The gloom has not fully lifted, but theclouds have parted enough to let in a littlesunshine. And the forecast is for betterweather ahead.

That’s the meteorological take on whatWest Coast architects are saying abouttheir businesses following two grim yearsof recession and layoffs. Some are hiringagain, although not in big numbers, andare preparing for a backlog of stalledlocal projects to start moving forward.

“We are cautiously optimistic,” saidWilliam H. Fain Jr., a partner at LA-basedJohnson Fain. While the domestic con-struction field is still continued on page 11

Culver City-based Ehrlich Architects haswon the competition to design a new parliament complex for the United ArabEmirates in Abu Dhabi, beating out majorinternational firms Foster & Partners,Zaha Hadid Architects, and MassimilianoFuksas Architects. It’s the most remarkableupset victory for an LA architect since1987, when then-upstart Frank Gehry triumphed over three Pritzker Prize laure-ates in the contest for the Walt DisneyConcert Hall. (Ehrlich employs 32 people;Hadid has 450 and Foster over a thou-sand.) At a time when California officesare especially hard-hit, this victory ofDavid over Goliath is a morale boosterfor every struggling firm.

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Despite the recent discovery of humanremains on the site, workers at LosAngeles’ Plaza Cultura y Artes continuedevelopment of the almost-completeMexican cultural center and public garden. “It doesn’t change anything. Itonly enhances our point that this is whereLos Angeles started,” said Miguel AngelCorzo, President and CEO of LA Plaza.

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Better late than never. After completing a multi-billion dollar school building program that produced what even someof its administrators admit was fairly conservative architecture, the LA UnifiedSchool District (LAUSD) decided toabruptly reverse course when devisingprototypes for both new schools andreplacements of its thousands of tempo-rary classrooms. Under the leadership of an ambitious new facilities director, the district even went back to the drawingboard to find more inspiring proposalsafter approving its initial short list

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Brown hailed the proposal as a limit to the

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Reading through a recent issue of LA Weekly I came across a lengthystory about an anti-development “crusader” named Cary Brazemancalled “Community Watchdog Cary Brazeman Fights Villaraigosa’sCrusade to Allow Development Everywhere.”

Brazeman, a brand consultant who has worked for several real estatefirms in the past, is fighting against the mayor’s overzealous attemptsto push projects through city planning despite legitimate objectionsby neighbors and design review committees. As I’ve said in a past editorial, I agree with him to some degree on that front.

But he’s also fighting against new city zoning changes meant to simplify and streamline the planning department. Brazeman’s group,LA Neighbors United, calls the recent reform efforts “gutting” thecode and a means for over-development. And he calls its supporters“rejectionists” who want to destroy LA.

Let’s set the record straight. These proposed zoning regulations arenot intended to, nor would they, spur new development on their ownor cause any other sort of citywide disasters. Just the opposite.

Their goal is to make development more straightforward than the ridiculous, disjointed, outdated process the city now forces architects and developers to go through. As city planner Alan Bell toldAN when the measures were first introduced, “Things just have tobecome more efficient.”

Among other things, the zoning changes will create consistent protocols for many procedures including timelines for approvals,reviews (allowing for shorter review processes for minor projects so as not to hog time from the bigger ones), and the modification ofexisting projects. Right now there are few standardized procedures,and approvals can take years, getting lost in a maze of departments and rules. These regulations haven’t been changed since the 1940s, sothey’re woefully out of date.

The AIA/LA recently released a list of of proposed streamlining measures that go even further. In it, they call for improved city plan-ning response time, improved online resources, clearer requirements,and more transparency, among other things.

Nonetheless, Brazeman and others continue to go in the other direction. Dick Platkin, an LA-based city planning consultant, haswritten of the existing zoning codes: “these hurdles are often time-consuming, but they assure that efforts to circumvent the city’s zoning code are subject to a careful public review and debate.” Buttime doesn’t always mean thoroughness. The current codes don’t callfor careful review and debate, they just make it more confusing anddrawn out.

For some reason in slow-motion Los Angeles, government efficien-cy—or other diversions from the status quo—are often regardedwith suspicion. Similar protests have been mounted against MayorVillaraigosa’s efforts to speed up the construction of new rail lines inthe city, or even to build them at all.

Of course, I support anyone’s right to protest government maneuvers. I just think they happen to be confused on these points.The status quo hasn’t gotten architects far enough in LA. Let’s take a deep breath and clean things up. Then we can look with a clearerhead and a cleaner slate. SAM LUBELL

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part of his youth in Morocco, has been refamiliarizing himself with traditional Islamicarchitecture for the new project, but it won’tbe his first in the UAE region. His 2009 HelalHouse, located on a desert site, has a hugecrescent-shaped roof and exterior patternedcast aluminum screens. For the parliament,Ehrlich, his associate Patti Rhee, and theproject team created what Ehrlich describesas “a harmonious balance of Islamic heritageand global modern aspirations.”

The plan is simple: a circle within a square.A soaring dome, inspired by a five-petaleddesert flower, will shelter the assemblybuilding and dominate the waterfront site. Deep concrete ribs will provide a self-supporting structure exposed to the openhall’s interior.

“We embraced the symmetry we found in many Arab buildings and reinterpreted the dome as a shade structure,” said Ehrlich.“I made a trip to Istanbul to see Hagia Sofiaand the Blue Mosque, but I also abstractedthe humble vernacular with its thick mudwalls and small openings.” The 1.4 million-square-foot complex will be embraced byoffices rising from a podium. These structureswill be terraced to suggest wind-sculptedsand dunes.

