Archinect - News 2024-12-24T08:44:49-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150441475/frank-lloyd-wright-s-anderton-court-shops-on-rodeo-drive-now-home-to-givenchy-la-flagship Frank Lloyd Wright’s Anderton Court Shops on Rodeo Drive now home to Givenchy LA flagship Josh Niland 2024-08-13T12:42:00-04:00 >2024-08-13T14:33:21-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fd/fd113aea2abb0d74c0c3a658df564505.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The first West Coast flagship for Givenchy has openeded inside <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4673/frank-lloyd-wright/" target="_blank">Frank Lloyd Wright</a>'s 1952 Anderton Court Shops building in Beverly Hills. The three-story design &mdash; Wright&rsquo;s only commercial building in Los Angeles &mdash; features a central spine-like tower and inverted-V shape facade. It was originally intended to include a penthouse apartment and studio, and, after the most recent update, features a configuration of six boutique spaces serviced by an angular ramp that draws obvious comparisons to the&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/696465/solomon-r-guggenheim-museum" target="_blank">Guggenheim Museum</a> in New York City. Wright sold it to his client originally as "a little gem of an unusual sort."&nbsp;</p> <p>Valerie Leon, Givenchy&rsquo;s president of the Americas, said at its opening: "Given Hubert de Givenchy&rsquo;s love of art and architecture, the Frank Lloyd Wright building felt like the right choice, and the opportunity to bring Givenchy to life there was inspiring."<br></p> <p>The shops were added to the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1502716/national-register-of-historic-places" target="_blank">National Register of Historic Places</a> in May 2004.</p>