Los Angeles School of architecture

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The Los Angeles School of architecture is a loosely affiliated group of experimental Southern California architects known for their avant-garde, often deconstructivist designs that emerged in the late 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural movement
architectural school of thought
activeIn 1970s
1980s
1990s
country United States of America
surface form: United States
emergedInPeriod late 20th century
field architecture
hasCharacteristic avant-garde
complex geometries
context of Los Angeles suburbs
deconstructivist
emphasis on individual authorship
experimental
focus on formal experimentation
fragmented forms
loosely affiliated group
non-traditional materials
residential-scale experimentation
influencedBy Deconstructivism NERFINISHED
Los Angeles urbanism
Modern architecture
Postmodern architecture NERFINISHED
Southern California car culture
knownFor avant-garde residential projects
challenging conventional building forms
influencing contemporary architectural discourse
locatedIn Los Angeles
Southern California
region Southern California

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Thom Mayne movement Los Angeles School of architecture