The L.A. Special. PIN–UP Number 9, created out of PIN–UP’s temporary Hollywood HQ in 2010. Pools, Graffiti, and Bel Air. Plus five Case Study Houses for the 21st century. Hedi Slimane meets Studio City. Uncoated cover with gold embossing. Classic. Rare. (2021 cover reinterpretation by Andre Herrero featuring Paige Zollars.) Featuring: JOHNSTON MARKLEETalking Shop with L.A.’s resident InternationalistsInterview by Brooke HodgePhotography by Todd Cole HEDI SLIMANEAn L.A. DiaryInterview by Pierre Alexandre de LoozPhotography by Hedi Slimane GREG LYNNSetting Sail with Venice Beach’s most compulsive InnovatorInterview by Felix BurrichterPhotography by Richard Schulman THOM MAYNEWarming House with the West Coast’s Gentle GiantInterview by Katya TylevichPhotography by Danielle Levitt RETNATagging Along With Mid City’s Graffiti ProdigyInterview by Naheed SimjeePhotography by Robin Black Also:A peek into the private homes of new MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch in Hollywood, Rock Sugar front man Jess Harnell in Studio City, photographer Lisa Eisner in Bel Air, and the legendary Norwood Young in Hancock Park. A special commission for a PIN–UP Case Study House in the Hollywood Hills by five international architects including Etienne Descloux from Berlin, Andreas Angelidakis from Athens, Emilio Marín from Santiago de Chile, Rafael de Cárdenas from New York, and Sam Causer from London. Photographer Adrian Gaut discovers New York in L.A. on the NBC Universal lot. Johnston Marklee spell out their Architectural Alphabet in a series of beautifully abstract models. A slew of tips and tricks for what to do and see when in Venice Beach (by Sylvia Lavin), Silver Lake (by Escher GuneWardena), Downtown L.A. (by Ball Nogues), Pasadena (by Ini Archibong), Culver City (by Peter Zellner), and Palm Springs (by Brad Dunning). A posthumous tribute to late visionary architect Raimund Abraham in form of his last lecture, shortly before he died in a tragic car crash in Los Angeles. A peek into the life and work of oft-overlooked architect Julia Morgan, the mastermind behind William Randolph Hearst’s private castle in San Simeon. And a PIN–UP Board with many inspiring finds from around the world, including Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Balenciaga, Anahuacalli, Siki Im, Gerrit Rietveld, Niemeyer in Lebanon, Item Idem, the Venice Architecture Biennale, and Tobias Wong.
