Architecture Travel Guide: Los Angeles
From Art Deco dreams to Case Study cool–this is your guide to the forms, faces, and places that define L.A.
Overview
Known for Hollywood and freeways, Los Angeles is so much more. It’s an architectural city, though some on the east coast might argue that. Here, classical Spanish Colonial Revival sits side by side with sleek mid-century modern. Where Googie diners beam with retro-futurist flair across the street from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Mayan Revival homes. Los Angeles is everything that is great and bad about architecture. It’s crass, commercial, elegant, and like the city, full of vitality and diversity. Whatever style you love, Los Angeles has it, and it’s probably the best example of that style.
Must-See Architecture in Los Angeles
Discover some of LA’s most important works of architecture to build your own itinerary.
- Walt Disney Concert Hall, 2003
- Bradbury Building, 1893
- Stahl House, 1960
- Hollyhock House, 1925
- The Getty Center, 1997
- The Broad, 2015
- Griffith Observatory, 1935
- Capitol Records Building, 1956
- LA City Hall, 1928
- Union Station, 1939
- Eastern Columbia Building, 1930
- Neutra VDL Studio & Residences
- Schindler House, 1922
- Eames House, 1949
- Lovell Health House
- Millard House
- Bonaventure Hotel, 1977
- LA Music Center, 1964
- Television City, 1952
- Century Plaza Hotel, 1966
- LAX Theme Building, 1961
Audio Tours
Hear the stories behind the buildings as you navigate through the streets of Los Angeles.
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