2024-12-04T04:10:24-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/143597471/roam-l-a-s-westside-with-these-travel-tips-from-ehrlich-architects-takashi-yanai Justine Testado 2015-12-18T19:41:00-05:00 >2015-12-28T01:29:14-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/xu/xuklui0pml56ss8y.PNG?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>No two people, let alone architects, perceive even the most frequented cities in the same way.&nbsp;How do designers experience their cities as locals?</p><p>Head westbound on the traffic-laden streets of Los Angeles and chances are that you'll find yourself in the aptly named&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westside_(Los_Angeles_County)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Westside</a>. This loosely bordered part of the city is a hodgepodge of districts that include the Hollywood set-like mansions of Beverly Hills, Miracle Mile in Mid-Wilshire, and quirky beachside Venice, to name a few. Aside from that, the Westside is home to a number of well-loved architectural landmarks, as well as where some of today's most famous architects established their careers decades ago.</p><p>Archinect got in touch with <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/118367994/talking-multicultural-modernism-with-ehrlich-architects-on-archinect-sessions-episode-12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Takashi Yanai</a>, Partner and Director of the Residential Studio at <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/12555/ehrlich-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ehrlich Architects</a>, who shared a chockfull of must-see sites around his "neck of the L.A. woods", as he described. Check out Yanai's suggestions &mdash; and some of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/t_yanai/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his Instagram</a>&nbsp;shots &mdash; right below to rediscover old favorites or find something c...</p>