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Leadership at Design East of La Brea
Erin Cullerton:
Inner City Arts, Michael Maltzan
I love this building as much for the architecture as for what it symbolizes. It's a ray of light in one of the city's most underserved neighborhoods, Skid Row.
Alissa Walker:
Westin Bonaventure, John C. Portman, Jr.
The Bonaventure is an alternate future proposed for Downtown Los Angeles, a concrete bunker that keeps its residents from ever having to interact with the outside world—including a network of elevated sidewalks that reach out into Bunker Hill like tentacles. It’s a utopia that never materialized, but the lost dream sure is fun to explore.
Marissa Gluck:
Schindler House, Rudolph Schindler
It’s my favorite for its overly optimistic, failed utopian ideals.
Haily Zaki:
Capitol Records Building, Welton Becket
When I first moved to LA, I used to live a few blocks away from the Capitol Records building. It kind of grew to represent the nature of LA for me: a place that was totally exaggerated, super creative, and just kind of weird and eccentric. And come on, it's a round spaceship, Jetsons-like building. How can you not love it?
Additional Buildings:
Bradbury Building, Sumner Hunt, George Wyman
Stepping into the Bradbury always kind of takes your breath away. It's an example of good ol' timeless design.
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