Los Angeles
From the mid-century modern mansions of the Hollywood Hills to the bold performance venues of downtown, LA is home to masterworks and hidden gems alike.
Walt Disney Concert Hall – Frank Gehry’s towering structure embodies curving stainless-steel plates that beautifully shimmer against the California sun.
Getty Center – Its dramatic buildings contain a broad-ranging art collection that includes everything from antique furniture to contemporary photography.
Getty Villa – An art museum located on the Malibu coast.
Hollyhock House – Los Angeles’ only UNESCO World Heritage Site, the building is a breathtaking example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s visionary Mayan Revival architecture.
Gamble House – The Gamble House (1908) is an internationally recognized masterpiece of the American Arts and Crafts movement. The house was featured in Back to the Future.
With its live Oaks, the 200 acre Bonaventure Cemetery is both hauntingly beautiful and historic.
A cruise on the restored Savannah River Queen.
The 19th century Cathedral Basilica of St John the Baptist, with its striking, Neo-Gothic architecture, is known as the ‘Sistine of the South’.
We’ll visit some of Savannah’s 22 historic squares, lined with beautiful architecture.
The First African Baptist church is the home of the oldest Black congregation and was a stop on the underground railroad revealing much of the real history of the city.
Philip Johnson designed three modernist buildings for the U of St. Thomas.
Renzo Piano’s The Menil Collection consists of a group of five art buildings and the Rothko Chapel which is not only a chapel but a major work of modern art with paintings by Mark Rothko.
Mies van der Rohe was commissioned by The Museum of Fine Arts Houston to do two additions to the Caroline Wiess Law Building in 1953 and 1974 respectively.
Philip Johnson/John Burgee Architects’ Pennzoil Place is Houston’s most award-winning skyscraper.
Art Deco and Beaux Arts buildings are also well represented in Houston architecture.