spans architecture, interiors, landscape, craft, technology, and AI-driven creativity — reaching a global audience. Produced by Shelter.Partners, LLC, in alliance with the Center for Architecture + Design, SHLTR extends beyond the page with events, podcasts, and talks. Visit shltr-mag.com and follow @shltr_mag.

All ticket sales will benefit the Center for Architecture + Design.

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Speakers

Zahid Sardar

Zahid Sardar is a renowned design editor, writer, and curator, formerly the architecture and design editor of the San Francisco Chronicle Sunday Magazine for nearly two decades. He was the founding Editor-in-Chief of Spaces magazine and his work can be found in publications such as The New York Times, Dwell, Metropolis, Cultured, Interior Design, and more. His books include San Francisco Modern, West Coast Modern, and In & Out of Paris: Gardens of Secret Delights. He has taught design history at California College of the Arts and curated international design exhibitions, including Hands Off: New Dutch Design. Follow @zahidsardardesign

Leo Marmol, FAIA

Leo Marmol, FAIA, is Managing Partner of Marmol Radziner, the design-build firm he co-founded with Ron Radziner in 1989. With offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, the practice integrates architecture, construction, interiors, landscape, and fabrication. Known for restoring modernist landmarks such as Richard Neutra’s Kaufmann House and works by Albert Frey, R.M. Schindler, and John Lautner, recent projects include a Beverly Hills mixed-use complex with the historic Saks Fifth Avenue building and the restoration of William Pereira’s Firestone estate. Marmol holds a Bachelor of Architecture with a Minor in Philosophy from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.