Architecture & Design
Stories about architecture, design, historic preservation, and the built environment
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If Walls Could Talk
Conserving buildings central to African American history—including the safe havens listed in a guidebook for Black travelers—tells a fuller, more honest American story
Turning a Vision of Getty's Future into Reality
Executive vice president of Finance and Operations Pierre Ouillet shares a glimpse of his past as an aerospace engineer and a peek into the future of Getty
Ray Kappe’s Monumental Fireplace, from House Feature to Historic Artwork
Artist Evan Curtis Charles Hall tells the story of the now-lost Erdley House and its innovative, midcentury fireplace and chimney—which survived the Palisades Fire
Take a Walking Tour of Downtown Los Angeles’s Iconic Architecture
How many of these landmarks have you seen?
Inside a Modernist Beacon in Koreatown
A Getty grant is helping a historic church designed by “Hollywood’s architect” to better serve its community
Right Hand Man
How Frank Gehry’s sketching practice lent a musicality to his buildings
Three Major Los Angeles Art Institutions Celebrate Paul R. Williams
Getty, LACMA, and USC Fisher Museum of Art present a landmark, multi-site exhibition series honoring the life and work of groundbreaking architect Paul R. Williams.
Take a Paul R. Williams Tour of Palm Springs
You can still visit four of the pioneering architect’s buildings today
El arte postal se apodera del mundo
Cómo las latinas y los latinos lideraron una revolución por correo
Mail Art Takes On the World
How Latinx and Latin American women led a revolution by mail