Discover the architecture and art shaping the future of Los Angeles.
Join architecture expert Clifford Pearson for an insider’s look at Los Angeles. Discover a range of architectural achievements, from iconic mid-century homes and historic landmarks to visionary museums and contemporary architecture shaping the city today, including the newly opened Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Exposition Park.
Visit the newly opened David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and explore the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to take in the museum’s architecture, exhibitions devoted to the art and history of filmmaking, and views across Los Angeles.
Enter The Broad before public opening hours for private access to its contemporary art collection and distinctive “veil-and-vault” architecture, then tour the nearby Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, designed by Spanish architect Rafael Moneo. Continue to the historic Bradbury Building, made famous in Blade Runner, and known for its light-filled central court, open-cage elevators, marble staircases, and ornate ironwork.
Discover how Los Angeles continues to reinvent its public and cultural spaces, from the Getty Villa to UCLA’s evolving architecture and the Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden at UCLA. Travel to Malibu to explore the historic Adamson House, celebrated for its distinctive Malibu Potteries tilework, and continue to Santa Monica for time at Bergamot Station Arts Center, a former railroad station transformed into a nearly five-acre arts complex with galleries and other cultural spaces.
Enjoy special access to architecturally significant private residences in Los Angeles, from historic neighborhoods to the Hollywood Hills. These homes offer insight into the visions of pioneering architects and the efforts to preserve their distinctive designs.
Throughout the journey, Clifford Pearson offers a deeper understanding of the people, ideas, and architectural movements that have shaped Los Angeles, revealing a city where the past and future are constantly in conversation.
Highlights
- Explore iconic Los Angeles architecture, including the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art with an architect from MAD, the firm behind its 300,000-square-foot design.
- Discover groundbreaking museums and cultural spaces, from Renzo Piano’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to Peter Zumthor’s new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).
- Step inside architectural landmarks, including the historic Bradbury Building, made famous in Blade Runner, and explore the city’s evolving public spaces and architecture.
- Enter The Broad before public opening hours for private access to its contemporary art collection and distinctive “veil-and-vault” architecture.
- Explore Southern California’s architectural heritage, from UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden to Malibu’s beautifully preserved Adamson House and its distinctive Malibu Potteries tilework.
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