Mediterranean Style Homes
The Mediterranean style of architecture, appropriate for the southern California climate, has always been the most popular of [...]
French Provincial
French provincial homes take their design cues from the country manors of the nobility beginning in the 1600’s. They [...]
Colonial Revival Styles
All Colonial or Georgian style houses are based on the domestic architecture of the 18th Century. The widespread [...]
Mid-Century Modern Architecture
The mid-century modern house is extremely well-suited to the very temperate climate here in southern California — flat roofs, [...]
American Craftsman: The Evolution of the Modern House
Craftsman style homes were part of the larger Arts & Crafts design movement of the second half of [...]
Los Angeles Architecture 1970 – Present
Although there are examples of Postmodern design that date from as early as the 1950s, the movement really [...]
Los Angeles Architecture 1940 – 1970
The decade of the 1940s saw much less construction as a result of World War II, however, the [...]
Los Angeles Architecture 1920 – 1939
The armistice ending World War I was signed on November, 11 1918, and the world was radically changed. The [...]
Los Angeles Architecture 1900 – 1920
Since Los Angeles really came into it’s own in the 20th Century, let us begin then in 1900. By [...]
Introduction to the Architectural History of L.A.
If you are considering shopping for your dream home in Los Angeles, you can't help but be amazed at [...]