The Modern Architecture of
Los Angeles
Stimson House, Carroll H. Brown (1891)
Stimson House by Carroll H. Brown © Los Angeles CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Gamble House, Greene and Greene (1908)
Gamble House by Greene & Greene © Cullen328 CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Harold-Examiner Building, Julia Morgan (1914)
Harold-Examiner Building by Julia Morgan © Keizers CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Hollyhock House, Frank Lloyd Wright (1921)
Hollyhock House by Frank Lloyd Wright © Teemu008 CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Biltmore Hotel, Schultze and Weaver (1923)
Biltmore Hotel, Schultze & Weaver © Chris Eason CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Ennis House, Frank Lloyd Wright (1925)
Ennis House by Frank Lloyd Wright © Edward Stojakovic CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Los Angeles Central Library, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (1926)
Los Angeles Central Library by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue © Mike Jiroch CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Bullocks Wilshire, John and Donald B. Parkinson (1929)
Bullocks Wilshire by Parkinson & Parkinson © Cordera23 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lovell House, Richard Neutra (1929)
Lovell House by Richard Neutra © Los Angeles CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Eastern Columbia Building, Claud Beelman (1930)
Eastern Columbia Building by Claud Beelman © Mike Jiroch CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Coca-Cola Building, Robert V. Derrah (1939)
Coca-Cola Building by Robert V. Derrah © Cbl62 CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Eames House, Charles and Ray Eames (1949)
Eames House by Eames & Eames © Edward Stojakovic CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Capitol Records, Welton Becket (1955-1956)
Capitol Records by Welton Becket photo by Carol M Highsmith (Public Domain) via Wikimedia Commons
LAX Theme Building, Paul Williams, William Pereira, and Welton Becket (1961)
LAX Theme Building by Paul R. Williams © Eric Salard CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Neutra VDL Research House, Richard Neutra (1964)
VDL Research House by Richard Neutra © Cordera23 CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
US Bank Tower, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (1989)
US Bank Tower by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners © Brion L Vibber CC BY SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Chiat/Day Building, Frank Gehry (1991)
Chiat/Day Building by Frank Gehry © YaGeek CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, José Rafael Moneo (2002)
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by José Rafael Moneo © David Castor (public domain) via Wikimedia Commons
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Frank Gehry (2003)
Walt Disney Concert Hall by Frank Gehry © Geographer CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons
Pacific Design Center, Cesar Pelli (2013)
Pacific Design Center by Cesar Pelli © Brion L Vibber CC BY-SA 1.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Diller Scofidio + Renfro (2015)
The Broad Museum, Diller Scofidio + Renfro © Eric Garcetti CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
May Company Department Store Renovations, The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Renzo Piano (2020)
May Company Department Store Renovations by Renzo Piano © Downtowngal CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Other Notable Projects in Los Angeles
Bradbury Building, Sumner P. Hunt and George H. Wyman (1893)
Case Study House #22, Pierre Koenig (1959)
Getty Center, Richard Meier (1997)
Sheats Goldstein Residence, John Lautner (1963)
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