Buildings impacted by fires
The iconic Eames House, Getty Villa, and other Los Angeles landmarks are still at risk of destruction amid raging wildfires ...
Fires threaten cultural institutions, destroy historic architecture: L.A. arts and culture this week
The devastation so far includes Will Rogers’ ranch house, Topanga Ranch Motel and numerous homes, businesses and community ...
Strategy and architecture helped L.A.’s storied Getty Museum survive the wildfires
A combination of design, non-flammable construction and landscaping materials and clearing away vegetation that posed a fire hazard has helped protect the museum and the 44,000 artifacts it holds ...
The Getty Villa Remains Safe, But Will Be Closed Indefinitely
The Getty Villa, located in the Pacific Palisades, will remain closed until further notice. While the grounds were damaged by ...
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The Extraordinary Defense of the Getty Museum Against the L.A. Fires
The Getty’s ongoing survival against daunting odds—the flames made it to within 6 feet of the villa’s eastern walls on Jan. 7 ...
These architectural gems are under threat from the Palisades Fire
Buildings housing modernist masterpieces are among the structures at risk from the fire burning in western Los Angeles County ...
How Did Getty Villa Survive Pacific Palisades Fire While Neighbors Burned?
The museum, part of the J. Paul Getty Trust, is home to the organization's collection of Ancient Greek and Roman art. Other cultural centers in the area were also threatened by the fire, which had ...
The Getty Villa survived LA's firestorms while the area around it burned, revealing a key lesson for homeowners
The Getty Villa remained standing as fires razed homes around it. Getty staff have been doing simple yard work all year that ...
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The Extraordinary Defense of the Getty Museum Against the L.A. Fires
the older Getty Villa in the Pacific Palisades, which arrays antiquities in a space designed to evoke a Roman country house, and the newer white-stone Getty Center in Brentwood where Vincent van G ...