Are Los Angeles' Architectural Masterpiece Homes Worth Preserving?

2013-12-27T14:52:00-05:00

Although superlative residential architectural works are elegant mirrors of their times and an important aspect of the city’s cultural heritage, the pressures of property values, changed styles of living (the craze for open kitchens and great rooms have doomed many period homes), and property owners’ rights often outweigh the glories of the past. The demolition of amazing, one-of-a-kind architectural homes is an all too frequent occurrence in LA, despite epic efforts by preservationists.

Randell Makinson dies at 81; Greene & Greene preservation advocate

2013-08-15T14:43:00-04:00

Randell Makinson, a forceful advocate for preservation of the rambling Greene & Greene bungalows that came to be seen as graceful emblems of early 20th century California, has died. He was 81.

Randell Makinson is an important force of the architectural preservation community not only for Los Angeles but for California in general before there was LA Conservancy and preservation boards. An authority of Greene & Greene Architecture who has written 5 books on their work and also contributed to Esther McCoy seminal work "Five California Architects".

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Are Los Angeles' Architectural Masterpiece Homes Worth Preserving?

Randell Makinson dies at 81; Greene & Greene preservation advocate