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Featured Professional – Ian Saude, Ian Saude Lifestyle
Ian Saudē was born in Hollywood, California and was raised on California's idyllic Central Coast. He attended the University of California at Berkeley and studied English Literature and Classics, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude. Soon after, he moved to...
The Passing of Architectural Photographer Jack Laxer
Jack Laxer spent the past six decades making his name as the most prolific and iconic architecture photographer of the 20th century. He made his name focusing on the photography of Googie architecture, specifically in Los Angeles. His artistic talent and creative eye...
The Crazy Architecture of Southern California
Southern California is home to the movie capital of the world. Creativity and imagination is what inspires our culture and our economy. The environment of make-believe allows entrepreneurial spirits to create environments and products that allow us to get lost in our...
Fushengyu Hotspring Resort Refreshes
Tree capped mountains generously dotted with temples are the signature of the Luo Fu Shan mountain range in China. The valleys of the range are distinctly rugged, carved out by flowing rivers with natural springs that bubble up into warm water wells. The Sichuan Basin...
Radical Architecture Inspired by a Radical Culture
“Seeing architecture differently from the way you see the rest of life is a bit weird. I believe one should be consistent in all that one does, from the books you read to the way you bring up your children. Everything you do is connected. “ ~David Chipperfield The...
Featured Professional – Greg Shain, Shain Development
Shain Development, Inc. is a full service general contracting and design firm based in Los Angeles, specializing in luxury home development, which includes new construction, remodels, and restorations. They are second generation builders with over 30 years of...
Kanye West Launches YEEZY Home In Calabasas
"I want to do product, I am a product person. Not just clothing but water bottle design, architecture … I make music but I shouldn't be limited to once place of creativity. I hang around architects mostly, people that wanna make things as dope as possible.” ~Kanye...
Dallas Architecture Firm Presents Designs For Uber Skyports
For those who enjoyed The Jetsons cartoons, you will surely remember George Jetson and family embarking from their space age tower-like home and jetting off to their destination in a bubble-like space craft. Traffic was seen zipping about in synchronized flows all...
Miami River Hosts a New Industrial Headquarters
The styles of architecture displayed by the buildings in Miami include the pristine examples in the eponymous Art Deco District, but aren’t at all limited to them. Miami and Art Deco seem synonymous. The city is known for this particular architectural style,...
Celebrity Malibu Beach Home Hits the Market
Renovated Smart Home Features Custom Designs of Premier Firm ADG Lighting Another celebrity estate has hit the real estate market in the coveted neighborhood of Broad Beach, situated in the northern area of Malibu. Renovated by noted architect and interior designer...
The Broadway District Rises Again
"I remember walking into those opulent interiors, surrounded by the glory of the Renaissance, or the age of Baroque, and spending two or three hours in the dream world of the movies. When I came out again the sky blazed; the heat bounced off the sidewalk, traffic...
The Historic Architecture of the Antwerp Central Railway Station
Widely considered the finest and most beautiful railway station in the world, the Antwerp Central Railway station has reigned supreme since 1905. The original construction occurred between 1895 and 1905 as a replacement for the original terminal building. Louis...
The Spiteful Destruction of a Frank Lloyd Wright Building
Over two months ago, a real estate developer in Whitefish, Montana, demolished the Lockridge Medical Center. This building was the only structure in the state of Montana designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This demolition also sets a dubious record as being the only Frank...
Los Angeles Appoints the First Chief Design Officer
The City of Los Angeles and Mayor Eric Garcetti have taken a bold step and appointed the first Chief Design Officer for the city. Because of the scale and pace of development of the city, Mayor Garcetti feels strongly about having a focus on the future while balancing...
Are We Losing ADA Protections? And Should We?
Were you aware that there are one in five, or 56 million Americans living with disabilities? Further, of those 38 million, or one in ten, are considered living with severe disabilities such as blindness, deafness or epilepsy. These are sobering numbers and brings to...
Balkrishna Doshi Recognized For A Lifetime of Social Good
“One is all the time looking at financial returns — that is not only what life is. I think wellness is missing.” Balkrishna Doshi, Architect Balkrishna Doshi has become the 45th laureate of architecture's highest honor, the prestigious Pritzker Prize. He is also the...