Curious where to find interesting architecture-related happenings in Los Angeles, or where other design-inclined folks are gathering? Let Archinect and Bustler help you out! We compiled a snappy list of engaging lectures, discussions, upcoming exhibitions and ongoing ones you might have not heard about yet, and other events around town worth knowing about.

Check back regularly so you don't miss out. Have a look at our Los Angeles recommendations for May 9-16.

One-Night Stand LA – The Rendezvous | May 14, recommended by Amelia Taylor-Hochberg

Don't miss the very-limited-time exhibition, where for just one night, artists and architects take over an entire motel to create an exhibition that, in its limited run, "allows our vices, our desires and our minds to tease, penetrate and release." The second iteration of "A One-Night Stand for Art and Architecture", held last year at the same motel, the exhibition will also result in a special journal, compiled from individual contributions by each participant.

AWA+F Award Event | May 14, recommended by Nicholas Korody

The Association for Women in Architecture Foundation is a fantastic organization dedicated to rectifying the major gender imbalance plaguing architecture. They provide scholarships for young female architecture students (and the recipients will be presented their awards at this event) as well as a fellowship for professional development (which is debuting this year). But the event isn't just an awarding; there'll also be a panel on architecture and ecology in LA with Michelle Sullivan, Elizabeth Timme, and Deborah Weintraub. Not to be missed!

2016 SCI-Arc Spring Show | Open now until May 15, recommended by Paul Petrunia

SCI-Arc’s tenth annual Spring Show has been extended to May 15th. The show presents the Undergraduate Thesis student work, along with student work from the Undergraduate, Graduate and Postgraduate design studio programs. 

Carmen Argote: Mansión Magnolia | Open now until May 28, recommended by Justine Testado

Mansión Magnolia is the first photography exhibition of locally based artist Carmen Argote, who is best known for her large-scale architectural installations. Argote created the exhibited works while living in Mansión Magnolia, her ancestral home-turned-public events space in Guadalajara. In her routine interactions with her family's mansion, which Argote envisioned as a mythical space while growing up, this exhibition is a reflection of domestic space and its enduring impact on one's identity.

Cave Temples of Dunhuang: Buddhist Art on China's Silk Road | Open now until September 4, recommended by Alexander Walter

This exciting new exhibition just opened at the Getty Center this past weekend and features three full-size replicas of the Mogao Grottoes, a significant Buddhist place of worship and now recognized UNESCO World Heritage site near the ancient town of Dunhuang, China. The show also includes a virtual immersive experience which lets visitors use 3D glasses to view stereoscopic, panoramic images of the 8th-century Cave 45.

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