3 posts tagged “events”

Los Angeles is seeing a sudden upsurge of digital billboards and supergraphics lining freeways, boulevards, and the sides of buildings. Thousands of ad stands are popping up along sidewalks. Is this the future of advertising or another form of visual blight?  Are billboards just part of a healthy urban landscape?  And, as Los Angeles considers a new sign ordinance amid a blizzard of lawsuits, how do we ensure everyone plays by the rules?

Join the Westside Urban Forum on Friday, March 20, 2009 to hear from all sides of this highly charged topic facing Los Angeles.  WeHo Urban Designer, John Chase, will moderate a discussion with John Kaliski, Jane Usher, Paul Prezja and Paul Rohrer.

When: Friday, March 20, 2009 , 7:00am Registration, 7:45am-9:00am Program
Where: The Regency Club, 10900 Wilshire Blvd., 17th Floor, Los Angeles, CA
Members: $30 ($10 for full-time students with ID)
Guests: $45 ($15 for full-time students with ID)

More info here.  Online registration is closed. 

Boffi

Boffi and LA Forum present a panel discussion: "DoubleVision: Identity vs. Perception" devoted to an exploration of convergent and divergent points in architectural, industrial and product design practices.

The discussion previews an exhibition entitled "Two Legends of Italian Design", which celebrates and chronicles the  parallel histories of Ducati and Boffi.

Featured are new and vintage Ducati motorcycles alongside visionary Boffi kitchen and bathroom designs;

When: 6:30 - 8:00pm, Wednesday March 18. 
Where: Boffi Los Angeles, 1344 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Reception to follow 8:00 - 10:00pm

Everyday Urbanism

Join the editors of Everyday Urbanism, Margaret Crawford, John Kaliski, and John Chase for a book signing and launch party for the new revised edition, with a panel discussion moderated by Patricia Morton.
 
Sponsored by the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design and LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions).
 
Where: the LACE space, 6522 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028 (public parking behind the building and the in City Parking Structure at 1718 Cherokee Street).
When: Thursday, Jan. 22, 7:30-9:00 PM