Festive milestone at Schindler home

Several Austrian expatriates have made their mark on Los Angeles. Arnold changed politics. Wolfgang changed food. A third -- Rudolf M. Schindler -- changed the city itself through his innovative residential architecture.

In 1922, Schindler built a dwelling on Kings Road in West Hollywood. Intended as a studio and a home, what’s become known as the Schindler House is where the architect lived and worked until his death in 1953.

In 1994, the MAK Center for Art and Architecture moved into the house and began hosting shows, lectures and workshops exploring the intersections of art and architecture.

And now, to mark its 10th anniversary, the center is preparing to inaugurate “Discussions in a Garden,” modeled after the salons held in the 1950s by Schindler’s wife, Pauline. Next Sunday, Carol Brightman, author of “Writing Dangerously: Mary McCarthy and Her World,” will give a talk titled “Total Insecurity: The Myth of American Omnipotence.” The following Thursday, Tom Hayden will weigh in on “Street Wars: Gangs and the Future of Violence.”

For those more interested in a party, festivities Wednesday will include a talk by architect Thom Mayne, video projections curated by Diana Thater, and “Austrian-inspired fare.”

Spaetzle, anyone?