In the summer the temperature in AbuDhabi tops 125 degrees, often with 90 percenthumidity, but Ehrlich was determined to create a building that would be sustainableboth passively and actively. “We wanted to control sun exposure on each surface and create shade rather than admitting large amounts of heat and pumping it outmechanically,” he explained. Perforatedscreens will limit sunlight, and the building’sthermal mass will play a vital cooling role,complementing more high-tech sustainableelements like a rooftop solar thermal system.

The building will be located on theCorniche, Abu Dhabi’s large coastal boule-vard, facing the Arabian Gulf. Its dome willbe visible for miles across the water, glowingdramatically at night. The completion datehas not been determined, and the project’sbudget is confidential. The local architect will be Abu Dhabi-based Godwin AustenJohnson. MICHAEL WEBB

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CONTESTED GROUNDThe recent article about architects enlargingtheir scope to include landscape architecture(“Budding Relationship,” CAN 01_02.04.2011,)causes great concern to me as a trained landscape architect. The tone of the piecesuggests architects are equally suited to create successful landscape designs. Theimplied ease with which this is accomplishedmisrepresents the specialized knowledge oflandscape architects.

Landscape architecture training is built on a keen understanding of natural systems,including but not limited to: horticulture, soilsciences, storm water management, micro-climates and seasonal conditions. Just as

important is the focus on design principles ofthe built environment, similar to architects, butwith an intimate understanding of the interac-tion of individuals within the landscape alongwith an attention to scale, mass/void, balance,harmony, materiality, longevity, sustainabilityand flora/fauna in the natural environment.

Specifically, the article addresses PlayaVista park. As a landscape design, Playa Vistacreates the sense of “outdoor rooms” as envi-sioned. However, the design of vast spaces,faceted slopes, aggressively fenced recreation-al courts, undefined edges, and dynamic angledwalks provide little sense of scale or experiencefrom one room to the next. The overall compo-sition is lost in the parts that make the whole.

The feeling is one of exposure rather thanembrace along the perimeter. The design ofthis and other projects in the piece resonatewell in plan, but fall flat through experience.

The most successful moments within the featured projects are when architectureand landscape meet, allowing the landscapeto envelope the architecture, or provide greenroof/living systems technology or create anestled resting place as at Freelnad Buck’sHunters Stand Cabin. However, the tone istilted significantly in the direction of architectsas designers with support provided by land-scape architects.

Landscape architects, when embraced asa design peer with specialized training in the

integration of design and nature, offer moreto a project than “valuable techniques.” It’s of great concern that future landscape designopportunities may be helmed by architects or landscape professionals revert to the anti-quated role of plant material selector ratherthan finely-tuned designers and engineers of the outdoor environment. Here’s hopingthat a better understanding of the unique rolelandscape architects play within the architec-tural design community will be better under-stood and appreciated in the future.

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The concept itself is breathtaking—a giant indoor trampolinepark!—but the interior architecture of the House of Air takes theidea to new heights. Working within the shell of a historic biplanehangar, San Francisco firm Mark Horton/Architecture walled off a section on each side with blue Polygal, illuminating the translucentmaterial with an energetic pattern of fluorescent light tubes nestedcleverly in the C-shaped metal studs framing the wall. Behind thePolygal are a café on one side and showers and restrooms on theother with party rooms and offices above. A catwalk, bridging thesetwo upper levels, cranks up the drama of the space and is also thebest place for observers to catch the action in the “Colosseum,” a trampoline pit where dodgeball games are played. High-flyers get a good view of the Bay through the immense glass hangar doorcustom made by Schweiss. LYDIA LEE

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STARCHITECTS,HOLLYWOODSTYLESpider-Man may be tangled up on Broadway, but out in LA the real Spider-Man,Toby McGuire, is apparently constructing a superhero-worthy lair: a new housein Silver Lake designed by Peter Zumthor. That inspired choice of architectgets us thinking about the other great celebrity commissions of late (few andfar between, in fact, since most celebs are living in gaudy McPalaces). Lastmonth we mentioned Michael Ovitz’s selection of Michael Maltzan for hiscompound/gallery/home. And how about U2 guitarist The Edge commissioningSan Diego architect Wallace Cunningham to design his beautiful, if environmentallyquestionable, house in Malibu? Or, speaking of those beautiful bluffs, how aboutthe unnamed star who commissioned Tadao Ando and wHY Architects todesign their house above Paradise Cove? Oh, architects, if only you could revealall your celebrity clients—we know you’re holding out on us!SEND MUSEUM MEMBERSHIPS AND STAR MAPS TO EAVESDROP@ARCHPAPER.COM

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page should have been relocated when the cemetery became part of the adjacentLA Placita Church in 1844. While LA Plazaspokeswoman Katie Dunham demurred on what exactly was uncovered, Corzo saidthe remains come from diverse originsincluding various Native American tribesas well as Europeans.

“The discovery at the cemetery was bigfor all of us, so we’re working carefully tohonor it but to still keep on schedule. So far,I think we’re doing it,” said Mark Rios, prin-cipal at Rios Clementi Hale Studios, whosefirm is responsible for the L-shaped greenspace that hugs the site’s northern perimeter.

In response to the discovery, the 2.2-acrecultural center’s design will change onlyslightly, said Corzo, staying on track to meetthe target opening date of April 9. A walkwaythat originally ran straight from Main Streetto Spring Street will now curve to avoid thesite of the finding. The change, now up forboard approval, seems to be the simplestsolution for a project so close to completion.

Situated near El Pueblo de Los AngelesHistorical Monument, the site of Los Angeles’sfounding, LA Plaza will be a museum and cul-tural center charting the history of Mexicansand Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles and Southern California. “It seemed veryappropriate to locate it here,” said Corzo.

