Since 1999 Michael has been engaging in architectural design and has participated in a long series of restorative projects including; John Lautner’s Wolf, Rawlins, & Stevens Houses, a Neutra remodel in the Hollywood Hills, R.M. Schindler’s How and Woolf Houses, Thornton Abell’s Rich house, A. Quincy Jones’ Volk & Sherwood House, Pierre Koenig’s CSH #21 & LaFetra Beach House, Ray Kappe’s Gould and Gertler residences, the winter-hardy mountain cabin of Richard Skinner and a 1920’s Mediterranean by Paul Williams.
Michael LaFetra is the owner and principle of Foundation; a forensic architectural consulting company.