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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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
Architectural Tour of the Artsy Los Angeles Neighborhood of Silver Lake
by Scott S. Smith “Los Angeles has the world’s most diverse architecture because people came here wanting to do what
7 Tours Unique to Los Angeles
by Emily Manthei An underrated treasure in Los Angeles is its unique architecture, from experimental Richard Neutra- and Frank Gehry-designed
What To Do in Southern California
by Alyssa Schwartz One of the best ways to travel back to those golden days of Charlie Chaplin and Errol
Architecture Is The Rising Star In Downtown Los Angeles
by Scott Smith “Los Angeles has the most diverse architecture of any American city because people from all over the
Postcard from LA: Johnny Depp rubs shoulders with a once-faded old dame
By Lindy Percival Massino points out evidence of this urban renewal during a five-hour tour run by the Peninsula Hotel
Hollywood’s Adventure In Architecture
By Steven S. Smith Architectural historian and author Laura Massino of Architecture Tours L.A. www.ArchitectureToursLA.com (323/464-7868) is working hard to
When in Los Angeles...
By Judy Colbert Laura Massino will lead you in a choice of six architectural tours of the city ranging from
Silver Lake tour shows off LA's bricolage of architectural styles
by Simmone Howell Our guide and driver is Laura Massino Smith, an art historian and ex-New Yorker who fell in
The Fresh Face of Downtown L.A.
By Rachel Will Photographs by Jessica Sample THE NEXT DAY I meet Laura Massino Smith for an architecture tour of
Destination Modernism
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Los Angeles: a guide for art lovers
  By Louise Levene The excellent Architecture Tours LA, run by the art historian Laura Massino, offers a crash course
A New Way to See L.A.
by Jim Skeen Los Angeles is a city of many very distinct neighborhoods. One way to get a very close
The City Through an Architect’s Eyes: Architecture Tours L.A.
Blog Entry Buildings stand as a city’s silent storytellers. They personify influences, cultural movements and history written across their facades.
Dates With My Wife Blog
Blog Entry This week we explore Hancock Park, rock out in Eagle Rock, do Shakespeare - Native American style, and
Klassiker der Moderne bewahrt
by Susanne L. Born Laura Massino Smith parkt vor dem Eames House mit den mächtigen Eukalyptusbäumen, deren fragile Äste die
Architecture en Californie
by Nicolas Berube L’édifice le plus frappant du quartier Venice à L.A. est sans aucun doute le Binoculars Building. Construit
l.a. confidential
Los Angeles is home to some of the most exciting architecture in the world-from Greene to Gehry. And one of
Touring Silver Lake's Mid-Century Modern Gems
Blog Entry I am always on the lookout for new ways to see Los Angeles and learn about its rich
Classic L.A. to Z: A is for ARCHITECTURE
Modernist: Architecture Tours L.A. includes the Buck House on one of its seven excursions. Its most popular explores Silver Lake
Destinations: Modernist USA
by Chris Osborne A perfect way to see Neutra houses and other mid-century modern architecture is with Architecture Tours LA,
LA Times
Words Carli Philips Once reowned for only one kind of star power,the City of Angels is revealing itself to also
Take Your Seats, PLEASE!
by James Morel Case Studying: Of the seven excellent tours architectural historian Laura Massino offers, we’re most enamored with the
Southern California Close-Ups: There's a name for it:fun
By Christoper Reynolds (Record edition).Los Angeles, Calif.: Mar 20, 2011. abstract Venture into the park, or nearby Elysian Park, or
A 'tour' on the town
Laura Massino ’95 MA holds a key to Los Angeles’ past. Continually driving from Silver Lake to the Hollywood Hills,
Architecture Tours L.A. Highlights Unknown Gems of Los Angeles
by Edwin Folven Many tour companies offer sightseeing excursions to movie stars' homes and Hollywood landmarks, but one local tour
The Flip Side of LA
by Jan Rowe Los Angeles, for Australians is usually a destination to see icons of Disneyland, Universal Studios, Hollywood and
Roman around LA
by Aaron Peasley LOS ANGELES IS A TOWN FOND of a comeback. When the art collection of eccentric billionaire J
Living on a Terrace in L.A.
Spring/Summer 2006 - pg. 67, 68, 69, 79, 85  
Unsung treasures of Los Angeles
by Eric Noland, Travel Editor The El Rey Theatre preened gloriously in pink, yellow, green, blue and red. A Buddha
City of Angels
By Matthew Brace CHICAGO may be considered the spiritual home of American architecture, but Los Angeles is its playground. Dazzled
carnet de voyage
pg. 80, 81, 82, 85, 86 Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Neutra, Charles et Ray Eames: les grands noms de l'architecture
Fun by Design
In Architecture Tours L.A. Guidebook: Hancock Park/Miracle Mile (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2005, $9.95), the latest in a series that also
L.A. spot builds global base
by Mary Houlihan The Los Angeles neighborhood known as Silver Lake is filled with rolling hills, winding streets, a cutting-edge
Architecture Through the Eyes of History
BEVERLY HILLS FORUM PRESENTS LAURA MASSINO Architectural Historian In a Presentation Entitled "ARCHITECTURE THROUGH THE EYES OF HISTORY" Monday, December
BUZZCUTS
She's already covered Silver Lake, Hollywood and downtown, and now Laura Massino Smith is adding Hancock Park and Beverly Hills/West
L.A.'s Bright Lights
by Matthew Jaffe A rainy Sunday in Paris would seem an unlikely place to begin a story about Los Angeles,
Greatest Hits Maps
When driving from point A to point B on city streets, it's easy to miss what's in between. But let
Design of the Times
Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, and Richard Neutra are all known for their LA star homes (architectural design, that is)
L.A's invisible builder
If you want to see where Hollywood's stars live, this isn't the tour for you. But if you're interested in
CSULA alumna takes her degree to Los Angeles streets
California State University, Los Angeles - Vol 173, No. 34 By Amy Flaa The rumble of a V8 engine is
Planning an Adventure in L.A?
Architecture Tours L.A. hosts privately guided driving tours, conducted by an architectural historian, of Silver Lake and other areas. Visit
See L.A. the Cadillac Way
TIRED OF THOSE OVERHYPED TOURS of celebs' Los Angeles mansions? Architectural historian Laura Massino has a fresh new way of
For Building Buffs
If you want to see where Hollywood's stars live, this isn't the tour for you. But if you're interested in
L.A. Story
ARCHITECTURE TOURS L.A. 323.464.7868 The work of Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, and Rudolf Schindler never looked so good as
Tour de Force - Architecture Tours L.A. is No Crash Course
Story and photos by Nikki Pedersen Out of a Brentwood hillside, at 449 Skyewiay Road, cantilevers a Lloyd Wright masterpiece
Graduating Class of 1986
1986 Laura Massino, Interior Design, runs Architecture Tours L.A., for which she gives tours of Los Angeles in a vintage
L.A. rivista in Cadillac
Alla scoperta delle chicche architettoniche di Los Angeles con un tour molto particolare, ideato e organizzato da Laura Massino che
Cruisin' L.A.
It's architects, not movie actors, who are the stars of Architecture Tours L.A.. In the plush comfort of a '62
Houses in Motion
by Ginny Chien Copyright, The Times Mirror Company; Los Angeles Times 2001 Allrights reserved) You won't see Brad and Jennifer's
Cadillac noir and L.A. architectural
Abstract(Article Summary) Copyright USA Today Information Network Jun 22, 2001 Nobody walks in L.A., so you may as well ride