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No good photo can be found of Dr. Philip Lovell, but his Lovell Health house signaled the start of Richard Neutra's storied career and the intricate relationship of California's love affair with health seekers. Who is the man that put his faith in Neutra?
Cultural historian and co-author of the seminal, “An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles,” Robert Winter has died at the age of 94. His passing has left many in this vast, complicated city saddened.
For the Fantasyland episode, I met an Imagineer, sat down with the director of the Walt Disney Archives and went through photos of Universal's original studio tour. We also visited the restaurant that inspired Walt Disney's fantasy theme.
The benign climate of Los Angeles, the excellent highways, the desire to escape into an alternate reality and the skills of Hollywood designers were material causes of our architecture of fakery, informing how donuts, ice cream and pianos were sold.
Choreography and movement, engineering and the environment, and biology and architecture might have more to do with the concept of the body than we realize. UCLA professors Susan Foster, Jennifer Jay, Tracy Johnson, and Greg Lynn discuss "What is a Body?"
In this 2005 interview, Julius Shulman explains how the people who lived in buildings gave purpose and meaning to the idea of home.
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Los Angeles has long been the place where you can imagine something — a time period, a location, ordinary or exotic, real or fantasy — and build it. It’s a tradition that dates back to the 1910s and 1920s, when early filmmakers built huge, elaborately themed sets that often remained standing for months or years, inviting visitors to explore and to imagine being a part of the action. It found its fullest expression in nearby Anaheim, where Walt Disney’s Imagineers created the intricately themed, immersive experience that is Disneyland.
What do neuroscience, architecture, and visual art have to do with space? UCLA professors Dana Cuff, Andrea Ghez, Rodrigo Valenzuela, and Paul Weiss ponder "What is Space?"
Frank Lloyd Wright's interest in the Maya style was not an isolated case. The legendary architect's textile block houses cannot be understood independently of this wider phenomenon of cross-cultural appropriations.
Few architects have left such a lasting impression and legacy as Frank Lloyd Wright. His works dot across the United States. For the intrepid, here's a map of his works in California, including a few hidden gems.
When popular video game Minecraft mixes with Frank Lloyd Wright, you get Wrightcraft, a virtual walk through some of the architect's iconic projects.
The experimentation that defined Frank Lloyd Wright's career has left a legacy of preservation challenges in Los Angeles. It's up to true believers in the power of preservation to make sure these historic buildings survive.