LA's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hollyhock House to reopen on August 18th

2022-08-10T12:58:00-04:00

Los Angeles' historic Hollyhock House will reopen to the public on Aug. 18, city officials announced. LA City Councilman Mitch O'Farrell and the Department of Cultural Affairs will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony that day to celebrate the return of in-person, self-guided tours.

The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home closed its doors at the start of the pandemic in early 2020. During this time, LA's Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) embarked on “significant transformations” at the Hollyhock House and Residence A, a guest house (also designed by Wright) located at the same site. The property saw conservation work on its cast stone, art glass windows, woodwork, and landscape. In addition, the home’s prominent fireplace was restored, and two Wright-designed sofas were reinstalled.

Previously on Archinect: Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House to reopen once again in February

The reopening aligns with the centennial of the iconic home, which was constructed between 1919 and 1921. Wright’s first LA project, it is the city’s first and only UNESCO World Heritage Site .

The Hollyhock House has undergone a significant renewal before: From 2005 to 2015, it was subject to an extensive renovation process, which focused on restoring the home and its details to its origi...

LACMA Set to Reopen Amidst a Year of Construction, COVID Lockdown and Harsh Criticism

2021-03-30T13:44:00-04:00

Following a move from Purple to Red in California's tiered safety classification structure, The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will again open its doors to the public on Thursday after a year of lockdown that left the 60-year-old museum critically and financially uncertain as it looks to complete an ongoing $750 Million refurbishment project.

Aerial rendering of the new LACMA, slated to open in 2024. Atelier Peter Zumthor & Partner / LACMA.

In advance of a new Peter Zumthor complex opposite the museum's original campus on Wilshire Boulevard, LACMA's COVID-19 experience has been marked by the demolition of several key structures on-site in April that have shrunk exhibition space significantly in preparation for the long-awaited new building complete with 110,000 square feet of "inclusive" galleries sheathed in glass and supported by seven pavilions that serve as hosts to the education, shopping and dining functions lost in the restructuring.

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LA's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hollyhock House to reopen on August 18th

LACMA Set to Reopen Amidst a Year of Construction, COVID Lockdown and Harsh Criticism