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Critics, including some influential environmental groups, would prefer to see naturalization of the river itself. But during a recent Zoom call from his Los Angeles studio, a grin crossed the Pritzker Prize winner’s face as he shared his plans to transform the forlorn industrial confluence of the Los Angeles River and the Rio Hondo in South Gate into an urban cultural park like no other. — Los Angeles Times
It's been relatively quiet around the ambitious Los Angeles River revitalization project since Frank Gehry's firm was selected to lead the master plan effort in 2015. Now the Los Angeles Times has revealed an update — although sparse in detail — which instead of the naturalization of... View full entry
This post is sponsored by SCI-Arc an Archinect Partner School As architecture becomes more specialized in its expertise and more diverse in its applications, it simultaneously necessitates programs of advanced study that can be more targeted, focused, and innovative. SCI-Arc EDGE, Center for... View full entry
If you're shopping for a modernist architectural landmark to kick off the new year, you might be in luck: the Richard Neutra-designed Lovell Health House in the Los Feliz hills of Los Angeles is still available after hitting the market back in February. Featured in several Hollywood movies, the... View full entry
The much-heralded opening of the opening of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles has been rescheduled from 30 April until 30 September of next year [...]
Los Angeles is in the grip of restrictions imposed by the state as coronavirus cases soar, making it difficult to envision greeting visitors as museums currently are closed due to pandemic concerns.
— The Art Newspaper
"We are putting the final touches on our stunning exhibitions and public spaces, and while we were ready and eager to welcome visitors in the spring, with the current surge of COVID-19, it would be irresponsible to maintain an April opening," said Bill Kramer, Director and President of the Academy... View full entry
In alignment with Project Homekey, LA County's efforts to provide temporary housing pushes forward as the city uses over $68M in grant funding plus $37M in local matching funds to purchase hotels located in the Los Angeles area. In October, the city had acquired ten hotels located in the West... View full entry
At the city’s first tiny home village, scheduled to open in January, each of the 39 closet-sized homes is costing $130,000, about 10 times what some other cities are spending. Five more villages are planned to open later. — Los Angeles Times
LA Times Senior Writer Doug Smith reports on the progress, and higher-than-usual costs, of erecting tiny home villages in a City of Los Angeles effort to take on its ballooning homelessness crisis. "Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the program in March," writes Smith, "signaling that the concept of... View full entry
Architect Frank Gehry has unveiled a revised design for 8150 Sunset - a proposed mixed-use housing complex near the eastern terminus of the Sunset Strip.
The project [...] calls for the construction of two mid-rise structures containing 203 residential units - a portion of which would be set aside as workforce and affordable housing - above 57,300 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
— Urbanize Los Angeles
Gehry's ongoing 8150 Sunset project in Los Angeles first appeared on Archinect in March 2015 with initial renderings following in August that year. Urbanize Los Angeles reports that the revised design was the result of conditions of approval imposed by LA's City Council in 2016. For... View full entry
Los Angeles announced last week it will pilot Google's new Tree Canopy Lab technology that combines AI and aerial images to assess the city's tree canopy, or tree cover density. The platform shows the tree canopy at the neighborhood level to identify gaps and determine where the city should make investments. — Smart Cities Dive
According to Smart Cities Dive, "Tree Canopy Lab is integrated into Google's existing Environmental Insights Explorer, which helps cities measure and track environmental data such as air quality and emissions from the building and transportation sectors. The data analyses allow cities to... View full entry
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced last week the city’s first Transportation Technology Innovation Zone, an area where innovators can test their transportation technology solutions. Located in the West San Fernando Valley, the zone is the result of a partnership between Mayor Garcetti and City... View full entry
Long-time Archinector, and LA's architect-about-town, Orhan Ayyüce, was recently interviewed for the "A Pinch of Doubt" podcast. Host Cem Kayatekin, Assistant Professor at IE School of Architecture and Design, describes the podcast as "engaging in interdisciplinary jibber jabber."... View full entry
Slowly, slowly, LA's new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is inching towards its anticipated completion. The LACMA-adjacent, Renzo Piano-designed 300,000 square-foot museum campus on Wilshire Boulevard was forced to push back several official opening dates — most recently, the December... View full entry
Construction could begin by the end of 2021 on the initial phases of an expansion project which could bring new passenger gates to Los Angeles International Airport.
The LAX Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project, according to an environmental study published on October 29 by Los Angeles World Airports, calls for an extension of Terminal 1 onto an adjoining surface parking lot.
— Urbanize Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Airport, the world's fourth busiest airport during pre-pandemic levels, has released more details on its ambitious expansion goals. In March of 2019, LAX already started work on its $4.9bn Automated People Mover system. View full entry
Mia Lehrer of Studio-MLA and associate principal Matthew Lysne showcase their latest stadium projects in Los Angeles. Taking the design lead to each site's landscape and urban layout, Studio-MLA teamed with HKS, Gensler, and Levin & Associates, among others, to... View full entry
The Los Angeles Design Group (The LADG) has completed House in Los Angeles 1, an art studio and residential compound for a pair of professional visual artists, a painter and a photographer. The project contains an addition to the clients' existing mid-century home, a guest house that provides... View full entry
This post is brought to you by AIA|LA 2x8 Exhibition Architecture will be experienced virtually as students of the top California architecture programs will be exhibited at 2x8: Domum, for its first year as an entirely virtual event. The Exhibition will open with a scholarship award ceremony for... View full entry