The center will occupy two of the city’soldest buildings from the Victorian era—the1888 Vickrey-Brunswig Building and the 1883Plaza House—and include the 30,000-square-foot public garden. Vickrey-Brunswig is afive-story brick structure supported by largewooden columns, while the Plaza House isthe two-story building just beside it. Vacantsince the 1971 San Fernando earthquake,both buildings have been rehabilitated byHarley Ellis Devereaux. The firm seismicallyretrofitted the campus by introducing braceframing and connecting the two buildings.

The lobby, designed by Chu+Gooding,incorporates several nods to Mexican-American culture. Glazed tiles with blue-green and reddish hues contain a patterninspired by an ancient Zapotec site in Mitla,near Oaxaca. In the restrooms, ceramic tiles pick up the green-gray colors and tree-like branches of the saguaro cactus.

In the oldest sections of the building, the original wood frame coupled with theadded structural support meant a cobweb of elements that proved to be a challengeto incorporate into the design. “One of the big problems was that things aren’tstraight—the framing’s not straight, thecolumns aren’t straight, the floors aren’tlevel,” said Chu+Gooding principal RickGooding. His firm addressed the issue by creating simple, clean spaces in theseareas. Brace frames were encased in walls,forming partitions. Drop ceilings werestrategically added to reduce noise andhelp disguise larger mechanical systems.

In the rest of the center, however,Chu+Gooding exposed as many of the historical elements as possible, subtly paying homage to the building’s long historyin the city. They retained most of the highceilings to maintain the expansive atmos-phere of the interiors, and original Douglasfir columns are left exposed but partiallywrapped with medium-density fiberboard toprevent visitors from scratching themselveson the splintery old wood.

The outdoor portion of the site will includean edible learning garden, classrooms, anoutdoor kitchen, patio, and performance areathat can host as many as 1,500 people. Avertical learning wall features flora from six native ecosystems of Southern California.A dynamic perimeter is created by mediascreens on exterior fences composed of MicroTiles—rear projection units thattogether form a large video wall-style display.

To create a festive ambiance typical ofMexican celebrations, Rios Clementi Halealso designed bright canopies made oftubular steel supports and polymer coatedfabric. One canopy will go up by the stagearea, which opens up to the main lawn, andanother will be placed at the main lobbyentrance.

LA Plaza is one of the five cultural institutions supported by the County of LosAngeles. The center has also received grantsfrom the California Heritage Commission,Save America’s Treasures, and private foun-dations. So far, $20 million has been spentduring the course of the project, said Corzo,and an additional $3.5 million is needed tocap off the capital campaign. CARREN JAO

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Attention, San Francisco: a spaceship has landed in your backyard. The shiny silver form of Rafael Viñoly’sRay and Dagmar DolbyRegeneration MedicineBuilding is a stunning discov-ery lurking at the back of theUniversity of California, SanFrancisco (UCSF). The mostexciting local building to beerected since the CaliforniaAcademy of Sciences andthe De Young went up inGolden Gate Park, this struc-ture—at once sharp and lithe,rational and poetic, industrialand organic—is an appropri-ately futuristic home for the cutting edge of researchand is the most adventurouswork from the architect insome time.

The building brings togetherall of UCSF’s stem cellresearchers, who will num-ber about 250 when it is fully occupied. Most of the80,000-square-foot space is devoted to compact rows of lab stations, accompaniedby offices for scientists anda few conference rooms.

One of Viñoly’s primaryachievements was to make a virtue out of an incrediblydifficult site. UCSF’s maincampus backs up sharplyagainst the city’s dauntingMount Sutro, and the remain-ing unbuilt land had a 60-degree slope. The structure is cantilevered 100 feet abovethe foot of the mountain andsupported by an exposedfoundation—a steel spaceframe on concrete piers.

The long, thin building contours to the landscape,hugging the slight S-curve

of the hillside. Bordered by awinding road, it also progress-es upward in four blocks, butthe actual organization of thebuilding isn’t really apparentuntil you are inside. From the exterior you see only its sleek, windowless hullclad in corrugated steel.Unfettered by the prescrip-tions that stunted the firm’sdesign for the Helen DillerFamily Cancer ResearchCenter at UCSF’s Mission Baycampus, and liberated fromthe street grid, Viñoly and histeam were able to proceedwith a purer architecturalvision, including an elegantlyutilitarian material palette anda more organic shape.

The grid is solidly in placeelsewhere on the UCSF campus, which was builtout—and up—in the 1960sand 70s. The only entry tothe research center is across

a glass-enclosed bridge fromUCSF’s main school building.From here, you are intimatelyaware of the physical gap thatlies between the mid-century,16-floor structure and itsgleaming new neighbor, as well as the leaps thatModernism has taken in theintervening years. You canalso see the outdoor rampthat allows researchers toget to their particular lab viaa short but thrilling outdoorhike, as well as the manystaircases that invite explo-ration of the upper terracegardens. At the top of thebuilding, there are splendidviews of the northern end of the city, including GoldenGate Park and the GoldenGate Bridge.

While building a tall, skinnytower would have reducedfoundation costs, Viñoly andhis team proposed a design

that would encourage inter-action and collaboration. Theresearch area is essentiallyone continuous floor, withfour grade changes. Becausethe labs are apt to shrink andgrow over time, the ability to spill over to the next labspace and remain visuallyconnected was important. At each of the three junctionsbetween levels, there is alanding with a break area andkitchen: a natural gatheringspot. Labs are located a half-flight down, while smallbanks of offices and confer-ence rooms are located ahalf-flight up. This split-levelapproach, borrowed fromresidential architecture, efficiently distinguishes public from private spaces.Across each landing, thenext lab space begins. Withinthe labs, the open plan wasdesigned for maximum

flexibility, with wiring harnesses and flexibleplumbing routed overheadand lab benches that can beeasily disassembled.

