Schindler House

Rudolph Michael Schindler was a celebrated Austrian-born architect whose mentor was Frank Lloyd Wright, a father of modern architecture. In 1922, Schindler designed a paragon of Southern California Modernism, which came to be known as the Schindler House (or the Kings Road House). For decades, Schindler resided and created in the concrete, redwood, and glass edifice that commingled interior with exterior spaces and served as an experiment in communal living, with two couples residing together. He designed four rooms, one for each resident to "express his or her individuality," and created communal space through garden patios and a shared kitchen. 

Schindler and his wife, Pauline (who divorced him in the late 1920s but later returned to live in the house), hosted artists, musicians, and writers at this West Hollywood home, which became an avant-garde art hotspot. It was here that Schindler and his partner/rival Richard Neutra designed landmark Modernist homes in Los Angeles that draw admirers to this day.

After Schindler died in 1953, Pauline remained in the home until her death in 1977. In 1980, Friends of the Schindler House (FOSH) purchased the property from the California State Office of Historic Preservation and began restoring the space. In 1994, FOSH teamed up with the MAK - Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna to establish the MAK Center for Art and Architecture at the Schindler House. The MAK Center oversees operations while offering tours, exhibitions, public programming, and events that celebrate a cherished part of L.A.'s rich architectural history.