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The 1970s are the “missing years” of L.A.’s architectural history. A reappraisal. More»
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Echo Park in 1895: Snow-capped peaks in the distance and rolling countryside all around
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Posted in Architecture and Design, Behind the Scenes, Getty Research Institute, Voices
Getty Voices: Our L.A.
My L.A.: My life mapped on the landscape.
Did you walk through Overdrive and see part of your story? What are your junctions of place and history? What buildings reflect a bit of who you are? More»
Posted in Architecture and Design
Finding Beauty in L.A.’s Visual Clutter
But is it architecture? The palimpsests at street level better fit a community definition of architecture than the skyscrapers behind, says Greg Goldin. Photo: S. Broadway by Xavier de Jauréguiberry on Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Hulking public works and messy storefronts are the essence of L.A. architecture. Here’s why you should love them. More»
Posted in Architecture and Design
Long Live Tiki, the Whimsical Soul of Midcentury Modern
© Ed Ruscha
Tiki is the style that refuses to die, and its endurance tells us something about Southern California design. More»
Posted in Architecture and Design, Exhibitions and Installations
Explore “Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A.” on Newly Launched Website
Courtesy of and © Michael Light and Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica
Browse around L.A. faster than freeway travel (as if freeway travel is ever speedy). “Pacific Standard Time Presents” website sets new sights on how our city was made Modern. More»
Posted in Architecture and Design, Exhibitions and Installations, Getty Foundation, Philanthropy
L.A.’s Modern Architecture Gets Its Due with “Pacific Standard Time Presents”
Taking one’s own city for granted is perhaps not uncommon, but next spring Angelenos will have a fresh lens through which to reconsider our recent past with Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. Announced just a few weeks… More»
Posted in Architecture and Design, Conservation, Getty Conservation Institute
Modern Architecture Under the Conservation Microscope
Schindler House (Los Angeles, Calif.), interior, 1987. © J. Paul Getty Trust. Used with permission. Julius Shulman Photography Archive, Research Library at the Getty Research Institute
Despite the increased recognition that works of modern architecture such as the Sydney Opera House, Le Corbusier’s Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut in Ronchamp, France, or Mies Van der Rohe’s IIT College of Architecture campus are culturally significant and… More»
