La Vardera is Nice Modernist
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Marshall Mayer
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Greg La Vardera, online in many modernist forums including LiveModern, is being honored by Dwell Magazine this evening as a Nice Modernist.
Dwell is hosting their 2nd annual Nice Modernist Awards at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The Nice Modernist award is presented in each issue of Dwell to honor someone who has "done something nice." Greg was the featured Nice Modernist in the July/August 2003 issue for his tireless efforts to help people on the Dwell message boards.
For those of us that can't be present in Los Angeles, a heart-felt CONGRATULATIONS! to Greg. You've toiled in the field for years, and planted many seeds to grow our field. It would have been great to see your accomplishments celebrated in Los Angeles.
(If you are a member of LiveModern, feel free to add your own comment about Greg's award below.)
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It couldn't happen to a nicer guy. It was just ten months ago that I first stumbled into the Dwell magazine forums while searching the net to see if anyone else had the same crazy idea I was thinking of; i.e., to create and market modernist home plans. It was to my great surprise and delight that I found a whole world of enthusiastic people from all walks of life. But the most influencial among them was Greg Lavardera, and he has been instrumental in helping me to get my own effort started. Greg has been a true inspiration, not only to me, but to everyone on the Dwell boards. His enthusiasm, his easy-going and even-tempered nature, and the depth and breadth of his knowledge and professionalism has served as an example for all to follow. I can't think of anyone who deserves this award more, or who so well fits the title "Nice Modernist." Congratulations, Greg.