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Just over one year after the Sixth Street Viaduct replacement made its debut, Los Angeles city officials have commenced work on 12 acres of new park spaces at the foot of the $588-million bridge. — Urbanize Los Angeles
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on August 5th for the $82 million project, also known as the Sixth Street Park, Arts, and River Connectivity project (PARC). Landscape architecture firm Hargreaves Jones led the design. Previously on Archinect: Take a look at new Iwan Baan photos of LA's... View full entry
If you're an experienced professional looking for a new career opportunity in the Los Angeles area, this latest edition of our curated job picks from Archinect Jobs is for you. Below are 20 featured firms looking to grow via Project Architect and Project Manager positions. To learn more about the... View full entry
Construction work has been coming along in California at the $750 million makeover of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Urbanize LA reports. The outlet just shared new aerial progress photos by Hunter Kerhart of the new amorphous two-story David Geffen Galleries building, which now... View full entry
A record-breaking supportive housing development in the overburdened Los Angeles market is one step closer to completion this week after AXIS/GFA Architecture + Design’s new 19-story Weingart Center Tower 1 project topped out near Skid Row. Once completed, the development will provide a total of... View full entry
Following reports of its topping out in March, the AECOM-designed Intuit Dome, the future home of the Los Angeles Clippers, is taking shape ahead of its expected completion in 2024. A new video depicts the status of the project as of June 2023, where its standout steel frame with diagrid... View full entry
A groundbreaking ceremony held in late June marks the official start of work on the LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse South project, an expansion of the recently-opened West Gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal. — Urbanize Los Angeles
The Woods Bagot-designed $400 million MSC South project will add 150,000 square feet, spread across eight gates and two stories, to LAX. It forms part of Los Angeles World Airport’s (LAWA), the airport authority that owns and operates the airport, $14.5 billion capital investment improvement... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Los Angeles-based Assembledge+, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in LA this week to explore the work of Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA). Founded in 1994, and operating from studios in both LA and Detroit, the firm describes itself as “rooted... View full entry
The California Science Center has offered an update on the construction of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center. When completed, the center will be home to the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which will be configured in a ‘ready-to-launch’ system complete with the orbiter Endeavour, solid rocket... View full entry
Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday signed into law an ordinance updating the city's zoning code to exempt all affordable units from the time-consuming Site Plan Review process that often delays final approval of much-needed housing projects.
The city's existing building code required all housing developments of more than 49 units to undergo Site Plan Review, which can add months to the completion of a project and increase expenses.
— ABC 7
Bass had promised to alleviate the burden on developers as part of her mayoral campaign and has since cut down the city’s end of the approval process and added a new Deputy Mayor of Housing to the administration, though structural problems within the political apparatus still remain. The... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Los Angeles this week to explore the work of Assembledge+. Founded and led by David Thompson, and based on Sunset Boulevard, the firm describes itself as... View full entry
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday on a motion to identify a location to implement its first Park Block -- modeled after the city of Barcelona’s Superblocks, a block grid system that restricts traffic to major roads and opens up city blocks and streets to pedestrians. — NBC Los Angeles
The “Park Block” motion was initially introduced by Los Angeles District Councilmember Kevin de León last year. The program aims to save lives lost due to poor air quality and traffic violence. As detailed in a report by LA City Council’s Transportation Committee, the Blocks will serve to... View full entry
Following last week's visit to New York-based Snarkitecture, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to Los Angeles this week where we meet Kadre Architects. Founded by Nerin Kadribegovic, the firm describes itself as "emerging as a nucleus for interdisciplinary collaborations focused on... View full entry
As we enter the summer months, the job search for many young professionals and recent graduates may seem overwhelming. Let Archinect help you not only find your ideal job but provide you with tips to nail your interview, spruce up your CV/portfolio, and keep up-to-date with what's happening in the... View full entry
Los Angeles-based Arshia Architects has completed RO54, a residential scheme perched on a hilltop in Bel Air. The team describes the project’s aesthetic as “directed by streamline automotive design,” with a split-level concept following the hilly topography of the site. Image credit: Paul Vu... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Culver City-based ShubinDonaldson, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in California today to explore the work of Johnston Marklee. Founded in 1998 and led by Sharon Johnston and Mark Lee, the firm has amassed a diverse portfolio unified by a common... View full entry
