LA architect rebuilds after Woolsey Fire and reflects on living in the wildland-urban interface
LA architect rebuilds after Woolsey Fire and reflects on living in the wildland-urban interface
Geoffrey von Oeyen completed a dream house for his brother, only to see it destroyed by the Woolsey Fire two years ago. ... Read more
6 Nov 2020
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23mins
Roman Mars turns ‘99% Invisible’ city into a 100% visible book
Roman Mars turns ‘99% Invisible’ city into a 100% visible book
Roman Mars has spent 10 years using his radio show “99% Invisible” to reveal the everyday quirks and delights of cities.... Read more
8 Oct 2020
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24mins
In an age of loneliness, Treehouse offers community that’s carefully curated and designed
In an age of loneliness, Treehouse offers community that’s carefully curated and designed
Americans are experiencing an epidemic of loneliness. A coliving project in Hollywood was designed to remedy it. Then ca... Read more
23 Sep 2020
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30mins
Air conditioning becomes a weapon against infection, D.J. Waldie finds the soul in Los Angeles
Air conditioning becomes a weapon against infection, D.J. Waldie finds the soul in Los Angeles
Ventilation has become a life or death issue as as experts find that COVID-19 infections increase in poorly ventilated i... Read more
28 Aug 2020
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28mins
How Bill English helped create the computer mouse, and the effort to change the face of architecture
How Bill English helped create the computer mouse, and the effort to change the face of architecture
California has around 21,000 licensed architects, and 300 of them are Black. SoCalNOMA (National Organization of Minorit... Read more
12 Aug 2020
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28mins
City of Santa Monica lets restaurants serve in parking lanes, taking on the primacy of the automobile
City of Santa Monica lets restaurants serve in parking lanes, taking on the primacy of the automobile
The restaurants on Santa Monica’s Main Street took a huge hit from the COVID-19 shutdown. So the city government, restau... Read more
3 Aug 2020
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18mins
XPRIZE’s $1 million face mask contest, and the link between urban design and immunity
XPRIZE’s $1 million face mask contest, and the link between urban design and immunity
XPRIZE is offering $1 million to designers of a protective face mask that people will actually want to wear. Also, many ... Read more
17 Jul 2020
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31mins
For an art conservator, it's hard to say goodbye to Confederate statues
For an art conservator, it's hard to say goodbye to Confederate statues
Statues of slave traders and Confederate leaders are being toppled or defaced during protests following the killing of G... Read more
25 Jun 2020
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18mins
How structural racism shaped LA, and what developers can do about it
How structural racism shaped LA, and what developers can do about it
Redlining, restrictive covenants, urban renewal, and building freeways through communities of color are all ways Los An... Read more
19 Jun 2020
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16mins
Google and Twitter tell staff to keep working from home. What will happen to creative offices?
Google and Twitter tell staff to keep working from home. What will happen to creative offices?
Big tech companies have remade the workplace in recent years with creative offices designed to stimulate disruption. Now... Read more
21 May 2020
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16mins