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A historically significant mid-century modern home designed by SCI-Arc founding director Ray Kappe has hit the market in Glendale, California, for an asking price of just under $2.2 million. The Pasadena Star is reporting the recent listing of Kappe’s Goetschel House, a 1954 commission that was... View full entry
The backers behind the long-proposed Armenian American Museum will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for the project on July 11 in Downtown Glendale. — Urbanize Los Angeles
In the works for more than seven years, the Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California will be two stories and approximately 50,800 square feet with features including permanent and temporary exhibition galleries, an auditorium, kitchen, gift shop, learning center, and... View full entry
Space 134, the city's $150-million plan to build 24 acres of park space atop a trenched stretch of the 134 Freeway [is] slated for a .7 mile stretch between Central and Balboa Avenues, [and] would span from the city's Downtown district to adjacent residential neighborhoods to the east. Glendale officials have trumpeted the project's potential to improve public health, reduce pollution and strengthen transit connections to the rest of [L.A.] County. — urbanize.la
More about L.A. parks:A critical look at Downtown L.A.'s ambitious plans for two new public parksTake a look at these bold visions for Downtown LA's next parkPershing Square Renew competition narrows down to four finalist teamsLargest wildlife overpass in U.S. proposed for L.A.'s 101 Freeway... View full entry
As Deputy Director for Urban Design and Mobility in Glendale, CA, a teacher of urban design at Woodbury University, and one of the Mayor's appointees on the City of Pasadena's Design Commission, Alan Loomis has thoroughly installed himself in the shifting scene of southern Californian urbanism... View full entry
The Armenian American Museum unveiled its conceptual design at the Glendale City Council meeting on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. [...]
The Armenian American Museum concept designed by Alajajian Marcoosi Architects will include exhibitions space, resource center, a performing arts theater, and classrooms. [...] The 1.7 acre property on the corner of Verdugo Road and Mountain Street will also serve as the location for a memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
— Armenian American Museum
For more information about the project, head over to the Armenian American Museum website. View full entry
Hacker Urbanism! Friday night in front of the Glendale City Hall, Courthouse and the Police Department, GPD. View full entry
