Landfair Apartments
Landfair Apartments in 2008
LocationSW corner of Landfair Ave. and Ophir Dr.
10940-10954 Ophir Dr., Westwood, Los Angeles, California.
Coordinates34°04′05″N 118°27′04″W / 34.06806°N 118.45111°W / 34.06806; -118.45111
Built1937
ArchitectRichard Neutra
Governing bodyUniversity Cooperative Housing Association
DesignatedMay 20, 1987
Reference no.320
Landfair Apartments is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Landfair Apartments
Location within Los Angeles

The Landfair Apartments is a historic two-building multi-family complex located on the southwest corner of Landfair Avenue and Ophir Drive in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. They were colloquially known as The Glass House and was renamed Robison Hall after UCHA member Everett Robison was drafted and killed in action in World War II.[1]

The building is a part of a collection of homes designed by Los Angeles based modernist architect, Richard Neutra, and built in North West Westwood Village, which includes the Strathmore Apartments, Elkay Apartments, and Kelton Apartments.[2] Architectural historians Robert Winter and David Gebhard has said that the Landfair Apartments is Neutra's "most International Style designs...of the 1930s."[3]

History

It was designed in 1937 by Neutra in the International style. It originally consisted of five townhouses and two apartments and was purchased in 1941 by the University Cooperative Housing Association.[2][4] The balconies and exterior glazing were removed when the building was converted to dormitory-style living. It has been altered to meet seismic and accessibility standards. One unit was left unchanged to document Neutra's original townhouse design.[5][6][7]

On May 20, 1987, the City of Los Angeles designated the building as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cooperative Housing Association at UCLA. (1950, June 1). CO-OPS ON CAMPUS.
  2. ^ a b Hines, Thomas S. (2006). "Knowing Neutra". Dwell. No. July/August. pp. 148–159. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  3. ^ Winter, Robert; Gebhard, David (September 7, 2009). An Arch Guidebook to Los Angeles. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423608936 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Johnson, W., & Luckenbill, L. (1957, December 1). COOPERATIVE LIVING ON THE AMERICAN CAMPUS in PRINCIPLE And In Practice at UCLA and OBERLIN. National Student News, p. 5.
  5. ^ California Policy Issues (2010-09-12). "UCLA Faculty Association: UCLA History: Neutra's Landfair Apartments". UCLA Faculty Association. Retrieved 2020-03-07. ((cite web)): |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "Landfair Apartments at M2A architects". Archived from the original on 2011-11-18. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  7. ^ "✅ Landfair Apartments - Data, Photos & Plans". WikiArquitectura. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  8. ^ Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007). "Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2012-01-29. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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