Switched (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
We've seen a number of Lady Gaga mashups -- and while many have tickled us, we have now come to the geekiest of them all. Four typography-loving hipsters put together this hilarious cover of Lady Gaga's "Pokerface," paying homage to their favorite Neo-grotesque font: Neutraface . Apparently Neutraface, named after eminent Modernist architect Richard Neutra , is actually pronounced "noy-tra,"...
Grassroots Modern (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Here is a fascinating look into the life of Richard Neutra through the eyes of his grandson Justin Neutra and other friends, family and clients. Related posts:Richard PowersCoast Modern FilmFir interior doors? Related posts: Richard Powers Coast Modern Film Fir interior doors?
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
If you missed our first couple of sneak peeks, check them out here and here. At left is the map screen of Richard Neutra's House in Los Angeles. This view let's you see the tour stop in context, to help you find your way around. The yellow arrows to the left/right of the image allow you to advance through all tour stops. Finally, by tapping the badge image, you'll return to the main tour stop...
PrairieMod (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Alan Hess, author of several fantastic architectural books, will be giving a lecture December 3, 2009 on Frank Lloyd Wright and his one-time associate Richard Neutra as part of the Los Altos Neutra House Lecture Series. Follow the link for details.Image via Amazon.com
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
[Left image via Los Angeles Love Affair ; Right image via Los Angeles Music Week ] It was a spiritual day yesterday for the Cultural Heritage Commission. In addition to approving the Bethlehem Baptist Church , the Commission also voted to consider Historic-Cultural Monument status for "the Onion" in North Hills, known more formally as the Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society . The contoured...
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Tricky ad. You almost got us. This two-bedroom, one-bath near the reservoir in Silver Lake proclaims it is a Neutra apartment, which is technically true. But nowhere does it tell us which Neutra designed it. This one seems to be the work of Richard Neutra's son Dion , known as the Treetops Townhouse . Built in 1980, the complex has views of the reservoir and is built around a shared pool and spa....
De LaB (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
Yes, we know it's very Hollywood to say we're going on hiatus, and then never return, but in this case we mean it. Work, travel and other obligations mean October has gotten away from us, but we'll be back with another great event in November. In the meantime, enjoy our pics from September's Park[ing] Day on Facebook (psst, have you joined our group yet') and check out some of these other great events...
In Theaters This Week (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Starring Frances Anderton, Tom Ford, Frank O. Gehry, Recardo Legorreta, Kelly Lynch, Leo Marmol, Judy McKee, Raymond Richard Neutra, Jergen Nogai, Edward Ruscha
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Billed as the last remaining home in the San Fernando Valley designed by architect Richard Neutra (a dubious claim; more here ), this two-bedroom, two-bath home on Ridgway Road hit the market back in August for $1.495 million. The lure of the last Neutra is not causing a stampede of buyers and so the home drops to $1.2 million. Head this way for more photos and haggling in the comment section. . ·...
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
The MAK Center's Fall Home Tour took place over the weekend, so all week we'll be highlighting houses from the event, which centered around Los Feliz and Silver Lake. "> " style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;"> Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Next up on the tour, two houses by Harwell Hamilton Harris (a guy with a name that sound like a law firm),...
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
"> " style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;"> Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Along with about 600 other Angelenos, Curbed attended yesterday's MAK Center annual fundraiser architecture tour and spent the day navigating Silver Lake's narrow streets. First stop: Architect Rudolph Schindler's 1925 How House . Unfortunately, only exterior photos were...
Curbed LA (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Once upon a time, architect Richard Neutra had designed plans for public housing in Chavez Ravine . Instead Los Angeles got Dodger Stadium and assistant director of the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Frank Wilkinson, got nine months in federal prison for defending the public housing plan. But imagine if Neutra's plan was actually built. If someone built an iPhone app similar to the...
The ArchitectsNewspaper Blog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
In the first months of The Architect’s Newspaper, more than five years ago, we were preparing a story on the possible demolition of a Richard Neutra house in Los Angeles. We figured that Julius Shulman, the famed photograper and chronicler of modern California, would have an image of the project. At the time, I called [...]
modern (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
For those of you who watch TV, Martha Stewart's show today is about her trip to Palm Springs where she visits "many of the important houses by a representative group of noted Palm Springs architects, including William Cody, Albert Frey, John Lautner, and Richard Neutra. The majority of the houses have been well maintained, beautifully restored, and furnished primarily with appropriate furniture,...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Homes designed by big names such as Richard Neutra and Frank Lloyd Wright rarely hit the market. But the housing market slide has changed that. Frank Lloyd Wright's Ennis House in Los Feliz stands as the largest example of his "textile block" style using patterned concrete. Richard Neutra's Singleton House artfully integrates a modernist structure with its natural setting. John Lautner's...
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