Los Angeles Modernist Houses: From Greene & Greene to Frank Gehry

Between the 1920s and 1960s, Los Angeles emerged as a hub for architectural innovation, showcasing modernist residences. Key figures included Greene & Greene with their Gamble House and Irving Gill's West Horatio Court. The Case Study House initiative championed midcentury modernism, featuring architects such as Craig Ellwood with the Hunt House, Richard Neutra’s Kambara Residence, and John Lautner’s beach house in Malibu from 1968. Frank Lloyd Wright contributed with his Textile Block Houses, notably the Storer House. A pivotal change was marked by Frank Gehry’s deconstructivist Norton House from 1984. Other influential architects were Rudolph Schindler, Milton J. Black, and Tony Duquette. Originally intended for 500 homes, the Mutual Housing Association Development in Crestwood Hills, designed by Jones, now has only 33 left after a fire in 1961. This survey was authored by Adam Štěch.