Stahl House

Stahl House

program, the house is considered an iconic representation of modern architecture in Los Angeles during the 20th century.cite news |title= Dylan Jones: If you ask me |url=http://comment.independent.co.uk/commentators/article2711632.ece
publisher= "The Independent" |last= Dylan Jones |date= Jun 30, 2007
] It was made famous by a photograph by Julius Shulman showing two women leisurely sitting at a corner of the house with a panoramic view of the city through the floor to ceiling glass walls at night.cite news |title= Building a Reputation |url=http://www.westways.com/westways/1007/features/buildingareputation.aspx.|publisher= "Westways" | first= Jamie |last= Stringfellow |date= October, 2007] The house was used in numerous fashion shoots, ad campaigns and at least five films.

In 2007, the American Institute of Architects listed the Stahl House as one of the top 150 structures on their "American's Favorite Architecture" list, one of only 11 in Southern California.cite news |title= American's Favorite Architecturel |url=http://favoritearchitecture.org/afa150.php|publisher= American Institute of Architects | |date= 2007]

The house is privately owned.

Films

The house is shown in the following films (incomplete):

* Columbo: "Prescription: Murder" (1968; home of Joan Hudson, played by Katherine Justice)
* Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)
* Playing by Heart (1998; home of Trent, an architect played by Jon Stewart)
* Galaxy Quest (1999; home of Jason Nesmith, an actor played by Tim Allen)
* Where the Truth Lies (2005; home of Vince Collins, played by Colin Firth)

Trivia

* This house can be bought in

as a Safehouse.

References


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