The MAK Center for Art and Architecture is pleased to invite you to the MAK Center Architecture Tour Spring 2026, on Saturday, May 9, 2026. From the San Fernando Valley to West Hollywood, our annual fundraising tour features five remarkable houses by R.M. Schindler, Raphael Soriano, and Lloyd Wright.
This year’s selected residences span the 1920s–1950s and spotlight the architects’ innovative techniques. They explored emerging construction methods utilizing plaster-skin, concrete textile blocks, and steel frames, which were new building materials of the time and continue to influence architecture in Los Angeles today.
The tour features Lloyd Wright's Studio (1927), Raphael Soriano’s Polito House (1940), and R.M. Schindler’s Wolff House (1938), Van Dekker House (1940), and Tucker House (1950). A ticketed reception will follow at the MAK Center at the Schindler House to celebrate the exceptional residences on the tour with aperitivo, and cocktail jams by DJ Cometa.
Tour and reception tickets directly support the MAK Center’s mission and public activation of three R.M. Schindler historic sites: Schindler House (1922), the Fitzpatrick-Leland House (1936), and the Mackey Apartments (1939).
The MAK Center is the California satellite of the MAK—Museum of Applied Arts Vienna. Unique in its role as a constellation of historic architectural sites and contemporary exhibition spaces, the MAK Center develops local, national, and international projects in art, architecture, and their intersections and tangents.
Event Details
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026
11:00 AM—3:00 PM TOUR
2:00 PM—6:00 PM TOUR
6:00 PM—8:00 PM RECEPTION
$225 TICKET
$75 RECEPTION
Lloyd Wright Studio, 1927
Lloyd Wright
West Hollywood, CA
Lloyd Wright Studio
Wolff House, 1938
R.M. Schindler
Sherman Oaks, CA
Wolff House
Van Dekker House, 1940
R.M. Schindler
Woodland Hills, CA
Van Dekker House, photograph by Gavin Cater.
Tucker House, 1950
R.M. Schindler
Hollywood Hills, CA
Tucker House, photograph copyright by David Nelson.
Polito House, 1940
Raphael Soriano
Hollywood Hills, CA
Polito House, photograph by Open Space Series.
Ticketed Reception at the Schindler House
A ticketed reception will follow at the MAK Center at the Schindler House to celebrate the exceptional residences on the tour with aperitivo, and cocktail jams by DJ Cometa.
MAK Center at the Schindler House, photograph by Alex Frankel.
Call of Docents
Spend time in an extraordinary modernist home that is rarely open to the public. You will steward the residences during the tour and then receive one free ticket for the Architecture Tour.
Docent responsibilities include checking tickets at the door, overseeing designated rooms, and supporting parking needs. All houses will have a MAK Center staff member to whom you will report. They will share background information on the house and care instructions from the homeowners.
There will be two docent shifts. All docents work one shift and can go on the tour during their time off.
The tour features Lloyd Wright's Studio (1927), Raphael Soriano’s Polito House (1940) and R.M. Schindler’s Wolff House (1938), Van Dekker House (1940), and Tucker House (1950).
Application closes Monday, April 20th and docents will be notified of their house placement by Friday, April 24th.
Morning Shift: 10:15 AM — 2:00 PM
Afternoon Shift: 1:30 PM — 6:00 PM
Thank you
Heartfelt thanks to the homeowners for generously opening their homes. Special thanks to Louis Magnano for his advisory contributions to the tour. MAK Center Architecture Tour Spring 2026 would not be possible without the staff and docents who steward these significant homes.
The MAK Center Architecture Tour Spring 2026 is sponsored by Cometa.
More Information
Please note that portions of this tour include walking, driving, streets without sidewalks, and stairs.
MAK Center Architecture Tour tickets are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend, we encourage you to transfer your ticket to another guest, or consider donating the amount to the MAK Center.
Please email office[at]makcenter.org with any questions.