Modern Prefab Cabins for California State Parks
Students dream up modular structures for camping around California parklands.
Snag This Midcentury Stunner in Southern California For $799K
Long stretches of glass and sunny courtyard spaces characterize this modernist treasure, which was once photographed by the...
An Architect’s Remembrance of the Great Ray Kappe
William Hogan recounts the stroke of luck that introduced him to the renowned architect and SCI-Arc founder, and the profound...
Meet the George Nelson Associate Who Designed the Dunkin’ Donuts Logo
The industrial designer and Pratt Institute graduate teaches at her alma mater, instilling midcentury rigor in the creators of...
A Marvelous Steel-and-Glass Midcentury Asks $5 Million in Los Angeles
Built by local modernist architect Bernard Zimmerman for celebrity clothier Leland Zeidler, the 4,400-square-foot home features...
Ray Kappe’s Multilevel House in Los Angeles
The legendary California modernist built a home for his family deep inside a Pacific Palisades canyon back in 1967, and the...
Turrell Skyspace Opens
If you ever wondered where architecture and art intersect, look no further than one of James Turrell's "skyspace" installations.
My Dad, Richard Neutra, Through the Lens of a Landmark Psychological Study
The legendary architect’s youngest son examines his father’s internal architecture, weighing the findings from a 1958 UC Berkeley...
Shulman Print to Support VDL
Last week I went to visit Richard Neutra's 1938 Schiff house to hear his son Raymond talk about his career.
Iconic Perspectives: Richard Neutra's VDL Studio & Residences
When we were first welcomed into the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences in the L.A. neighborhood of Silver Lake, one of the first...
Step Inside Richard Neutra’s VDL House—From the Comfort of Your Computer
The National Historic Landmark and Los Angeles icon has a new website that includes a walkthrough of the architect’s...
Islands of LA
On my commute last week I noticed a sign posted on a traffic island declaring the narrow grassy strip an 'Island of LA Nat'l Park.
What Is…Googie? These Devoted Fans Will Tell You
Inside L.A.’s second Googie World Expo, a sold-out event for those passionate about the retro-futuristic, disappearing,...
The Midcentury-Modern Colored Tile Bathroom Is Back, Thank God
Please, won’t someone think of (saving) the bathrooms?
Tracking Sustainability in Architecture
A chat with William McDonough, Ray Kappe, Glen Small, and others on the history of sustainable architecture.