The building also does an exceptional job of bringingin the natural world and isexpected to receive LEEDSilver certification. While thepublic, campus-facing side is opaque for privacy, the hill-side façade has an expanseof windows that look into a forest of eucalyptus trees—a green mural along the laboratories’ back wall. Eachof the four sections has a terrace garden lush withgrasses, softening the corru-gated metal.

Alas for architecture fans, the building has nopublic access. It is not visibleat all from the closest street,Parnassus Avenue. But adetermined observer can get

a good view of the exterior bytaking Medical Center Wayat the east end of campus tothe Regenerative Medicineloading dock. The $94.5 mil-lion project was partially fund-ed by California Proposition71, where voters allocated$3 billion for stem cellresearch and facilities in 2004.

The UCSF center is thesixth of 12 such projects in the state, but thus far thearchitectural ambitions havenot matched the magnitudeof scientific endeavor. This is one case where they have.Without going in for gim-micks—one can easily imagine another architectgoing on about the complexityof the cell—Viñoly has creat-ed a thing of beauty and mystery that, when dissect-ed, reveals itself to be anintelligent adaptation to thenatural world. LL

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PORTLAND JAPANESEGARDENAfter a rigorous two-yearselection process, Japanesearchitect Kengo Kuma hasbeen chosen to lead theexpansion of the PortlandJapanese Garden. The addition to the 48-year-oldgarden, originally designedby Tokyo AgriculturalUniversity professor TakumaTono, includes a cultural and education center, a giftstore, and a public teahouse.The project will be built adjacent to the garden’sparking lot and outside itsadmission gates.

Using local natural materials such as wood and weather-treated papers,Kuma’s concept blends contemporary architecturalelements with traditionalJapanese vernacular. Forinstance, the stair-stepped,exposed wood KomorebiLiving Room, as Kuma calls it, was developed as an abstraction of tarukiconstruction, he said. Itallows natural “dappled”light through while also providing generous views of the garden and theNorthwest forest beyond.

The new building designswill vary slightly according to function and will takeadvantage of varying views

and natural light. BalaszsBognar, Project Architect,explains that the goal is “that the buildings are notthought of as a series ofsemi-detached objects but asa coordinated sequence thatleads to the main event: thegardens themselves.”

Ed McVicker, president of the Garden’s board, saidthat Kuma’s design “reallydemonstrated that he under-stood the importance ofbuilding structures withinthe landscape, not dominat-ing it.” He added, “Bringingon a Japanese architectmakes sense. It fits our visionand process for this garden.”

Ground-breaking will take place following the garden’s capital campaign.However, McVicker sayscompletion would be timedto the Garden’s 50th anniver-sary in 2013.ALLISON MILIONIS

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Student teams working to design and buildtwenty solar homes in time for this October’sSolar Decathlon were taken by surprisewhen the Department of Energy (DOE), thecompetition sponsor, announced a changeof venue. Traditionally held on the NationalMall, the international exhibition of sustain-ability has yet to settle into a new home.

The move was announced January 11th,but at press time no new site had beennamed, confounding students who hadbased their designs on the climatic and siteconditions on the National Mall.

Citing wear and tear caused by crowdsand construction, Bill Line at the NationalParks Service said the venue wasn’t the right fit. “The Solar Decathlon is certainly a worthy cause, but construction of so manyhomes and the equipment involved literallyrips up the National Mall,” Line said. “TheAmerican public has charged the NationalParks Service with maintaining the NationalMall as a place they can be proud of, not an

area that’s torn up.”In November the Parks Service completed

the National Mall Plan, a document fouryears in the making that outlines a strategy torestore the revered public space. Line insiststhat the Parks Service did not kick the SolarDecathlon off the mall, rather in December,Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu andSecretary of the Interior Ken Salazar mutuallyagreed to find a new home for the event.

Tom Welch, a spokesperson for the DOE,said officials are searching for a new locationand expected an announcement sometime in February, but he declined to give a date.“Everything is open to consideration,” Welchsaid, “We’re not limiting our search toWashington, D.C.”

Students involved with the competitionhave organized an online petition campaign,already amassing thousands of names in support of keeping the competition on the 700 acres often called “the nation’s frontyard.” The petition points to official SolarDecathlon rules holding teams liable fordamage to the mall.

“We’ve been working on this project forover a year and a half,” Reed Finlay, ProjectManager of SCI-Arc and Caltech’s entry, toldAN. Their project, CHIP 2011, which includesa snug wrapping of vinyl over celluloseinsulation, canted rooftop PV panels, and a sloping cantilever intended—prior to thevenue change announcement—to highlighta view of the Washington Monument, hasinvolved 60 students and over $100,000 in donations. “The Mall gives exposure and credibility to what we’re doing,” headded. “I think they’ll be surprised with thebacklash.” BRANDEN KLAYKO

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from front page corruption.However, for the designcommunity the consensus is pretty straightforward: themove would be a disaster.

Ron Vrilakas, principal at Vrilakas Architects inSacramento, estimates thatif Brown’s proposal is passedhis firm will lose work onabout $40 to $50 million inprojects and will have to lay off much of their staff.“The only work that’s still gotlife from the last 18 months is work that has a publicfinancing component andspecifically redevelopmentagency funding,” saidVrilakas. “Without those it’s a pretty grim result.”

Vrilakas adds that withoutCalifornia RedevelopmentAssociation (CRA) funding,his city will continue tosprawl rather than sustain-ably grow from infill and the redevelopment of under-served neighborhoods. “Wehave a delivery system ofdevelopment that’s builtaround sprawl. That’s thepath of least resistance,” saidVrilakas, who said he’s opento taking a look at cuttingthe agencies but finds their“full scale elimination” to be“draconian,” “short-sited,”and deprives cities of much-needed investment. “Whatother department has beensingled out to be eliminatedentirely?” he said.

