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 ...

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.