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    Design and Architecture

    Neutra landmark, Thom Mayne's home, I.M. Pei turns 100

    Pioneering architect Richard Neutra's Silver Lake home has been added to the list of national historic landmarks, with an assist from Rep. Adam Schiff. Thom Mayne's new house in Cheviot Hills replaces the former home of writer Ray Bradbury, and the neighbors like it! Paul Revere Williams posthumously gets AIA's top prize, and I.M. Pei turns 100.

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    By Frances Anderton • Apr 25, 2017 • 28m Listen

    Photo: Architect Thom Mayne and his wife, Blythe Alison-Mayne, at their new house in Cheviot Hills.

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    4 stories
    1. 0:00

      Neutra's Silver Lake house named a national historic landmark

      A corner of the Neutra VDL Studio and Residences in Silver Lake Photo by David Hartwell Pioneering architect Richard Neutra's VDL Studio and Residences in Silver Lake have been added to the list of national historic landmarks. This past Sunday a crowd of supporters gathered at the house for a celebration. The home's owner, Cal Poly Pomona…

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      7 min
    2. 6:33

      Thom Mayne's new Cheviot Hills house

      The Mayne house incorporates a design feature to honor the site's former resident, Ray Bradbury. It's a decorative metal panel in front of the house with cutout quotes from the author.

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      13 min
    3. 19:43

      Paul Revere Williams gets the AIA gold medal

      Paul Revere Williams was part of the team that designed the Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport Photo courtesy Julius Shulman Photographic Archive/The Getty Research Institute The late architect Paul Revere Williams is known for…

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      3 min
    4. 22:55

      Happy 100th birthday, I.M. Pei!

      A portrait of Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei.

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      5 min
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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

      Culture

    In this episode

    4 stories
    1. 0:007 min

      Neutra's Silver Lake house named a national historic landmark

    2. 6:3313 min

      Thom Mayne's new Cheviot Hills house

    3. 19:433 min

      Paul Revere Williams gets the AIA gold medal

    4. 22:555 min

      Happy 100th birthday, I.M. Pei!

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