Evan Westrup, aspokesperson for GovernorBrown, said that “currentredevelopment projects” will continue, while cities likeLA are creating agreementswith their redevelopmentagencies to protect presentand future projects (LA’sagreement would put aside$930 million for such work).

Despite their inefficien-cies—and their often too-cozy

relationships with develop-ers—redevelopment agenciesprovide a huge amount of work to architects andbuilders, and their wholesaleremoval would pull the rugout from under these firmsjust as a modest recovery is starting to take hold. TheCRA reports that redevelop-ment activities support over 170,000 construction-related jobs a year. Moreover,the move would stall or cancel billions of dollarsworth of major projects incities statewide from build-ings, parks, and mixed-usecomplexes, to entire neigh-borhoods like the Clean Tech Corridor just east ofDowntown LA.

The focal point for theCorridor and a project supported by CRA funding is a three-acre Clean TechInnovation Campus—75,000-square-feet in an existingmasonry building of officeand demonstration space for clean-tech research anddevelopment companies.The project is likely movingforward, but similar projectscould be in jeopardy.

Westrup argues that themeasure will not completelyobliterate redevelopmentfunding, but that it will“return power to the locallevel,” giving cities the choiceof what to do with redevel-opment funds. “Essentially

it eliminates a state subsidy for private development,”said Westrup. “It doesn’t pre-clude cities from continuingto redevelop; it gives citiesthe choice of where theirscarce dollars would go.”

As for the hit on futureinvestment, a recentCalifornia Legislative AnalysisOffice report on the budgetstates that “the state’s costsassociated with redevelop-ment have grown markedlyover the last couple decades,yet we find no reliable evidence that this programimproves overall economicdevelopment in California.”

But while he admits that some redevelopmentagencies are “dysfunctional,”LA architect Roger Shermanis very impressed with the economic turnarounds produced by others, includingCulver City’s, where he isworking on a $13 millionmixed-use project that wasfunded in part by the CulverCity CRA.

He adds that much ofCulver City’s impressiverecovery—and its resultingtax windfall for the city andstate— was made possibleby the work of the local CRA.“It’s very hard to generalize.In some cities they’ve been very effective,” saidSherman. “It’s all aboutexecution.” SL

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An early Charles and HenryGreene home in Claremont,California—one of the firstthe brothers worked on outside of Pasadena—hasgotten a second life cour-tesy of local architectsHartmanBaldwin. Newowners Andrew and Blenda Wright tapped thefirm to update the 1903Darling-Wright house withsustainable features whilemaintaining its Arts andCrafts heritage.

The house is the first historic home in Californiato earn a GreenPoint rating,

a LEED-counterpart that measures a home’ssustainability based on resource conservation,indoor air quality, waterconservation, energy efficiency, and contributionto the community.

The home represented a turning point in theGreenes’ career: with it the brothers began taking a holistic approach rightdown to furniture designsand lighting sketches. Whenthe Wrights purchased thehome in 2007, it was “infairly rough shape,” said

Alan Brookman, projectarchitect, and a formerdocent at the famed Greene& Greene Gamble house inPasadena. Earlier ill-advisedremodels had compromisedthe structure. The hand-crafted windows and sidinghad been replaced morethan once, and the floor waspast its last sanding.

In its quest for sustain-ability the firm first recon-sidered the insulation.“You get more bang foryour buck fixing up theselittle things before movingto solar panels or win-

dows,” said Brookman.Because of the home’sboard and batten interiorand shingle exterior, air had basically moved freelythrough the house’s skin.HartmanBaldwin insulatedthe building with closed cellfoam and blown in cellulose,allowing the firm to down-size the heating, ventilation,and cooling systems.

The firm then replacedthe badly oxidized 1990sshingles with those thatechoed the size and shapeof the original. Original window frames were re-used where possible,and because the housestands on a relatively busystreet, dual-glazed windowsreplaced the original plate-glass windows, helping

with noise reduction and energy efficiency.Craftspeople reproducedthe front door and replaceddamaged flooring.

The firm either re-usedfixtures or replaced themwith historically sensitiveones. LED lights wereinstalled inside Greene andGreene-style fixtures in thekitchen and dining room. In the breakfast nook, JohnHamm of Hamm GlassStudios replicated a fixtureCharles Greene sketched forthe entry hall published in a1903 Academy Architecturearticle. Additional vintage-style bathrooms were putin—complete with low-flow1921 reproduction toiletswith low wall-hung tanks,faucets, and showerheads.

In making upgrades,HartmanBaldwin sought to make reversible as manymodifications as possible,“so that if somebody wantsto come back and return thehouse to the pre-renovationcondition, they can,” saidBrookman.

Since the Wrightsrequired a larger garage,the firm found anotherinterested buyer for theoriginal 1921 garage andhad it moved. Constructionwaste, including cardboard,plastic and aluminum, werealso recycled.

Ensuring as much of the home was salvaged orre-used was a meticulousprocess, but everythingwas worth it in the end,relates Brookman. “As wewere finishing the house, I could really see that it wasturning out to be somethingspecial.” The Darling-Wrighthouse looks ready to surviveyet another century. CJ

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kit-of-parts schemes from localfirms Hodgetts+Fung, Swift LeeOffice (SLO), and Gonzalez Goodale.The designs can be built quickly,cheaply, and en masse, ranging in size from 6,000 to 30,000 square-

feet. They also aim to be flexible,sustainable, and easy to maintain.The district plans to build four tofive projects initially, and if that goeswell, many more. Larger architec-tural prototypes could also serve asnew schools, libraries, or recreation

centers.The designs met the needs of a

district now forced to do more withless. Its close to $20 billion in bondshas been mostly spent and its staff reduced drastically. “Theopportunity to do something like

this was always there, and we knewit, but no one was willing to do it,”said Gloria Lee, principal at SLO.

