Things to do in Los Angeles

Beautiful building. A blend of classical hispanic and art nouveau.

Everybody has heard of the Hollywood Bowl; maybe even gone there. What is new is that about 5 years ago, they put in a new sound system, and it is terriffic. If you like classical music like I do, but have avoided the Bowl because of its lousy acoustics like I used to, GIVE IT ANOTHER TRY. The acoustics are now like a concert hall.

You will not be disappointed.

Built in 1893, inspired in "Looking Backward" a 1887 science fiction story and with the help of a ouija, this building is one of the most remarkable buildings in Los Angeles.

Lewis Bradbury, a mining millionaire, wanted a building to perpetuate his name. A "vast hall full of light, received not alone from the windows on all sides, but from the dome, the point of which was a hundred feet above" as the sci-fi book described commercial buildings.

You can see this building in Blade Runner.

One of Gehry's earlier projects, the Norton House experiments with a variety of different materials, including concrete block, glazed tile, stucco and timber logs. The property sits directly on the...

After a 1996 earthquake ruined St. Vibiana's cathedral, Rafael Moneo was asked to design a new church which is located a few blocks away from the original structure. The main point of interest in...

The entire eastern and western façades of the Caltrans District 7 Headquarters are composed of a double skin of metal screens that open and close depending on outside temperatures. The porous nature...

Sitting atop the historic Bunker Hill in downtown Los Angeles, the Walt Disney Concert Hall occupies a site adjacent to the existing Music Center in Los Angeles. Originally conceived in 1987, the...

The Getty Center straddles two hillside ridges in the Santa Monica mountains like a modernist Acropolis. This campus of buildings is more than just a museum; it is also a concert hall, an office...