Historian + architect - Pierluigi Serraino, AIA has worked with the Monterey Design Conference over the last ten years to recognize historic California architects who have influenced design and the built profession through their work. Pierluigi Serraino. Ph.D. AIA, is a practicing architect and educator. He is an author of many books on architecture, including TASCHEN's Modernism Rediscovered, his articles and projects have appeared in Architectural Record, Perspecta, Global Architecture, A+U, and the Journal of Architectural Education. His latest book is The Modern Garden (Rizzoli, 2024).