The LAUSD currently has about9,300 temporary classroom build-ings. Most are drab, aging, out of character with their neighboringschools, and falling apart. Theirreplacement came up as part of the district’s large master planningeffort. After an initial RFP in June,the district narrowed the initialgroup of 80 proposals to a short listof mostly box-like and uninspiringdesigns. But then top district officialsdecided to broaden the list toinclude more ambitious proposals.The winning designs were chosenin December. The designs will cost from $270 to $400 per squarefoot to build, estimated LAUSDspecial facilities project managerBrianna Garcia.

“We thought what we had was a bit too conservative. We wereconvinced that we should bring innew ideas,” said Richard Luke, thedistrict’s deputy director of planningand development, who admits that the LAUSD’s recent wave ofschools were hemmed in by theirincredibly fast turnaround schedule.In order to encourage smaller firmsto enter, the district also removedits usual pre-qualification require-ments. The effort to innovate and improve efficiency has beenpushed by the district’s chief facilitiesexecutive, James Sohn, who camefrom the LA Community CollegeDistrict and replaced director GuyMahula just over a year ago.

Hodgetts + Fung’s smaller prototypes, measuring about 6,000square feet, will have ultra-light prefabricated fiberglass roofs andflexible modular composite wallswith fiberglass skins. The roofs willbe slightly curved (like surfboards)to provide more structural stability .system of solar panels to maximizesolar exposure. Units will be lit byclerestory windows and skylights.The modules can be joined togetherfor expansion and laid out in anendless amount of configurations.

“I can’t believe they’re letting usdo this,” said Hodgetts, who pointsto the prefabricated, off-the-shelf,industrial-style systems as part of a great local tradition started by the likes of Neutra and Eames. “It’sa no-brainer. It’s so easy to build andreplicate. A five year old could do it.”

“We’ve never built anything witha fiberglass roof,” added Garcia.

SLO’s design is the most eco-friendly. The two-story, 25-30,000square-foot buildings, which can beused to make anything from 24-unitclassroom buildings to libraries,will have a rigid steel momentframe exostructure complementedwith a changeable inner structurethat will allow for flexible floorplans. Their patterned steel skinscan be clad with varying panels,from steel mesh to vegetated screenwalls, allowing for climate controland exterior variations.

The firm is hoping their moduleswill be net zero, which would be afirst for the district. Their mechanicalsystems would include electronical-ly-controlled fresh air intake, norefrigerant, and under sill units thatminimize footprint and allow for the structures to be opened up withcourtyards and other public spaces.

“We want more air, more light,and a low environmental impact. It will teach students about science,technology, and environmentalresponsibility,” said SLO principalGloria Lee.

Gonzalez Goodale’s scheme is a modular shell structure with asloped roof and prefabricated glasscurtain walls that maximize lightand airiness. The prototypes can bere-organized to adapt to changingsites and educational models. Theyinclude concealed solar rooftoppanels that magnify light to a singlepoint and can be about twice as efficient as normal solar cells.They’ll be clad with rigid-frame rainscreen shells that provide insulatingair spaces, and can be metal, plastic,or any material, pointed out firmprincipal David Goodale.

“We might pay a little more todevelop the prototypes, but after wefinish a few it will be much cheaperand more flexible than your typicalfixed building,” added Goodale.

Garcia noted that the work on the prototypes would beginimmediately. Luke said the facilitiesdepartment was trying to secure at least $64 million from owed stateconstruction funds for the new prototype effort. Future fundingcould come from recently-passedMeasure Q, a $7 billion measuregoing to school modernization.Those funds won’t be availableuntil 2014. SL

Gonzalez Goodale’s scheme would have a cantedrooftop with concealed solar panels.

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SLO’s plans call for a faceted and changeable metallic skin.

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weak, he said he is receiving calls fromU.S. clients who “can’t postpone planningand positioning any longer.”

At the depth of the recession JohnsonFain downsized dramatically, from about100 to a low of 43 staffers, but recentlyclimbed back to about 55. While largeurban planning and residential projects in China and Taiwan have been majorsources of work, the firm has recentlytaken on domestic planning projects forthe HemisFair Park in San Antonio, Texas,and some older LA school campuses.

“We are not through it yet,” saidDonnie Schmidt, a senior associate atLorcan O’Herlihy Architects in LA. “ButI’m glad to see the U.S. is beginning toshow some life again.” His firm recentlysigned on two consulting architects tohelp with new office and housing projects.A mixed-use building and resort plan inHawaii is also on the horizon.

There is a large pool of unemployedarchitects to draw from. When LorcanO’Herlihy Architects ran an ad onArchinect.com in December, they receivedabout 350 resumes the first day, withapplicants ranging from recent grads to “senior people with 20 to 30 years ofexperience,”said Schmidt. “I’ve neverseen anything like that.”

In January, 30 job postings fromSouthern California firms on Archinectwere more than double the number inNovember. Nicci Solomons, executivedirector of the AIA’s Los Angeles chapter,said her organization’s website job listingsare also up. At the worst of the downturn,there might have been just three post-ings—now it is more common to see a dozen or so. “It’s certainly a thaw,” shesaid, adding that there is a long way to go.

At AC Martin Partners in LA, presidentKenneth Lewis said the SouthernCalifornia economy remains a questionmark. His firm has long had a major handin higher education, but state budgetproblems will probably reduce construc-tion at public universities, he said.

