AIA|LA Urban Design Committee presents… The Future of the Los Angeles Urban Forest Based on the results of a 2016 study by the USC Spatial Sciences Institute, the City of Los Angeles’s tree canopy is in steep decline — down in each Council District around 30% between 2000 and 2009. The study looked at single-family […]
AIA|LA City Leaders "Lunch Reception" with Kate Gordon Director, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research & Senior Advisor to the Governor on Climate 2019 City Leaders Breakfast Series Presented By: Psomas The 2019 AIA|LA City Leaders Breakfast Series serves as an opportunity for architects & designers and other community stakeholders to meet directly with key individuals […]
UCLA Outpatient Surgery & Oncology Center Lecture & Tour Designed By: Michael W. Folonis Architecture, Michael W. Folonis, FAIA, Principal Developer: Nautilus Development Group Landscape Architect: Pamela Burton & Company Medical Space Programming Consultant: Planning Decision Resources (PDR), George Pressler, FAIA Structural Engineer, General Contractor and Developer: Randall Miller, PE The Outpatient Surgery and Oncology […]
The 12pm tour session has been cancelled. Please join us for the 10AM tour. UCLA Outpatient Surgery & Oncology Center Lecture & Tour Designed By: Michael W. Folonis Architecture, Michael W. Folonis, FAIA, Principal Developer: Nautilus Development Group Landscape Architect: Pamela Burton & Company Medical Space Programming Consultant: Planning Decision Resources (PDR), George Pressler, FAIA Structural […]
Los Angeles Citywide Design Guidelines: a roundtable discussion Recently, the Los Angeles Department of City Planning released an updated draft of their newly proposed Citywide Design Guidelines. Between now and May 24th, they are asking for comments and mark-ups, as well as, photographs and images that will better convey examples of design excellence. Our roundtable […]
OUR COUNTY - LA County Sustainability Plan: a roundtable discussion Recently, the County of Los Angeles released a discussion draft of their regional sustainability plan. Between now and May 24th, they are asking for comments, feedback and additional recommendations as they work to finalize a draft to present to the Board of Supervisors this summer. […]
AIA|LA Political Outreach Committee presents... Impediments in the Approval Process for Timely Delivery of Housing Projects PHOTO CREDIT: Panic Studio LA "Anchor Place in Long Beach, CA" designed by The Architects Collective On May 21st, please join us for panel discussion about how the approval process could be improved for delivery of housing projects in a […]
small talks:LA INNOVATION CHALLENGE - REIMAGINE, REUSE, RECLAIM: A workshop focusing on the upcycling & repurposing of building materials The fourth installment of the small talks series is hosted in conjunction with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Los Angeles’ 2x8 Exhibition & Student Design Competition at Helms Design Center in Culver City. Join small talks:LA for a design charrette workshop […]
Repurposed Shipping Containers: SteelCraft Bellflower Tour 1.5 LU/HSW (pending) SteelCraft is a Long Beach-based outdoor urban eatery. Built with repurposed shipping containers, SteelCraft goes beyond placing a few shipping containers on a plot of land. Situated in the Long Beach, Bellflower, and Garden Grove communities, the shipping containers activate the street with bright colored containers […]
MLK1101 Supportive Housing Responding to an urgent need in Los Angeles for housing catered to formerly homeless veterans and chronically homeless and low-income households, the design team transformed a vacant, unimproved lot in South LA into a 100% affordable housing community, encompassing 26 units of housing for previously homeless veterans and low-income families. The LEED […]
