It’s very easy to turn a staycation into a mini-architecture field trip! This one was designed around a stay at the Century Plaza Hotel designed by Minoru Yamasaki. There were many other noteworthy architectural buildings near the hotel including the iconic Century Towers, also by Yamasaki.

Architecture Field Trip - Loyola Marymount Campus

This week I had an airport drop off for family members leaving from LAX. As I would be in the airport area mid-morning, I decided to head to the Loyola Marymount University Westchester campus nearby for a quick “archi-tour”.

Museum Monday - The Getty 2023

It was a spur of the moment decision to visit The Getty last week, tempted by a teaser for the Sheila Metzner: From Life exhibit. Once there, there were other artful bonuses…

art, los angeles, museums, photography, Westside LACarol ChinNovember 15, 2023musuem, art, architecture, thegetty, photographyComment

Architecture Fieldtrip - Culver City

There’s something about the number 3 for me :-) The Culver City 3 in this post include a fanciful high school auditorium, an former Art Deco Bakery and a pair of mid-century apartment building neighbors.

architecture, field trip, culver city, art deco, mid-century, modernist, Westside LACarol ChinMay 19, 2023mid-century, art decoComment

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