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Landscape Architecture

L.A. Modernism .. Schindler House

Schindler House  (Photo: Alice Joyce)

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.

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Historic Gardens

Adamson House ~ Malibu

Adamson House Star Pool Photo © Alice Joyce

Adamson Star Pool: Photo © Alice Joyce

Adamson House is known for the historic Malibu Potteries, and its lovely gardens which overlook the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a showcase for colorful tilework, Adamson House is adjacent to the Malibu Lagoon Museum, situated in the house’s attached 5-car garage. Although part of the California State Parks, Adamson House and

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Los Angeles

Art and Culture .. The Getty Villa East Garden

East Garden Fountain Photo © Alice Joyce

Travel to Los Angeles should include a visit to the intimate East Garden within the grounds of the Getty Villa in Malibu: A walled santuary space where you’ll want to linger. The East Garden’s enchanting central wall fountain represents a replica of a mosaic and shell fountain from the House of the Large Fountain in Pompeii. In A.D. 79 Mt. Vesuvius erupted, burying Pompeii and Herculaneum. The Getty Villa museum features a treasure trove of art from ancient Greece, Rome and Etruria.

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