Iconic LA : stories of LA's most memorable buildings / Gloria Koenig ; foreword by Frank O. Gehry.

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Koenig, Gloria.

Title & Author:

Iconic LA : stories of LA's most memorable buildings / Gloria Koenig ; foreword by Frank O. Gehry.

Publication:

Glendale, Calif. : Balcony Press, 2000.

Description:

119 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-118).
Mission San Fernando Rey -- Bradbury Building -- Hollyhock House -- Watts Towers -- Hollywood Bowl -- City Hall -- Grauman's Chinese Theatre -- Griffith Observatory -- Union Station -- The LAX Theme Building -- Case Study House #22 -- The Getty Center -- Disney Concert Hall.

Summary:

"Los Angeles is a city of instant recognition. The thirteen buildings of Iconic LA, identifiable the world over, demonstrate the personality and power of Los Angeles as a major metropolis. Their stories are the story of a city in progress, an urban biography that tells a century's worth of history."--BOOK JACKET.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1890449083
9781890449087

Subject:

Architecture California Los Angeles.
Architecture Californie Los Angeles.
Architecture.
Buildings.
Baudenkmal
Architektur Kalifornien Geschichte 20. Jh.
Los Angeles (Calif.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Los Angeles (Calif.) Constructions.
California Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Calif.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 213547
Call No.: NA735 .L6 K6 2000
Status: Available

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