A design lover’s guide to California
Our plane landed in LA at 6am the day before my birthday, and we hit the ground running in the design district of WeHo. First More …
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26 Best Things to Do in Los Angeles
The perfect mix of informal and ultra-pro, tours are led by Laura Massino Smith, a historian specializing in L.A.’s architectural marvels. The tours are small—only More …
The 15 Best Los Angeles Tours
Architecture buffs and design professionals should book ahead for this tour of the Silver Lake neighborhood. For two to three hours, you’ll view mid-century modern More …
Touring The Surprising Architecture of Los Angeles
In order to learn more about the architecture and history of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, we booked a tour of those cities (they’re municipalities More …
4 Sophisticated Alternatives to Hollywood Star Map Tours
As with the city’s cultural landscape, LA’s architecture scene offers something for every taste. Whether it’s mid-century modern, mission revival, art deco, or American craftsman More …
USModernist Radio talks with Laura Massino
Join host George Smart as the USModernist Radio talks with Laura Massino on Episode #74/Modernism East and West
Architectural Tour Of Hancock Park Area Of Los Angeles
If you ask most residents of central Los Angeles, they won’t be able to tell you exactly where Hancock Park is: “Near Koreatown, I think” More …
Architecture Tours L.A. : Our Review
Architecture Tours L.A. is the perfect mix of informal and ultra-pro. The tours are small—only five people can fit comfortably into the luxury van—which makes More …
Meet Laura Massino Smith of Architecture Tours L.A.
Today we’d like to introduce you to Laura Massino Smith. Thanks for sharing your story with us Laura. So, let’s start at the beginning and More …
The homes of Los Angeles’ (architectural) stars
by Claudia Zelevansky, CNN After World War II, Art & Architecture magazine launched a project called the Case Study House Program. The scheme, announced in More …