Los Angeles Mini [Hardcover]

Tim Street-Porter (Photographer), Diane Keaton (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 29, 2008

Originally published in a deluxe limited edition, this compact book captures the magnificence of the city’s architecture and breathtaking natural surroundings—from the most coveted homes of Hollywood and Beverly Hills, to the best examples of modern and contemporary architecture by the sea. From the Eames’s Case Study House to Gehry’s Disney Concert Hall, this book spans Venice Beach to Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills mansions to motels, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to the Chateau Marmont, and Deco theaters to drive-ins. From high culture to pop, Tim Street-Porter conveys the essence of the L.A. experience in stunning color and detail.

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About the Author

Tim Street-Porter is an award-winning photographer who shoots for various shelter magazines. He is the author of Freestyle, Casa Mexicana, The Los Angeles House, and Hollywood Style. He lives and works in Los Angeles. Diane Keaton—best known as an actress, writer, director, and producer—is an active member of the board of directors of the Los Angeles Conservancy and a longstanding patron of the arts with a particular interest in architecture and photography.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli (April 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847831078
• ISBN-13: 978-0847831074
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.9 x 5.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,117 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sunny delight, February 22, 2009

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Robin Benson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Los Angeles Mini (Hardcover)

There is a much larger version, published in 2006, which I had on my Wish List for ages, just waiting for the price to go down but it never budged so I went for this newer mini edition. The original was 240 pages and this mini is 264 so both books may not be exactly the same.

Overall a pleasant enough title to remember LA by, though it's not a tourist memory-jogger but concentrates on buildings: public and private. Street-Porter has lived in LA long enough to know what to photograph and he presents a rich colorful selection but I was slightly disappointed by the book's presentation. The photos don't seem to have any particular order. I would have preferred to see themes like LA modern; commercial high-rise; retail; gardens; ocean front; signs; classics (Schindler; Neutra, Lloyd Wright, Neff etc).

I also thought the book's design suffers from a common photo book fault in having all the captions at the back: so get prepared to flip a lot. Actually the captions are short enough be accommodated with the photos as there is enough page space and where the images bleed the following page would have been fine.

This mini edition joins the increasing number of visual books about LA architecture. One I enjoyed is Looking At Los Angeles with 225 photos from eighty-eight photographers and presented in a large landscape format. Street-Porter has also published others with his latest: L.A. Modern looking at thirty-eight buildings in photographic detail though many of the photos also appear in this mini edition.

***SEE SOME INSIDE PAGES by clicking 'customer images' under the cover.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Los Angeles in all its Glory!, August 16, 2008

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Jennifer Phillipps "Architecture Addict" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Los Angeles Mini (Hardcover)

What a lovely compact collection of gorgeous images of all the wonderful and varied architecture of Los Angeles. I have stopped off here several times now when enroute to or from New Zealand and made my way around just a few parts of the city, but now that I have seen all that there is on offer I feel the need to explore further on my next visit.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Los Angeles" mini hardcover, August 13, 2011

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Katydid "Katy" (Orange Co., CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Los Angeles Mini (Hardcover)

I adored it! Great variety, fantastic pix and a lot of fun - a good measure of Art Deco for those interested - exactly what I was looking for.