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‘Live documentary’ examines architect R Buckminster Fuller

by Elijah Chiland Oct 30, 2016, 5:10pm PDT

In a one-night-only performance at Skirball Cultural Center, director Sam Green and Yo La Tengo will perform Green's live film on the visionary Buckminster Fuller. Curbed asked Green and Yo La Tengo guitarist Ira Kaplan about the project.

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Glamorous estate by the king of Hollywood Regency asking $8.85M

by Pauline O'Connor Oct 26, 2016, 7:58pm PDT

Designed by John Elgin Woolf in 1954, this refined residence between Sunset and Doheny in Beverly Hills boasts four bedrooms, five baths, impressive public spaces, and a regulation-size tennis court.

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Megamansion architect uses slavery as defense of megamansions

by Jenna Chandler Oct 26, 2016, 4:16pm PDT

Richard Landry, the LA-based architect who builds over-the-top houses with absurd amenities, is the subject of a new profile, wherein he talks cluelessly about income inequality.

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Neutra’s Kronish House restored to midcentury modern glory

by Elijah Chiland Oct 6, 2016, 1:37pm PDT

Nearly doomed to the wrecking ball, Richard Neutra's 1954 Kronish House was saved at the last minute back in 2011. Now, it's been fully restored, and it's looking better than ever. It even just won a prestigious landscaping award.

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Long Beach's midcentury modern tour will showcase 9 era-defining homes

by Pauline O'Connor Oct 3, 2016, 8:38am PDT

On October 15, nine homes will open their doors to the public in an event to benefit an upcoming exhibition on influential furniture dealer Frank Bros. The store’s sophisticated offerings made it a magnet for architects and decorators.

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Schindler's Kallis-Sharlin House asking $2.85M

by Pauline O'Connor Sep 25, 2016, 3:54pm PDT

Integrated into its hillside lot in the Cahuenga Pass, the multi-level modern was built in 1946 for artist and Universal Studios art director Mischa Kallis, and features four bedrooms, three baths, original built-in furniture and panoramic views.

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Winsome 1940s Farmhouse by Gerard Colcord asking $850K

by Pauline O'Connor Sep 14, 2016, 6:01pm PDT

The gifted architect designed the three-bedroom home, located on a 14,848-square-foot lot in Chevy Chase Canyon, for his sister Eunice and her family. It features custom woodwork, built-in shelving, and numerous fireplaces.

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Architect of LA’s tallest building says he didn’t intend for it be the tallest

by Jenna Chandler Sep 14, 2016, 9:22am PDT

Wilshire Grand's architect Christopher Martin says clinching the title of tallest building wasn’t important to him "at all."

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See these modernist gems in next month's MAK tour

by Pauline O'Connor Sep 6, 2016, 7:38am PDT

Siip on a pair of those sexy blue booties! This fall's tour offers up-close looks at nine notable homes in Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Mt. Washington designed by John Lautner, Harwell Hamilton Harris, RM Schindler, Gregory Ain, and James DeLong

The story of Malibu's spectacular first beach house

by Hadley Meares Aug 25, 2016, 10:00am PDT

In the days when their family owned all of Malibu, an heiress and a wannabe cowboy built themselves a seaside mansion covered in spectacular tilework. Malibu was eventually sold off piece by piece, but the Adamson House still stands.

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Landmark modern by Gregory Ain asking $1.8M

by Pauline O'Connor Aug 21, 2016, 3:27pm PDT

One of the master architect's earliest solo projects, the Anselem A. Ernst House was built atop a hillside lot in the Los Feliz Oaks in 1937. The three-bedroom, two-bath home features walls of glass, a dual-level fireplace, and spectacular views.

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See the latest images of Peter Zumthor’s LACMA redesign

by Bianca Barragan Aug 4, 2016, 5:45pm PDT

As the museum readies to begin the environmental impact report process for its big new redesign, it’s launched a website with shiny new renderings and up-to-date information on this much anticipated project.

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5 high-dollar LA homes with sick pools

by Jenna Chandler Jun 28, 2016, 1:53pm PDT

From pools perched above the Sunset Strip to ones that appear to flow right into the ocean, here are properties for sale right now in Los Angeles that will make sunbathers jealous.

John Lautner’s famed Palm Spring house finds a buyer

by Bianca Barragan Jun 22, 2016, 12:52pm PDT

One of Palm Springs' best-known Modernist houses, the Elrod House, finally finds a buyer. An indoor-outdoor pool flows into the hillside house's living room, where the ceiling is a concrete dome connected to walls of retractable curved glass.

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What’s the ugliest building in Los Angeles?

by Jenna Chandler Jun 17, 2016, 1:31pm PDT

Go ahead, tell us how you really feel.

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Primed for a comeback: 1930s fixer in Palm Springs

by Pauline O'Connor Jun 11, 2016, 8:01pm PDT

Following decades of neglect, the 10-bedroom villa, built for Singer sewing machine heir Arthur Bourne, is being restored by preservation-minded development firm ReInhabit. So far, it has cleared away more than 90,000 pounds of debris.

