Photo by Takashige Ikawa / Frederick Fisher and Partners Architects DnA’s Caroline Chamberlain studied at the school and while there had no knowledge of its architectural pedigree but says she remembers airy, well-lit classrooms that were very different from the recently added portables. The obligatory clay tile pitched roof represents a diversion from Neutra’s functionalist style but it, says the LA Conservancy, bears his flourish of the “spider leg” supports (above). Photo by Lisa Gruber (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.)īack when Palos Verdes schools were part of LAUSD, celebrated modernist architects Richard Neutra and Robert Alexander were hired to work with Palos Verdes architect Carrington Lewis on the design of Palos Verdes High School, a campus located a mere block away from the sea on a scenic but windy site.
In addition to its sustainable features (including solar panels, recycled rainwater, and a geothermal heating system), children get on-site nature instruction from inspecting the flora and fauna of an adjacent creek, and it has striking colors and graphics by Pinto’s wife and business partner Juliette Bellocq.
When residents settled and - surprise! - produced kids, the LAUSD hired Michael Pinto of NAC Architecture to design Playa Vista Elementary School, a public STEM magnet opened in September of 2012. Let us know about LA schools with buildings you admire.Īs the story goes, the planners of Playa Vista created the master-planned community for adults, not anticipating children, so they did not build a school. Read the interview with architect Chava Danielson of DSH/Architecture here. But that’s not the only school with an interesting design backstory. Designer focused on Larchmont Charter High School (above), the vertical, urban retrofit of a Welton Beckett-designed 1955 office building for New York Life Insurance Company. It’s back to school time for many Los Angeles students so this week’s L.A. Photo ©DSH (The original image is no longer available, please contact KCRW if you need access to the original image.) Retrofits, a Neutra school by the sea, and a building designed by blindfold-wearing architects are among some of Socal’s fascinating campuses.
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