Like those at other firms, Lewis is find-ing that certain niches, such as multi-fami-ly residential buildings, retail, and adaptivereuse, are coming back locally and leadingto more hires. His staff, from a high ofabout 100, is now at about 70, he said,thanks to assignments like retrofitting theHall of Justice at the LA Civic Center andwork on the proposed Wilshire Grandhotel, office, and residential towers in Downtown LA. At Valerio Architects, a 25-person LA firm that specializes in retailand restaurant design, an uptick in workhas led to hiring five people over the past six months, according to DamonPressman, business development coordinator. And West LA-based NadelArchitects, which had cut employmentfrom about 200 to 100 in recent years, hashired back eight people in the past fewmonths, mainly to help with internationalprojects like a convention and sports cen-ter in Dalian, China. Domestically, the firmhas worked on several multi-family rentalresidences and is starting to hear from a range of other potential clients. “Theindicators are that there will be moreactivity in the near term, but it hasn’t cometo fruition yet,” said Patrick Winters, a firm director. The mantra for manyremains, wait and see. L.J. GORDON

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3470 East Spring St., Long Beach, CA; 562-595-4687www.bremcoconstruction.com City Front Plumbing

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900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles;213-745-4922 www.cordellcorp.com Covi Concrete Construction

621 Reynolds Circle,Huntington Beach, CA; 714-842-3185 www.coviconcrete.com Del Amo Construction

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3020 East Camelback Rd., Phoenix, AZ;602-808-0500www.dprinc.com Duran + Assoc

29301 Hillrise Dr.,Agoura Hills, CA;818-865-9658 Ganco Industries

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Hinerfeld-Ward

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655 Brea Canyon Rd., Walnut, CA;909-594-9500 www.jfshea.comLusardi Construction

1570 Linda Vista Dr.,San Marcos, CA;760-744-3133www.lusardi.com Matt Construction

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2610 Avon St., Newport Beach, CA; 714-747-8372 www.mbaegl.com Morley Builders

2901 28th St., Santa Monica, CA; 310-399-1600 www.morleybuilders.com Nautilus Group, Inc.

1223 16th St.,Santa Monica, California310-479-7625 www.nautilusgrp.com RJC Builders

3509 West 6th St., Los Angeles; 213-388-9327 www.rjcbuilders.com Sundt Construction Inc.

2860 Gateway Oaks Dr., Sacramento, CA; 916-830-8000 www.sundt.com Winters-Schram

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“Tom Hinerfeld andhis team at Hinerfeld

Ward went the extramile to realize ourproject.” Craig Hodgetts Hodgetts+Fung

“Sundt’s Sacramentoteam joined the project in a design-assist role, bringingimmense value andclose collaborationon an innovative and highly sustain-able constructionapproach.” Chris Noll Noll & Tam Architects

“Mark Montoya was my first point of contact when the owners of theThornton Lofts decid-ed to use Morley

Builders for their project. This firm is so professional atabsolutely every levelits amazing. As anarchitect it’s a pleas-ure working with agroup that treats youlike an equal.”Michael W. FolonisMichael W. FolonisArchitects

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MEP AEI Engineers

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15260 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA; 818-508-6300 www.arceng.net Glumac

18200 Von Karman Ave.,Irvine, CA;949-833-8190www.glumac.com Guttmann & Blaevoet

2351 Powell St.,San Francisco;415-655-4000 www.gb-eng.comIBE Consulting Engineers

14130 Riverside Dr., Sherman Oaks, CA; 818-377-8220 www.ibece.com Nabih Yousseff

& Associates

800 Wilshire Blvd.,Los Angeles;213-362-0707www.nyase.comPaganini Electric Corp.

190 Hubbell St.,San Francisco415-575-3900 www.pagcos.com TMAD Taylor & Gaines

300 North Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA; 626-463-2800www.tmadtg.com

CIVIL/GEOTECHNICALMollenhauer Group

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3310 E. Airport Way, Long Beach, CA; 714-960-0830 www.twininglabs.com Sandis

605 Castro St., Mountain View, CA; 650-969-6900 www.sandis.net

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555 South Flower St.,Los Angeles;213-593-8000www.aecom.comARUP

12777 West Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles; 310-578-4182 www.arup.comBuro Happold

9601 Jefferson Blvd., Culver City, CA; 310-945-4800www.burrohappold.comThornton Tomasetti Group

6080 Center Dr.,Los Angeles; 310-665-0010 www.thorntontomasetti.com Weidlinger Associates

399 West El Camino Real,Mountain View, CA;650-230-0210www.wai.com

STRUCTURALAntieri & Haloossim

Consulting Engineers

811 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles; 213-533-1033www.ahce.laBricy Company Inc.

5100 Llano Dr., Woodland Hills, CA; 818-710-1810 CW Howe Partners

3347 Motor Ave., Los Angeles; 310-838-0383 www.cwhowe.comFuscoe Engineering

6390 Greenwich Dr.,San Diego;858-554-1500www.fuscoe.comGilsanz Murray Steficek

523 West 6th St., Los Angeles;213-943-4850www.gmsllp.comGordon L Polon

Structural Engineering

1718 22nd St., Santa Monica, CA; 310-998-5611www.artstix.net/gpolon/Ingraham DeJesse

Associates, Inc.

