The Architecture of Los Angeles
From Los Angeles’ early Spanish colonial influences, seen in the iconic Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles, to the mid-20th century Modernist movements that brought about iconic structures like the Case Study Houses, Los Angeles boasts a multifaceted architectural heritage. Its sprawling cityscape features an array of architectural styles, including Art Deco gems like the Eastern Columbia Building, the futuristic designs of the Walt Disney Concert Hall by Frank Gehry, and the mid-century modernist homes of the Hollywood Hills.
Highlights of Los Angeles Architecture
Stimson House, Carroll H. Brown (1891)
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Bradbury Building, Sumner P. Hunt and George H. Wyman (1893)
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Gamble House, Greene and Greene (1908)
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Harold-Examiner Building, Julia Morgan (1914)
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Hollyhock House, Frank Lloyd Wright (1921)
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Biltmore Hotel, Schultze and Weaver (1923)
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Ennis House, Frank Lloyd Wright (1925)
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Los Angeles Central Library, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (1926)
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Bullocks Wilshire, John and Donald B. Parkinson (1929)
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Lovell House, Richard Neutra (1929)
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Eastern Columbia Building, Claud Beelman (1930)
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Coca-Cola Building, Robert V. Derrah (1939)
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Eames House, Charles and Ray Eames (1949)
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Capitol Records, Welton Becket (1955-1956)
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Case Study House #22, Pierre Koenig (1959)
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LAX Theme Building, Paul Williams, William Pereira, and Welton Becket (1961)
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Sheats Goldstein Residence, John Lautner (1963)
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Neutra VDL Research House, Richard Neutra (1964)
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US Bank Tower, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (1989)
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Binoculars Building (Google Venice, Chiat/Day Building), Frank Gehry (1991)
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Getty Center, Richard Meier (1997)
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, José Rafael Moneo (2002)
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Walt Disney Concert Hall, Frank Gehry (2003)
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Pacific Design Center, Cesar Pelli (2013)
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The Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Diller Scofidio + Renfro (2015)
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May Company Department Store Renovations (Saban Building), The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Renzo Piano (2020)
