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Since 1984, the Conservancy’s Modern Committee (ModCom) has been a trailblazer in preserving Modern resources throughout Los Angeles County. Our Modern Committee has a strong track record in Modern preservation, and we’re launching a new era with creative new programs and activities. Modern Masters Awards ModCom presented two Modern Masters Awards at the 2015 holiday […]

The decade of the 1950s established Southern California’s reputation for creativity in architecture. The city’s residential architecture gained international fame, largely due to the Case Study program sponsored by Arts+Architecture magazine. Through Sunset magazine, however, California design spread even more widely and popularly. The region’s growth was also gaining attention nationally; its burgeoning population led […]

Made possible by a grant from the Getty Foundation, the first installment of Curating the City took place in 2005. The program focused on the architecture and history of Wilshire Boulevard, the symbolic spine of Los Angeles whose story reflects that of the city itself. Curating the City: Wilshire Blvd. kicked off on October 2, […]