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Posted in Architecture and Design, Conservation, Getty Conservation Institute

HistoricPlacesLA Catalogues Over 25,000 of L.A.’s Most Significant Buildings and Sites

By Ken Bernstein | Published: February 24, 2015
North Broadway-Buena Vista Street Bridge
North Broadway-Buena Vista Street Bridge

Explore Los Angeles history online with HistoricPlacesLA. More»

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Posted in Architecture and Design, Education, J. Paul Getty Museum

Are We Living in a Barrier-Industrial Complex?

By Annelisa Stephan | Published: December 8, 2014
Gilo #1 / Miki Kratsman
Courtesy of and © Miki Kratsman

The art and politics of border walls. More»

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Posted in Architecture and Design, Getty Foundation

Getty Foundation Announces “Keeping It Modern”

By Antoine Wilmering | Published: September 18, 2014
Keeping it Modern / A Getty Foundation initiative to conserve 20th-century architecture

A new initiative focuses on advancing the conservation of modern architecture. More»

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Posted in Behind the Scenes, Conservation, Getty Conservation Institute

Ksours and Kasbahs

By Benjamin Marcus | Published: August 7, 2014
Detail of a wall painting in the Residence of the Caid, Kasbah Taourit, Ouarzazate, Morocco
Detail of a wall painting in the Residence of the Caid, Kasbah Taourit, Ouarzazate, Morocco

One of Africa’s most important sites of earthen architecture is the focus of an international conservation project. More»

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Posted in Exhibitions and Installations, Getty Center, J. Paul Getty Museum

Be a Part of “Fuzzy Grids II”

By Rebecca Edwards | Published: July 15, 2014
A family builds Fuzzy Grids II at the Getty Center
Building "Fuzzy Grids II" at the Getty Center

Be a part of an oversize living artwork at the Getty Center. More»

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Posted in Architecture and Design, Getty Research Institute, Research

Treasures from the Vault: The Ada Louise Huxtable Archive

By Laura Schroffel | Published: May 23, 2014
Portrait of Ada Louise Huxtable, 1970s
Photograph by L. Garth Huxtable

Inside the archive of one of the greatest 20th-century writers on architecture. More»

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Posted in Architecture and Design, Art, Exhibitions and Installations, Getty Research Institute

10 Features of L.A.’s Union Station Not to Miss

By Sarah Waldorf | Published: April 26, 2014
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The top ten hidden design gems of L.A.’s Union Station. More»

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Posted in Art, Gardens and Architecture, Getty Center

Miniature Getty Center Opens in Philadelphia

By Annelisa Stephan | Published: February 27, 2014
Landscape architect's rendering of the Getty Center display at the Philadelphia Flower Show
Landscape architect's rendering of the mini-Getty. Courtesy of Burke Brothers Landscape Design/Build

A landscape designer creates a mini-Getty Center in flowers. More»

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Posted in Architecture and Design, Art

Architecture as Art in Culver City

By Maureen McGlynn | Published: December 16, 2013
BeehiveHoriz

“Public art can contribute to defining a city’s identity and to unifying its vision,” and buildings contribute to this identity too! More»

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Posted in Architecture and Design, Getty Research Institute, Photographs, Film, and Video

Dynamic L.A.: Images from the Julius Shulman Photography Archive Now Available

By Laura Schroffel | Published: November 25, 2013
Julius Shulman photographing Case Study House no. 22, West Hollywood, 1960
Julius Shulman photographing Case Study House no. 22, West Hollywood, 1960. Julius Shulman photography archive. The Getty Research Institute, 2004.R.10

6,500 newly digitized images depict the development of Los Angeles architecture across decades. More»

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      HistoricPlacesLA just launched! 

      Explore over 25,000 L.A. buildings, historical sites, parks, neighborhoods, bridges, and more on HistoricPlacesLA.org, new from the City of Los Angeles in partnership with the Getty Conservation Institute.

      Learn about this new tool, the first of its kind in the U.S.

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      They are called the “Los Angeles Aqueduct Cascades”, here’s the record!

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