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Landscape Architecture

L.A. Modernism .. Schindler House

Schindler House  (Photo: Alice Joyce)

A visit to the MAK Center might well be a highlight of a trip to Los Angeles for devotees of mid-century Modernist architecture and landscape design. The Center maintains the Schindler House in West Hollywood, a fine example of the work created by Austria-born, American architect R.M. Schindler.

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National Parks

Powerful Magic : Desert Southwest

Saguaro National Park Panorama

Arizona and the Sonoran Desert; Death Valley and the Upper Basin – the Mohave; the magnificence of Joshua Tree National Park; the Salton Sea.

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Historic Gardens

Adamson House ~ Malibu

Adamson House Star Pool Photo © Alice Joyce

Adamson Star Pool: Photo © Alice Joyce

Adamson House is known for the historic Malibu Potteries, and its lovely gardens which overlook the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a showcase for colorful tilework, Adamson House is adjacent to the Malibu Lagoon Museum, situated in the house’s attached 5-car garage. Although part of the California State Parks, Adamson House and

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