Silicon Valley and the new company towns
Silicon Valley is embracing the idea of the company town, as even high-paying tech companies struggle with the high cost of housing.
Goodbye streetlights, hello ‘smart nodes’
Will the streetlight of the future contain cameras, charging stations, speakers and sensors to detect gunshots? Yes, if the new Smart Node, now being piloted at a site on Wilshire Boulevard, passes the test.
Did Uber-style charter flights kill Santa Monica Airport?
After decades of legal wrangling and protests, Santa Monica officials have finally got what they wanted. Their city’s airport is closing.
Pussyhat Project was made in L.A., with a little inspiration from David Adjaye
Four Angelenas co-created the Pussyhat Project, a collective knitting project that became a symbol of a movement. Jayna Zweiman tells DnA about what its success means for knitting, what’s next for the Pussyhat movement, and the inspiration she drew from architecture school.
5 design things to do this week
Take a trip down memory lane, on the Red Car; see mystical Huichol yarn paintings at the Fowler; catch Revolution in the Making before it closes; hear about the heyday of Neon Art in Los Angeles and enjoy movies in Sunset Triangle Plaza.
Cleveland’s revamped Public Square shines at the Republican National Convention
This week, thousands of politicians and journalists have flocked to Cleveland, Ohio for the 2016 Republican National Convention. While party members are convening at the city’s 20,000-seat Quicken Loans Arena, many activists are using…
Why Gay Bars are Vital for LGBT Communities
Gay bars and nightclubs have long served as sanctuaries for LGBT communities, but many of these venues have been disappearing.
Agence TER and SALT Win Competition to Redesign Pershing Square
The team of Agence TER, a Paris-based firm of landscape architects, architects and engineers, together with LA firm SALT Landscape Architects, has been announced winner of the Pershing Square Renew competition to remake…
How Should Pershing Square Be Renewed?
Should the square be “radically flat” so it flows smoothly into the surrounding ground plane and doesn’t defeat entry by being raised off the ground as it is now? Should…
L.A. Exhibit Makes Disposable Plastic Trash Impossible to Ignore
Discarded plastic cups and bottles are so prevalent, they’re almost invisible. Two artists are trying to make them and their impact impossible to ignore.