Tag: Frank Lloyd Wright
October 20, 2018 /

Frank Lloyd Wright in Hollywood

This is a small aspect of an architect’s life lived large — below is the exterior of another of the textile block houses that Frank Lloyd Wright designed in the Los Angeles area — there are four; the Millard House – otherwise known as La Miniatura, the Ennis House, the…

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September 12, 2017 /

The Oliver House — glass and sunshine and all those angles — designed by Rudolph Schindler

Completed in 1934, The Oliver House: Another view: The living room:
August 6, 2016 /

It’s a Frank Lloyd Wright! And bring an umbrella…

Hello kittens, I thought I’d show you this – La Miniatura – draped off in tarps against the weather. Talk about maintenance! The house was originally commissioned by a rare book dealer… Paper… Water… Paper… Anything wrong here? As a follow up to the previous post (in a round about…

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August 6, 2016 /

Cedric Gibbons – design genius – husband of the most beautiful woman in Hollywood – philanderer

November 2, 2015 /

“I am an eyewitness to the ways in which people relate to themselves and to each other, and my work is a way of scooping and ladling that experience.” Richard Neutra, architect, 1892-1970

July 21, 2015 /

Fashion designer Rick Owens is ready to tap L.A.’s gritty side again – LA Times

February 7, 2015 /

Lloyd Wright – Art Deco – The Taggert House

February 6, 2015 /

Lloyd Wright – architect – and a beautiful house of Ramon Navarro’s – who would be 116 today

July 23, 2014 /

Paul R. Williams, quintessential L.A. architect

Previously we talked about the Architect to the Stars, Mr. Paul Revere Williams, and recently I came across a photo of another Los Angeles landmark under construction: the Theme Building at LAX.  So, let’s start with a portrait of the architect, President of the Municipal Art Commission of Los Angeles…

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April 11, 2014 /

A billionaire who has not incurred the wrath of Vickie Lester, someone known for architectural restoration, not devastation…