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A visit to the MAK Center might well be a highlight of a trip to Los Angeles for devotees of mid-century Modernist architecture and landscape design. The Center maintains the Schindler House in West Hollywood, a fine example of the work created by Austria-born, American architect R.M. Schindler. Continue reading Schindler House .. L.A. Modernism  5 comments - (Comments are closed)  Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Los Angeles  Historic Landscapes, Landscape Architecture, Los Angeles, Schindler House 
Ninfa is a landscape where gardens rise up on the site of a once-prominent 8th-century town. The present-day gardens were shaped by the creators: Three generations of the Caetani family responsible for the landscape one sees today. In particular, three ladies of English and American ancestry – laudable, artistic figures who contributed to the gardenscape. The wistful romanticism of ancient stone walls is not easily captured in words; the stone surfaces a honey-hued canvas for fading frescoes. Ninfa opens to the public on a limited basis, offering guided tours. Continue reading Enchanted Ninfa .. Protected Landscape |
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