The Sherwood house was a delicate project.  There were originally five different schemes that were developed by the architect so elements from each were re-introduced to the final executed design. 

  The Schnabel House has been on MWL’s “house radar” since 2006 or so. LaFetra is greatly enamored with the work of Frank Gehry and vowed to live and work on the house… Fact Sheet: Photos:

  Safe Houses By STACIE STUKIN Published: October 7, 2007 LINK Michael LaFetra cringed every time he heard about another iconic Los Angeles house crumbling under the wrecking ball. Two by R. M. Schindler — gone. A Richard Neutra — dust. Just as bad were the ones left standing. They had to suffer the indignities of master-suite additions, reconfigured floor plans, buffed-out kitchens with granite countertops and

  Who Wants a Neutra? L.A. Has Plenty for Sale By Marissa Gluck LINK After the happy ending for Neutra’s Kronish House in Beverly Hills, which was threatened with a teardown and is now (hopefully) on the road towards restoration, it seems the market is flooded with a few Neutras for sale. Neutra’s 1955 Staller House in Bel Air, owned by producer Gary Levinsohn remains on the market since the summer,

    TINKERING WITH HISTORY When it comes to restoring midcentury masterpieces, it’s sometimes hard to know what’s best to leave alone: the house or the house owner. LINK When George Mimnaugh set out to restore an original 1953 home designed by Case Study architect Rodney Walker that had been chopped up and turned into a triplex, his intention was to turn it back into the duplex it was originally

  The ‘99%’ Pierre Koenig House The final design by Mid-Century modern architect Pierre Koenig is up for sale LINK Modernist architecture pioneer Pierre Koenig left an unfinished project when he died in 2004 – a beach house in Malibu, California. It is crafted, typically, in steel, glass and concrete and it’s just come on the market for $18,495m. Until now, the last house that Koenig designed was understoo

    Michael LaFetra’s Rex Lotery Designed Home For Sale Lucy Blodgett   First Posted: 06/11/11 03:19 PM ET LINK New to market is producer Michael LaFetra’s mid-century modern mansion, with a listing price of $10.295 million. The home was designed by Rex Lotery in 1960, when the architect was thirty years old. LaFetra, known for his collection of architecturally significant properties, bought the

Nature And Design Meet In Lautner’s Modern Homes by EDWARD LIFSON December 03, 2011 LINK An artist with an idyllic childhood might be as rare as a house with walls made of air, but both play a part in the story of architect John Lautner. Lautner’s homes have appeared in Hollywood movies, but the architect himself wasn’t particularly well-known when he died in 1994. Still, in 2011 — the centennial ye

  Michael LaFetra’s Mediterranean Manse In Bel-Air LINK Via Curbed LA: Producer Michael LaFetra (of Night Train and Bart Got A Room) has put his Mediterranean home on the market for $10.749 million. It has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a Chef’s kitchen, pool, and parking for more than ten cars. The official listing describes the home renovations as “thoughtful restoration of a classic Paul Wi

          From the beach to Beverly Hills, a surging stock market and lower prices have inflamed bidding wars, revitalized sales and sparked activity not seen in years. LINK To get a sense of the state of the high-end housing market on the Westside, consider the fevered recent sale of an A. Quincy Jones-designed residence in Beverly Hills. The five-bedroom post-and-beam Modernist property hit

Beverly Hills celebrates 9.02.10 — and allows demolition of significant Lautner house Link Press release from the John Lautner Foundation: The same day that the city of Beverly Hills begins celebrating its world-famous zip code – 90210 – demolition begins on a significant John Lautner house: the 1951 Shusett residence just above Sunset Boulevard in Beverly Hills 90210. Months of discussions between The John Lautn

  Link John Lautner (1911-94), one of the most important and influential architects of the twentieth century, had a remarkable career spanning nearly six decades. Residing and working in Los Angeles during much of that time, his designs are known for their radical innovation with specific attention to materiality, space and a consciousness of the natural environment. While Lautner has attained a cult-like status

Michael LaFetra is passionate about restoring 20th century classics, but his latest project is something new: building Pierre Koenig’s last design. Full Link August 04, 2005|Eryn Brown | Special to The Times   Michael LaFetra remembers the first time he heard from architect Pierre Koenig. It was late 1999, and LaFetra was just moving into Case Study House #21, a glass and steel Modernist classic perched hi

  Board Member: L.A. Conservancy: Link MAK Center: Link The Glass House: Link Donor: Theodore Payne Foundation: http://www.theodorepayne.org/ National Trust of Historic Preservation: http://www.preservationnation.org/ Tree People: http://www.treepeople.org/ Panels: “Between Earth and Heaven, the Architecture of John Lautner.” Hammer Museum,    July 13, 2008-October 12, 2008. <http://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibition

Explores the remarkable art and life of painter extraordinaire Robert Williams an American underground legend, examining the territory between pop culture and fine art, and measuring the multiple meanings of “success” – financial, artistic, popular and critical. General Info: Genre: Documentary/ Biography Released: 2010 Duration: 89 Minutes Writer: Nancye Ferguson Director: Marcy C. Reese Co- Direct

Dr. Jack Kevorkian, whose participation in at least 130 assisted suicides earned him the nickname “Dr. Death,” courted controversy in the 1990s by arguing for death with dignity, and ended up being sentenced to a ten- to 25-year prison term for the 1998 death of Thomas Youk. Despite serving eight and a half years in prison, Kevorkian today insists, “I don’t have regrets. In fact, I’m thankful.” Genre: Documentary Rel

Two Passengers and the conductor discover that a person has passed away on their Night Train cabin. They come across valuable diamonds on his person, that they wish to keep for themselves. So, to make it look like the man never boarded the train, they conspire to dump his body in a river that the train passes. Their scheme to get rid of the corpse escalates to the point where they have to chop up his body just to fit

Nerdy high school senior Danny has spent six hundred bucks on the hotel room, the limo and the tux for his prom. He’s only missing one thing – the girl. Hampered by well intentioned but clueless advice from his newly divorced parents and unsympathetic mocking from his best friends, Danny battles peer pressure, teen angst and his own raging hormones as he desperately searches for a prom date. Danny’s

Richard Neutra’s 1949 Millard Kaufman house is located on the South East side of the Santa Monica Mountains, and is adjacent to the Cahuenga Pass.

Lautner’s 1968 Stevens Residence in Malibu California is situated on the sand with views of the ocean and Santa Monica Mountains.