THE HYPE BLUEPRINTS FOR THE FUTURE L.A. EXHIBITS ILLUSTRATE FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN CITIES.

Two Los Angeles museums are enticing architecture admirers to step through their doors and back to a time when great modern nations were rising.

Now on view at the Getty Center is ``Shaping the Great City: Modern Architecture in Central Europe, 1890-1937,'' an exhibition of 350 architectural drawings, models, photographs, posters, books and film clips that demonstrate the origins and development of modern architecture in Europe after World War I. This exhibit continues through May 6.

Opening Monday at MOCA at California Plaza is the first major survey of the architecture of Vienna-born modernist R.M. Schindler, the mind behind some of the most innovative buildings of the century, including the Schindler-Chace House and Lovell Beach House in California. This exhibit includes more than 100 original drawings by Schindler, models of some of his most significant works, furniture and a full-scale re-creation of a beach house he designed for his projected A.E. Rose Beach Colony in 1937. The exhibit continues through June 3.

For information and parking reservations at the Getty Center, call [phone] or go online to www.getty.edu. For MOCA information, call [phone] or visit www.MOCA-LA.org.

- Elizabeth Smilor

LIP LOCKERS: Teen heartthrobs 'N Sync left the Grammy Awards empty-handed last week, and their fans are no doubt pouting about it now.

Good thing the boys have a new product out this month that might just turn those frowns around. They've put their names and faces on a five- pack of lip balms, with a flavor for each fan. Lance Bass' picture is on Blue Raspberry; JC Chasez is a sweet Watermelon flavor; Chris Kirkpatrick's choice is Strawberry, and Joey Fatone is a tart Green Apple. Don't like fruity flavors? Try Vanilla, the choice of Justin Timberlake.

The lip balms are available at numerous stores, including Claire's, the Limited and Wal-Mart, priced at 99 cents each or $4 for a pocket-size five-pack.

- Barbara De Witt

DAVE IS BACK: Dave Matthews has seemingly been treading water since the release of his last album of new material, ``Crash,'' five years ago.

The long wait ends Tuesday when his fourth studio album, ``Everyday,'' hits stores. The disc, produced with Alanis Morissette collaborator Glen Ballard, contains a dozen short, radio-friendly originals. With a new album to promote, Matthews will hit the road for a tour of stadiums and amphitheaters. The caravan pulls into Los Angeles for a May 22 date at Dodger Stadium, with Macy Gray opening. Tickets go on sale next month.

Matthews, a South African native who developed his huge fan base with constant college tours, was the third-highest-grossing touring act of last year.

- Fred Shuster

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Photo: (1 -- 3) At left, the entrance to ``Shaping the Great City: Modern Architecture in Central Europe 1890-1937,'' a new exhibit at the Getty Museum. At far left is a rendering of Jozef Gocar's ``Project for a General Development Plan, Hradec Kralove'' (1925-28), also part of the Getty exhibit, as is, above, Alfred Zachariewicz and Jozef Sosnowski's Ballaban Building, L'viv, Halyc'ka 21'' (1908-10).

(4) Rendering by R.M. Schindler is the M. Warshaw residence, a mid-1930's design set in Los Angeles. It is featured in the MOCA exhibit ``The Architecture of R.M. Schindler.

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