MOCA’s A New Sculpturalism show stalled and restarted amidst a dispute over its curatorial direction. But it may also offer an exciting taste of the architecture of tomorrow. On this show, LA architects discuss why they don’t want to be “sculpturalists,” even as they showcase work in an art museum; and they give us a taste of the latest manifestation of LA’s long tradition of architectural experimentation. …

The collapse of a factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 1,1000 people has raised questions about the role of the fashion industry in the working conditions found in countries like Bangladesh. Several companies including H&M, Carrefour, and Benetton have signed an international agreement that requires each signatory to help fund fire and building safety improvements in factories.
So we wanted to know, what does …

After a few weeks of sturm and drang, MOCA’s “A New Sculpturalism” show is back on track, with a new opening date, announced Friday by the museum: “MOCA will present its exhibition on contemporary architecture from Southern California, A New Sculpturalism, opening June 16, 2013 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA as part of Pacific Standard Time Presents: Modern Architecture in L.A.  The museum is excited to …

 
It’s a night for the marriage of architecture and opera. The Walt Disney Concert Hall will present tonight its first of four performances of  The Marriage of Figaro with sets designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, whose sketch is shown, left, and costumes by Azzedine Alaïa)
Meanwhile in Santa Monica, The Broad Stage and LA Opera have joined forces to co-produce the world premiere of Dulce Rosa, a modern opera by composer …

The Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, with acoustics by Yasuhisa Toyota, is one of LA’s landmark buildings, and it’s also one of the most finely tuned (tonight it features a performance of  The Marriage of Figaro with sets designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, whose sketch is shown, left, and costumes by Azzedine Alaïa.)
Now the acoustic experience may be damaged, according to a recent study that found …

As part of our ongoing coverage of Pacific Standard Time Presents:Modern Architecture in L.A., we’ve talked about a show that looks not at individual buildings but a boulevard. It is called Windshield Perspective and it opens tonight with a party at A+D museum.
From Griffith Park, to Mulholland Drive, to its many miles of sunny beaches– Los Angeles is a place that attracts those in search of …

In an age of complex digital design LA artists and architects are turning to specialty fabricators to build their concepts. Smilee Barnacle talks about “making” in LA’s new age of manufacturing. And Bobbye Tigerman looks back at a past community of makers and designers, profiled in her Handbook of California Design. Plus, DJ Waldie talks about how Angeleno-style mobility was off limits to him …

The design pack was out in force Wednesday night at the opening of the Mak Center’s Everything Loose Will Land at the Schindler House, the So Cal HQ for bohemian salons and unfettered progressive thinking and making since the 1920s. The Good4Nothing Connoisseur, aka Bennett Stein, reports.
The history-rich scene show (and what is history really but the right now anyway) is guest curated by Sylvia …

Maybe those flight delays might not be so miserable if you had a travel bag like this.
This year’s Celebrate Gala, a fundraiser for indie design museum A+D, explores the theme of travel — in style.  The museum invited artists and designers to remind us that travel was once equated with glamor and to come up with travel-inspired creations for auction. On show will be ”one-of-a-kind carry-ons – suitcases, …

When Alissa Walker isn’t doing thoughtful interviews (like this one with Brendan Ravenhill on this week’s DnA) or putting the world to rights (through causes like advocating for the rights of pedestrians), she is writing witty take-downs, like this skewering of the oft and tired skewering of LA by envious New Yorkers (and nothing stokes a skewering of a sunny, creative place than being harried …