2024-12-22T00:24:01-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150170662/ric-abramson-tapped-to-lead-west-hollywood-s-new-urban-design-and-architecture-studio Antonio Pacheco 2019-11-15T13:17:00-05:00 >2019-11-15T13:17:41-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b6/b6d908d2731c3f6217316a1347497d71.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Los Angeles area architect Ric Abramson has been selected to head a new Urban Design and Architecture Studio housed within the City of West Hollywood's Community Services Department.&nbsp;</p> <p>Abramson, whose practice, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/65833808/workplays-studio-architecture" target="_blank">WorkPlays studio*architecture</a>, is based in West Hollywood, has been active in the city's project review and design commission boards for many years. According to a <a href="https://www.wehoville.com/2019/11/13/ric-abramson-will-head-west-hollywoods-new-urban-design-and-architecture-studio/" target="_blank">report</a> in Wehoville, the architect will oversee the city's sometimes-contentious Design Review process while also applying his expertise toward the redesign of West Hollywood's streets and public spaces. Abramson will also be tasked, according to the report, with implementing a series of new urban design strategies for the city as the West Hollywood negotiates for a <a href="https://urbanize.la/post/west-hollywood-pushes-accelerate-crenshaw-line-extension" target="_blank">potential transit line extension through the city</a> in advance of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The focus of these efforts will include improving the city's "architecture, infrastructure, and the relationship of private developments to public spac...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/143363013/china-relaxes-restrictions-on-who-gets-perks-of-urban-public-services Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-12-14T14:52:00-05:00 >2015-12-27T23:24:25-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3b/3b7wjxk4z7boaobs.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Chinese citizens have for decades been limited in public services they can access by their household registration [...] The problem is especially acute for the millions of migrant workers who are often forced to either leave their children in the countryside or place them in unregistered and often sub-standard schools in the city. 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