Googie Architecture
Perhaps this is overstating the effects of raunchy diners and retro gas stations, but undoubtedly there was a notion that economic progress would not slow down so long as the car k
Rockhaven Sanitarium
Agnes spent her early years training in some of the most firmly established hospitals, run and dominated by men. They offered little mercy to women.
The Salk Institute
If you are a concrete square, but deep down you’ve always known you’re really a circle, you may actually just be a Louis Kahn building.
Al Struckus House
The house is a four-eyed prehistoric insect, breathing ever so softly. It’s the central cathedral in a medieval Hobbit village. Or is it an H.G. Wells novel set in the West Valle
Devil’s Gate
In almost all classical interpretations of Hell, one travels downwards. Notably, the tunnel at Devil’s Gate inclines, giving the impression of being drawn up into the lap of the
Bat Country
There are few places where an architectural safari will yield truly spectacular results, where dingbats are still giddily grouped together in time-warp neighborhoods.
Lincoln Heights Jail
Though designed to hold a maximum of 625 occupants, at the height of its use this jail held up to 2,800 prisoners—and was famous for overcrowding.
Programmatic Roadside Vernacular
Giant tamales. The Pumpkin Palace. These buildings were advertising stunts, but they were designed to be fun.
Kemper Nomland, Jr.
My father has been one of the lesser-known figures in Mid-Century Modern architecture. That was by design. Dad was the antithesis of a self-promoter.