http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ A thoughtful look at architecture and design in the modern age. en Vox Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:24:41 -0800 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/the-new-face-of-la-policing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Frances Anderton) http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/the-new-face-of-la-policing.html?_c=feed-rss http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/the-new-face-of-la-policing.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:24:41 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123f17e9e1c860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123f17e9e1c860f-50si" alt="Sergeant Andrew Rea and Lieutenant Robert Miles, in the lobby of Hollenbeck Replacement Station" /></a> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddbf15f6860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddbf15f6860b-50si" alt="Hollenbeck Replacement Police Station" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Today the City Council will confirm Charles Beck as new Chief of the LAPD. His ascent marks a continuation of the policing philosophy of "openness and transparency" initiated by previous Chief Bill Bratton, and that's a philosophy that finds conc... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/the-new-face-of-la-policing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96792b0500020123f17dd453860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/come-celebrate-los-angeles-portrait-of-a-city.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Frances Anderton) http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/come-celebrate-los-angeles-portrait-of-a-city.html?_c=feed-rss http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/come-celebrate-los-angeles-portrait-of-a-city.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:09:20 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b05000201240b7a6055860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00fa96792b05000201240b7a6055860e-50si" alt="Cover of Los Angeles, the book" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Los Angeles tends to inspire deep emotions: contempt, frustration, or deep, abiding passion. Coming up this Thursday night is a gathering for those who feel an abundance of the latter. Diane Keaton and publisher Benedikt Taschen will host a gala ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/come-celebrate-los-angeles-portrait-of-a-city.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96792b05000201240b7a5e50860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/last-chance-to-see-rock-n-condos.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Frances Anderton) http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/last-chance-to-see-rock-n-condos.html?_c=feed-rss http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/last-chance-to-see-rock-n-condos.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:04:34 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123dde4c0c9860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123dde4c0c9860d-50si" alt="Lofts@Cherokee Studios, designed by Pugh+Scarpa" /></a> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddd11a6d860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddd11a6d860c-50si" alt="David Bowie Bachelor Pad, designed by RC Design Federation with table by Rogerio Carvalheiro" /></a> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123dde4c0d7860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123dde4c0d7860d-50si" alt="Niche in master bedroom of 30STM penthouse by Jennifer Siegal and Sandra Sharma" /></a> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b05000201240b77727a860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00fa96792b05000201240b77727a860e-50si" alt="Alice Cooper Loft by Dennis Design Group" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Where Angeleno architects have traditionally made their mark with experimental single-family houses, in the last five or so years, we've seen an explosion of innovative multi-family residential buildings -- some high-end condos, some affordable ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/last-chance-to-see-rock-n-condos.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96792b0500020123dde4c347860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/architects-reaching-out.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Frances Anderton) http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/architects-reaching-out.html?_c=feed-rss http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/architects-reaching-out.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:33:24 -0800 Part and parcel of being a successful designer or architect is getting the news out about ones projects, and some designers just seem to have a knack for getting attention while others remain in anonymity. How much does this have to do with the i... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/architects-reaching-out.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddbc1ee4860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/its-a-mod-mod-mod-mod-city-and-you-can-tour-it-sunday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Frances Anderton) http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/its-a-mod-mod-mod-mod-city-and-you-can-tour-it-sunday.html?_c=feed-rss http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/its-a-mod-mod-mod-mod-city-and-you-can-tour-it-sunday.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:33:34 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b05000201240b74d16c860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00fa96792b05000201240b74d16c860e-50si" alt="LAX (pre-reconstruction), photographed by Konstantin von Wedelstaedt" /></a> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddb98640860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddb98640860b-50si" alt="Flight Path Museum, photo by Larry Underhill" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Speaking of Otis, below, that school has a completely different role to play Sunday, November 8, when it and some other sexy 60s buildings will star in the LA Conservancy's one-time-only tour of gems of that decade, part of a nine-month celebrati... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/its-a-mod-mod-mod-mod-city-and-you-can-tour-it-sunday.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddb985db860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/otis-to-report-la-design-as-engine-of-the-economy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Frances Anderton) http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/otis-to-report-la-design-as-engine-of-the-economy.html?_c=feed-rss http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/otis-to-report-la-design-as-engine-of-the-economy.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:08:06 -0800 LA's creativity not only makes this region an exciting place to live; it is also a significant driver of the economy. Otis College of Art and Design (in tandem with The Kyser Center for Economic Research of the Los Angeles County Economic Develop... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/otis-to-report-la-design-as-engine-of-the-economy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96792b05000201240b74cdcd860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/talking-about-design.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Frances Anderton) http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/talking-about-design.html?_c=feed-rss http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/talking-about-design.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:03:09 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddce0168860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddce0168860c-50si" alt="Feathered Edge, by Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My friend Frank Gruber, author of The Urban Worrier: Making Politics Personal, Life and Politics in an American Town, a collection of his columns about land-use and life in Santa Monica, is sure that it's the local land-use and political issues t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/talking-about-design.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96792b05000201240b7457e3860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/will-la-make-its-architectural-mark-with-more-than-experimental-homes.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Frances Anderton) http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/will-la-make-its-architectural-mark-with-more-than-experimental-homes.html?_c=feed-rss http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/will-la-make-its-architectural-mark-with-more-than-experimental-homes.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:13:10 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123f175c77e860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123f175c77e860f-50si" alt="Inner City Arts, designed by Michael Maltzan Architects" /></a> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123dddfae3c860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123dddfae3c860d-50si" alt="Inner City Arts, a beacon in downtown designed by Michael Maltzan Architects" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> The Hollenbeck Replacement Police Station (see below) is winning prizes for greenness, and beauty. Last week it took an honor award bestowed by the Cultural Affairs Commission at the annual AIA/LA Awards gala. While this awards program is a measu... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/will-la-make-its-architectural-mark-with-more-than-experimental-homes.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96792b0500020123dddfae47860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/real-men-love-succulents.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Frances Anderton) http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/real-men-love-succulents.html?_c=feed-rss http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/real-men-love-succulents.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:49:17 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123f175b717860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123f175b717860f-50si" alt="Hollenbeck Replacement Police Station in Boyle Heights, by AC Martin Partners" /></a> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123dddfa46d860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123dddfa46d860d-50si" alt="Could these replace lawns? Image courtesy of http://www.autonomix.net/erikacolsoncom/images/succulen" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This past Thursday I emceed the annual gala of the Los Angeles chapter of the US Green Building Council. This is the group responsible for introducing the LEED (Leadership and Environmental Design) certification program into the building industry... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/real-men-love-succulents.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96792b0500020123f175b793860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/from-the-spoon-to-the-city.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Frances Anderton) http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/from-the-spoon-to-the-city.html?_c=feed-rss http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/from-the-spoon-to-the-city.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:10:55 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/photo/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddac9339860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00fa96792b0500020123ddac9339860b-50si" alt="From the Spoon to the City" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Don't miss the chance to hear architect-designers Greg Lynn and Elena Manferdini talk about designing at multiple scales -- in the age of the computer. The talk takes it name from the show, curated by Bobbye Tigerman, of designs in LACMA's collect... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://designandarchitectureonkcrw.vox.com/library/post/from-the-spoon-to-the-city.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00fa96792b05000201240b70157e860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>