1. Disney Concert Hall
It is impossible to speak of contemporary architecture in Los Angeles without talking about Frank Gehry’s masterpiece, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Even now, years after its…
Blackbirds by Barbara Bestor and LocalConstruct
For over a century now, Los Angeles’ solution to the problem of perpetual population influx has been to expand outward. The city has swollen and engulfed smaller communities…
The Petersen Museum’s Grand Redesign
The Petersen Automotive Museum on Los Angeles’ Miracle Mile has, since the early 1990s, been a destination for automotive enthusiasts the world over, but despite being the home to…
Historic Buildings That Define Los Angeles
By Luke Jones (originally posted to Flickr as Bradbury Hotel) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
1. Bradbury Building (304 W Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles) - The Bradbury…
Understated and Excellent
Porsche, long the arbiter timeless automotive design, has recently taken it upon themselves to seek out timeless design in other form factors. In this case they sat down to speak…
A national historic landmark and architectural treasure
Making the claim that Frank Lloyd Wright is the greatest American architect is about as daring as saying the weather in Los Angeles is “nice.”…