Recent attention on the condition of Frank Lloyd Wright houses in LA have preservationists hoping that Angelenos will decide “that care of the buildings is a civic responsibility. But in a city where distinctive architecture has been overwhelmingly driven by the resources of affluent owners, it is no easy task. For one thing, while the city’s popular midcentury modern houses have come to represent a way of life that is appealing to many wealthy people, Wright’s crumbling concrete buildings, remain an acquired taste. They bear little resemblance to his earlier and later work, and none of them were designed for conventional family living.”