The Getty Center Turns 15
Jim Cuno reflects on 15 years of the Getty Center and looks ahead to the future.
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architecture
L.A.’s Modern Architecture Gets Its Due with “Pacific Standard Time Presents”
Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A. presents exhibitions and events across the city.
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New SCI-Arc Media Archive Allows Forward-Oriented Institution to Look Back
A new online media archive offers conversations with makers and thinkers of our time.
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From Getty Intern to Arts Professional: Preservation Planner Edgar Garcia
A former intern reflects on his career beginnings at the Getty.
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Sears: Can an American Institution Return to Its Design Roots?
Inside the Karl Schneider archive at the Getty Research Institute.
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Modern Architecture Under the Conservation Microscope
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... Read More
Seeing the Villa Gardens in a Different Light
Long evenings and bright sun are taking the place of early dusks and sprinkling rains: spring is here. At the Getty Villa, the light... Read More
Unlocking the Secrets of an Ancient Fountain
Do you picture archaeological sites as dry, dusty piles of stones? Meet Peirene, an ancient Greek ruin so tantalizing that archaeologists have literally died... Read More
Treasures from the Vault: Ray Kappe, Green Architecture Pioneer and SCI-ARC Founder
Researchers interested in studying post-World War II architecture in Southern California will be excited to learn that a new archive is now fully catalogued... Read More
“The Photographer with the Soul of an Architect”: Lucien Hervé
Bridging the visions of Le Corbusier and Lucien Hervé.
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A Project of Seismic Proportions
As Californians, we are well aware of the damage that results from earthquakes, even in new buildings constructed with modern materials. But what happens... Read More
Painterly Urban Planning: Nikolaus Pevsner’s “Visual Planning and the Picturesque”
Nikolaus Pevsner (1902–1983) was one of the 20th century’s foremost historians of British architecture. Even today, tourists wander through the historic squares of England... Read More