Though best known for the enduring Los Angeles landmark, Naidorf's legacy spans far beyond the legendary circular tower, ...

Working extensively in Southern California and beyond, Naidorf is best known for the landmark circular office tower, the ...

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 ...

Spotlight: Capitol Records Architect Louis Naidorf Sets the Record Straight on Myth of Tower’s Iconic Design "It had nothing to do with a stack of records.

Contrary to popular opinion, the Capitol Records building was not designed to resemble a stack of records. That comes straight from Lou Naidorf, the longtime architect at the legendary Welton Becket ...

See About archive blog posts. The Capitol Records building in Hollywood, designed by Welton Becket and Louis Naidorf, ranks among the dozen or so best-known landmarks in all of Southern California.

Louis Naidorf, the architect behind Los Angeles's iconic Capitol Records Building, has died at 96. Naidorf designed the world's first round office building, the Capitol Records Bu ...

Architect Louis Naidorf calls the spire on the Capitol Records building's roof its "grace note." (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Naidorf was born in Los Angeles in 1928.