Longtime owner James Goldstein plans to donate his Sheats-Goldstein residence (by architect John Lautner) to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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Movie Location
That House From Hail Caesar!
This past weekend I saw the new Coen Brothers film, HAIL CAESAR!, which features a home based on Clinton Della Walker Residence by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley - Another Star Wars Canyon
Interestingly, there is a canyon just outside of Death Valley National Park that has been given the informal nickname of "Star Wars Canyon."
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley – On The Road To Jabba’s Palace
For STAR WARS - EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI, a small crew returned to Death Valley for a single day shoot involving C-3PO and R2-D2.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley – The Jawas Hunt R2
For me personally, Golden Canyon was the most fun of all the STAR WARS filming locations in Death Valley as it embodied the most mystery.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley – The Sandpeople Attack
In early 1977, a small film crew brought an elephant to Death Valley's Desolation Canyon to shoot the Bantha scenes for STAR WARS.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley – Artoo’s Arroyo
Several shots from STAR WARS can be found at Artist's Palette. The first one presented in the film, is when R2-D2 enters a canyon at sunset.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley – The Dune Sea
This location is actually the first Death Valley location you see when watching STAR WARS - EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley – Mos Eisley Overlook
An small photo in Autoweek magazine provided the first clue that the view of Mos Eisley in STAR WARS was actually a real world location.
Read MoreStar Wars In Death Valley - Outside The Park
A few years after I visited the STAR WARS filming locations in Tunisia, I visited Death Valley, where several other scenes were filmed.
Read MoreBack To The The Future Day
It's October 21, 2015 - Back To The Future Day! Let's travel back in time to visit two monumental homes by Greene & Greene that were used in the film.
Read MoreThe architecture of Tomorrowland in yesterday's Valencia
The City Of Arts & Sciences in Valencia, Spain served as a real world film set for the fantastic locations in the movie TOMORROWLAND.
Read MoreThat Circular House From The Fast And The Furious
With the seventh FAST AND FURIOUS film currently in theaters, I thought it would be fun to look a distinctive home from the first movie.
Read MoreArchitect John Lautner's "Chemosphere" and "Mar Brisas"
Architect John Lautner's "Chemosphere" and "Mar Brisas" are two of his most iconic homes that he designed at different points in his career.
Read MoreArchitect John Lautner's Elrod & Hope Residences
Architect John Lautner, James Bond, and Bob Hope all come together in Palm Springs in the architecturally distinctive Elrod and Hope Residences.
Read MoreArchitect John Lautner's Silvertop and Rainbow Houses
Architect John Lautner's Reiner-Burchill home ("Silvertop") and Garcia home ("Rainbow") are two of his LA residences that feature in prominent movies.
Read MoreArchitect John Lautner's Sheats-Goldstein Residence
The Sheat's-Goldstein residence is one of the most iconic homes in the world. A recent photoshoot with Jennifer Lawrence is its latest media appearance.
Read MoreTuscan Stables At Ranch At The Canyons
This year's COBA Tour Of Homes afforded me the opportunity to get past the gate at Ranch At The Canyons.
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Quadracci Pavilion, Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin
in Architects, Movie Location, Museum, Travel
In 2004, while on vacation in the Chicago area, I took a day trip to Milwaukee to visit the Milwaukee Art Museum's Quadracci Pavilion.
Read MoreMoisture Vaporators?
How about a real life moisture vaporator? An Italian architecture firm has created a real-life version of the Star Wars prop that actually works.
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