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Photo courtesy Jocelyn Gibbs

1414 Fair Oaks Building

Smith & Williams
Eckbo, Dean, Austin, & Williams
An exploration of the ideal form of California living, the former office of architects Smith & Williams is an outstanding realization of the blend of indoor/outdoor environments, easy automobile access, natural light, and innovative use of geometric forms.
Photo courtesy Architectural Resources Group

Ambassador College

Garrett Eckbo
DMJM
Peter Holdstock
A wide array of diverse architectural styles dating from 1905 to the 1970s, all the buildings make sense together thanks to a cohesive master plan and strong landscape design.
Photo by Marisela Ramirez/L.A. Conservancy

Belvedere Park

Belvedere Park has been the recreational heart of East Los Angeles for over seventy years.
Photo by Jessica Hodgdon/L.A. Conservancy

Bunker Hill Steps

Lawrence Halprin
The ties between downtown L.A. and its Bunker Hill origins have been tenuous at best. The Bunker Hill Steps, built in 1989, aimed to remedy that.
California Institute of the Arts
Photo by Scott Groller, copyright CalArts 2006

California Institute of the Arts

Ladd & Kelsey
A Late Modern-style complex designed to facilitate open communication between all forms of creative arts, nestled into a landscape of rolling hills and mature eucalyptus trees.
Photo courtesy Chattel, Inc

Chase Knolls

Heth Wharton
Ralph Vaughn
This garden apartment community in Sherman Oaks was built in response to the postwar population boom, for those looking for "gracious living in apartment homes."

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