Tours

Discover the modern genius of Paul R. Williams, an architect who sought to unite timeless design with his innovative vision.

Explore Grand Avenue and its environs, the city’s civic and cultural spine. Complements the Downtown Skyline and Modernism by Moonlight tours.

Join us for an evening walk downtown and admire the city’s skyline. Complements the Bunker Hill tour, which highlights the city’s civic and cultural center; duplicates material on the Modern Skyline tour.

Join us for this exclusive 2+ day tour of Modernism in the Desert organized in partnership with Palm Springs Modernism Week.

Tour the impressive collection of modern architecture tucked away in Pasadena’s neighborhoods – includes stops at Frank Lloyd Wright’s La Miniatura, two residences by Buff and Hensman, and the personal home of John Kelsey. Lunch is included; full-day bus tour.

Join us for an exclusive tour of the Village Green (originally Baldwin Hills Village), where we'll explore one of America's most significant examples of modernist community planning and environmental design.

Get up close to the public art tucked away within the plazas of sleek high-rises, and enjoy the views from the postmodern Bunker Hills Steps. Complements the Bunker Hill tour; duplicates material on the Modernism by Moonlight tour.

On this full-day bus excursion, tour the residences of local masters Edward Killingsworth and Raphael Soriano, while viewing landmark designs by Irving Gill, Richard Neutra, John Lautner, Hugh and Donald Gibbs, Cliff May, and more along the way.

The tour begins with a brief lecture about the history of the Hayden Tract, the developers Frederick and Laurie Samitauer Smith, and is followed by an extensive self-guided walking tour of the neighborhood.