In 2008, Naidorf, who designed the Capitol Records building in Hollywood, ... These cause spiral lines to appear on the building, drawing the eye into a rhythm rather than straight up and down.

Architect Louis Naidorf in front of the Capitol Records building, one of several Los Angeles landmarks he designed. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) Architect Louis Naidorf had a disastrous 80th ...

That the building’s design resembled a stack of records is, in fact, the reason Capitol co-founder Glenn Wallichs initially shunned it and sent Naidorf back to the literal drawing board to ...

[Photos by Elizabeth Daniels]. Everyone everywhere has seen the stacked-disk exterior of Hollywood's Capitol Records Building (although it's a myth that it's meant to look like a stack of disks ...

All I was told was that they wanted an office building filled with lots of individual offices.’ So much for symbolism.--Christopher Hawthorne. Caption: The Capitol Records building, completed in ...

HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA.com) — It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience Thursday for one lucky Grammy contest winner. Kirkland Alexander Lynch, Harvard Law graduate and music aficionado, won the ...

If there’s one holiday tradition that I enjoy every year, it’s spotting the historic Christmas tree that tops the iconic Capitol Records building on Vine Street in Hollywood. Designed by ...

On the heels of his 95th birthday, the architect of L.A. landmarks looks back on his career and the ever-enduring myth that his Capitol Records building is intended to resemble a stack of records.