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Best known for his residential projects with Hollywood's elite, Paul R. Williams nevertheless sought to provide affordable design to L.A.'s growing population.
Paul R. Williams not only worked on high-end design, he also worked on civic projects that carry his signature style.
In the early post-1945 period, California served as the emblem of the American dream, the ideal of modernity and purveyor of modernism, which it broadcast to the nation and larger world. Did it manage to live up to its promise?
Paul Revere Williams is known as an architect to the stars, one of the first African Americans who achieved stature in a racially divided profession, but he also created civic works that spoke to the legacy he wanted to leave behind.
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Homelessness is a growing problem in Los Angeles.
Slated to open in 2021, the Thom Mayne-designed building has been more than a decade coming. But it looks worth the wait.
An east Hollywood landmark designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is added to the list of UNESCO sites.
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Neil Fujita's bold works, filled with life and vigor animated milestone jazz albums and book covers, illustrating the music of such greats as Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck. His influence is seen in music and also in Hollywood cinema.
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Known as the “weaver’s weaver,” artist Kay Sekimachi is a pioneer in the textile arts.
In the history of Edith and Brian Heath’s namesake company, Edith’s outsized, creative, visionary legacy often takes center stage. But Brian’s skills as a mechanical engineer and business manager were equally crucial to the company’s enduring success.
Heath Ceramics is a hallmark of mid-century modern design. See a visual timeline of the company's pivotal moments using many rare photos.
A masterwork of organic architecture by a virtually forgotten 1920s Palm Springs architect, R. Lee Miller, the Araby Rock houses could be mistaken for the Shire from "Lord of the Rings," and over the years, it has attracted its own vivid residents.