Tag Los Angeles, Usa

21-09-2022

The best design restaurants of 2022 according to AIA LA

On 13 September, the awards ceremony for the best design restaurants of 2022 selected by the American Institute of Architects in Los Angeles took place. The award, now in its seventeenth year, is dedicated to restaurants and bars, both outdoor and indoor, created in the last four years anywhere in the world. The competing projects are divided into three main categories plus two special prizes that are decided by the public.

13-12-2021

Brooks + Scarpa designs Magnolia Hill Apartments in Los Angeles

In Los Angeles, the Brooks + Scarpa architecture studio led by architects Angela Brooks and Lawrence Scarpa, intervened on the site of a former gas station to transform it into a new building. Magnolia Hill is a complex consisting of 19 apartments distributed in the three upper floors and a ground floor offering retail space.

29-10-2021

Los Angeles: steel and concrete chess pieces for High School #9 designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au

A highly energy efficient high school in Los Angeles was inspired by the game of chess and designed by the Coop Himmelb(l)au studio.

10-02-2021

Inflexion Builds’ Wellington Gym

The new American architecture and design studio Inflexion Builds has converted a garage in Los Angeles into a miniature gym on the basis of the concept of the ADU: Accessory Dwelling Unit. The gym meets the needs of a young couple of home-fitness influencers arising out of lifestyle changes due to the pandemic.

17-09-2020

SAOTA Hillside house with view of the Los Angeles skyline

Hillside, the new luxury residence designed by SAOTA in Los Angeles, is designed to be a self-contained oasis rather than a conventional home. The house enjoys a splendid view over the Los Angeles skyline and stands in a park of about 2000 square metres on the promontory above Sunset Boulevard, not far from Pierre Koenig’s iconic Stahl House, a symbol of modern architecture in Los Angeles.

09-04-2020

Architecture and design films and events to follow via streaming

As we continue to live under lockdown in the hopes of stopping the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the amount of content available for viewing from home with today’s electronic devices has been growing, and a number of interesting proposals have emerged in the world of architecture and design, including documentary films, meetings via streaming, virtual tours and content for families with children.

27-02-2020

Five years since The Broad opened in Los Angeles

Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler, The Broad is a contemporary art museum in Los Angeles that opened in September 2015. The LEED Gold-certified architecture is launching celebrations for its fifth anniversary by naming its outdoor plaza for its long-time Leading Partner, East West Bank.

16-11-2018

The Skateroom with Walead Beshty and Kelley Walker at the Marciano Art Foundation

A few days ago, the social enterprise called The Skateroom launched a new, limited-edition series of decks at the Marciano Art Foundation in Los Angeles to support two initiatives promoting the skate culture as a bottom-up driver of social change for good causes.

24-08-2016

Broad Museum: Diller Scofidio + Renfro Los Angeles

Broad Museum: the Contemporary Art museum of Los Angeles, which opened in September 2015, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with Gensler, obtained the LEED Gold certification: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.