Comments on: A Case for Preserving 1960′s Architecture in LA

By: julie

julie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:12:41 +0000

I guess what they are really fighting about is the location. because, last time I looked, there are plenty of places in los angeles to build new and modern energy efficient bldgs. more recent large urban scale projects such as LA live or even hollywood & highland few years back , maybe… hmmm

By: Marty

Marty — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:33:52 +0000

obviously, everyone has different taste and opinions… that one is my favorite of the group! I hope they keep them all. It's important history.

By: wordz

wordz — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:00:54 +0000

I love that we differ. I like it even more when we express our differences.

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By: watashiwasls

watashiwasls — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:36:31 +0000

@wordz: just because it’s not your taste doesn’t make it garbage… that one happens to be my favourite of the lot!

if they retrofit, I hope they don’t end up doing like so many beautiful mid century ranch houses- gutted and refitted with horrible generic maple and granite kitchens and Tuscan dream spa bathrooms. blegh. dull.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:17:20 +0000

They sure photograph well. Keep them!

By: josh

josh — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:11:54 +0000

so funny. these are all some of my favorite buildings in LA. I say retrofit as well

By: wordz

wordz — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:29:57 +0000

Is everything old automatically beautiful? They're all kinda nice looking except for the last honeycomb-hunk-o-doodoo.

By: starzero

starzero — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:46:24 +0000

most of the images above are great designs. i really enjoy how they look. maybe it’s the angle or the way they’re shot, but i’d hate to tear these down and replace them with today’s bland architecture. if they can be made more efficient, great. if the new construction retains the old design aesthetic, that would be cool.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:32:34 +0000

I had the pleasure of working in the Century Plaza Hotel as the director of public relations some years ago (top photo in this article) and truly appreciated the architecture masterpiece that Minoru Yamasaki dreamed up. I was also lucky enough to meet one of his students who had visited the hotel to see how the hotel was holding up. I forget what his name was, but he was a lovely man who showed me the thought process behind Yamasaki's design ideas as we toured the grounds. For instance, the building, which is designed on an elongated "C" curve, was originally supposed to have an exact building built directly across from it. The idea was to have the simple but bold design work along with the elements of the clouds and sky above, the earth, etc. Many people don't realize that Yamasaki later went on to design the Trade Center twin towers. In the end, I hope this building survives all the change. There is nothing like this type of rich architecture and design thought anymore.