Los Angeles Today—City of Dreams: Architecture and Design by Tim Street-Porter; edited by Annie Kelly ; photography by Tim Street-Porter
The
dean of Los Angeles architectural photography presents the city’s landmarks
through the epic, naturally lit images that have become his trademark. The long
horizontal format of the book (dare I say, sprawling?) contains a splendid
collection of LA’s greatest architectural hits, from San Gabriel Mission (1771)
to the under-construction Academy Museum (Renzo Piano, 2021), and everything
high (Disney Hall) and low (Bob’s Big Boy) in between. Organized
geographically—with special chapters on Frank Lloyd Wright houses and movie
studios—this photographic love letter will delight anyone who lives in and
loves our city of dreams.
Rizzoli New York, 2021, 256 pages, hardcover,
$70.