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What comes after midcentury modern?

by Kate Losse Jun 9, 2016, 10:00am PDT

Palm Springs is famous for the midcentury modern design that has become ubiquitous in the last decade, but the city is spurring a new design trend as it embraces its brutalist treasures of the 1970s. How long until we all have concrete coffee tables?

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Cliff May's Brentwood Masterpiece Asking $16M

by Pauline O'Connor May 14, 2016, 4:50pm PDT

Occupying a 1.45-acre lot on private Oakmont Drive, the 1938 hacienda comes with four bedrooms, five baths, pool, paddle tennis court, and a bit of Hollywood history. It was was constructed by a team of master craftsmen in 1939.

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LACMA's Peter Zumthor Redesign is Actually Moving

by Jeff Wattenhofer Apr 28, 2016, 2:47pm PDT

Two donors have just contributed $75 million to LACMA's huge renovation project, putting it nearly halfway toward its $600-million goal. Meanwhile, the designs are headed toward a review process, with groundbreaking planned for 2018.

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Lloyd Wright's Derby House Sells for $2.3 Million

by Bianca Barragan Apr 22, 2016, 11:59am PDT

The Glendale house showcases cool textile blocks—a favorite of Lloyd Wright's father, Frank Lloyd Wright—that really drive home the Mayan influence on the residence. The new owners are art collectors who intend to do a thorough restoration.

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John Lautner's Elrod House in Palm Springs Wants $10.5M

by Jeff Wattenhofer Apr 11, 2016, 4:17pm PDT

The Palm Springs Modernist masterpiece is back for $3.4 million less than its last list price. The house has a circular living room and fame for its role in the James Bond film Diamonds are Forever.

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Handsome Supportive Housing Opens in Westlake

by Bianca Barragan Apr 11, 2016, 1:49pm PDT

This lovely building holds 52 apartments for formerly homeless veterans and disabled people. The complex has gardens, courtyards, and on-site support services to help the tenants, and is expected to receive LEED Gold certification.

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Dreamy Streamline Moderne Apartment is up for Rent

by Pauline O'Connor Apr 3, 2016, 11:00am PDT

Now up for grabs is a one-bedroom apartment in Hancock Park's landmark Mauretania complex, designed by Milton Black in 1934. The top-floor unit features hardwood floors, crown moldings, a private deck, vintage tile, and two circular dining areas.

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Retro Instagram: Unusual New Views of Modernist Gems

by Bianca Barragan Mar 30, 2016, 12:18pm PDT

USC Digital Libraries has digitized more than 1,300 photos of Modernist masterpieces shot from unconventional angles. The images form what one could "imagine an architecturally inclined Instagram feed from the 1950s and 1960s would look like."

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First Look at Big Aquarium of the Pacific Expansion

by Adrian Glick Kudler Mar 24, 2016, 11:03am PDT

The Long Beach aquarium announced a big, undulating expansion yesterday, revealing plans for a new wing they're calling Pacific Visions. The 29,000-square-foot addition will include a number of flashy components, including an immersive theater.

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Parabolic Property by Fritz Haeg Now up for Rent

by Pauline O'Connor Mar 19, 2016, 8:03pm PDT

Originally a 1920s Spanish duplex, the heavily revamped house has been featured in the New York Times.

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Check Out these Architect-Designed Cat Shelters

by Elijah Chiland Mar 17, 2016, 7:40pm PDT

A recent fundraiser for homeless cats brought some of the most prestigious architectural firms in the city into competition to design a new kind of cat shelter. Celebrities also joined in the fun, decorating cat bowls now up for auction.

Lloyd Wright's Calori House Updated, Up For Sale

by Bianca Barragan Mar 1, 2016, 5:36pm PST

The Glendale house is now fully decked out with smart tech and marble bathrooms.

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Allyn E. Morris's Bubeck Residence Lists For $1.4M

by Pauline O'Connor Feb 28, 2016, 11:51pm PST

The glassy Glassell Park modern has a cantilevered fireplace, an atrium, and turquoise toilets.

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Barely SFW Rap Video is Amazing Architectural Tour

by Adrian Glick Kudler Feb 26, 2016, 3:08pm PST

This rap video is actually one of the best tours of the Sheats-Goldstein House you could get.

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A Complete Guide to LACMA's First Piece of Architecture, the Most Spectacular House in Los Angeles

by Adrian Glick Kudler Feb 17, 2016, 1:57pm PST

This morning, the LA County Museum of Art announced its first-ever architecture acquisition: the Sheats-Goldstein House high in the hills of Beverly Crest, designed by John Lautner and owned and loved for decades (and now promised to the museum)...

A Resident Expert's Guide to West Adams, Los Angeles's Neighborhood of the Year

by Bianca Barragan Jan 12, 2016, 12:30pm PST

The People's Guide takes a page from Curbed SF and offers tours of LA's neighborhoods, led by loyal readers, favorite bloggers, and other luminaries of our choosing. We kick off Curbed LA's inaugural episode by welcoming a resident of the Curbed...

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