1629 Telegraph Ave., Oakland, CA; 510-834-1629 www.ida-se.com John A. Martin Associates

950 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles;213-483-6490www.johnmartin.com KPFF Consulting Engineers

6080 Center Dr., Los Angeles;310-665-1563www.kpff.comSato & Boppana

7740 West Manchester Ave.,Los Angeles; 310-822-4876 www.satoboppana.com Simpson Gumpertz & Heger

1055 West 7th St.,Los Angeles;213-271-2000www.sgh.comTipping Mar + Assoc.

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“David Conant ofMcKay Conant Brook

enthusiasticallyembraced the prob-lematic nature of our sound space anddevised numerousadjustments whichare responsible for itsacoustic excellence.” Craig Hodgetts Hodgetts+Fung

“Jill Pilaroscia atColour Studio is my favorite colorconsultant becauseshe is flexible andcan get clients tomake decisions. If thechallenge is a restora-tion where the colorshave to be replicatedexactly she canuncover what thosemight be, even if theymight be differentfrom our current sen-sibilities. If no recordexists, she alwayscomes up with apalette that feels rightfor the building.” David Wessel Architectural Resources Group

“Veneklassen

Associates is verythorough. They givecomprehensiveanalysis and have the ability to handletechnical spaces.” Donnie Schmidt Lorcan O’HerlihyArchitects

Donald Kaufman

410 West 13th St., New York;212-243-2766www.donaldkaufmancolor.com

FABRICATORSMachineous

Los Angeles, www.machineous.comSpectrum Oak Products

1038 North Lemon St.,Orange, CA;714-997-5971spectrumoak.com

EXCAVATIONBerkel & Co. Contractors

8243 Baltimore-Annapolis Blvd.,Pasadena, MD; 410-439-9101www.berkelandcompany.com

GRAPHIC DESIGNChristopher Grubbs

601 4th St., San Francisco;415-243-4394www.powderhaus.comPowderHaus Studios

2726 Harrison St., Oakland, CA;510-757-4406Sussman/Prejza & Company

5870 West Jefferson Blvd., Los Angeles; 310-836-3939 www.sussmanprejza.com

INTERACTIVE DESIGNPotion

265 Canal St., New York;212-334-1222potiondesign.comVariate Labs

8451 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles;213-595-5501variatelabs.com

MODEL MAKERSModel Works

107 Sierra St., El Segundo, CA; 310-322-3550 www.modelworksinc.com

A/V & ACOUSTIC Anderson Audio Visual

5725 Kearny Villa Rd.,San Diego, CA;858-503-0900www.andersonav.comConnecting Source

5100 Laurel Canyon Blvd.,Valley Village, CA; 626-437-2811 www.connecting-source.comMcKay Conant Brook, Inc

6566 Lindero Canyon Rd.,Westlake Village, CA; 818-991.9300 Newson Brown Acoustics

2001 Wilshire Blvd.,Santa Monica, CA; 310-829-6343www.newsonacoustics.comPlanNet Consulting

6320 Canoga Ave.,Woodland Hills, CA;310-566-0200www.plannet.comSnader and Assoc / RLS /

Diversified Systems

101 Glacier Point Rd., San Rafael, CA; 415-257-8480 www.snader.com Veneklasen Associates

1711 16th St., Santa Monica, CA; 310-450-1733 www.veneklasen-assoc.com VideoSonic

2001 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA; 310-829-6343 www.newsonacoustics.com Walsh, Norris & Associates, Inc.

225 Bush St., San Francisco; 415-391-2166

COLOR CONSULTANTColour Studio

466 Geary St., San Francisco;415-292-6376www.colourstudio.com

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“Enviro Plumbing

are can-do guys who understand thesystems from top to bottom and workto make it simple andeasy to comprehendto both designer andclient.”Linda Taalman Taalman KochArchitecture

KITCHEN/BATH

Enviro Plumbing

2633 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica, CA; 310-450-8180www.enviroplumbing.comFerguson Plumbing

2218 Broadway,Santa Monica, CA; 310-829-1062 www.ferguson.comHansgrohe

1490 Bluegrass Lakes Pkwy., Alpharetta, GA; 800-334-0455 www.hansgrohe-usa.comJohn Boos + Co.

315 South 1st St., Effingham, IL;217-347-7701www.johnboos.comPoggenpohl

6015 Power Inn Rd., Sacramento, CA;916-387-1717www.poggenpohlusa.comPoliform USA

8818 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles;310-271-7836www.poliformusa.com SieMatic

3 Interplex Dr., Feasterville, PA;215-604-1350www.siematic.com

Americh

13212 Saticoy St., North Hollywood, CA; 818-982-1711www.americh.com Appliances Plumbing Design

8644 West Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA; 310-839-2338 Bisazza Mosaico

8371 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles;323-782-9171www.bisazzausa.comBlanco

110 Mount Holly Bypass,Lumberton, NJ;609-914-0826www.blancoamerica.com California Faucets

5231 Argosy Dr.,Huntington Beach, CA; 714-891-7797www.calfaucets.comDupont Corian

www.dupont.comDornbracht

5 Tudor City Pl., New York, NY; 212-867-9065 www.dornbracht.com Duravit USA, Inc.

2205 Northmont Pkwy.,Duluth, GA;770-931-3575www.duravit.com

ABOVE, LEFT:CALARTS WILD BEAST MCKAY CONANT BROOKHODGETTS + FUNG ARCHITECTS

ABOVE, RIGHT:REDONDO BEACH NORTHBRANCH LIBRARYNEWSON BROWN CONSULTANTSROSSETTI ARCHITECTS

HOLLYWOOD AND VINE PORTALSUSSMAN/PREJZA RIOS CLEMENTI HALE

“Collaborating withW.S. Tyler on theLAPD Motor Transitproject was a verypositive experience.From the early designstudies through theconstruction process,the firm was veryknowledgeable andresponsive as thedesign evolved to itsfinished state. W.S.Tyler’s shop drawingsand technicians were incredibly meticulous, whichgreatly improved thecoordination processand the finishedproduct. They werealso able to provide

a painted graphic on the stainless steelmesh with digitalprecision - a finishthat no other majorcompetitor couldoffer.”John Friedman John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects

“Custom tinted 12’continuous slab concrete countertopfrom Sonoma Cast

Stone incorporatedtwo ramp sinks inthe master bathsuite—it’s a smallmiracle.” Byron Kuth Kuth Ranieri

“To weld stainlesssteel is really technicalwelding, and youhave to really knowyour stuff. Aero

Welding did anabsolutely beautifuljob.” Cameron McNall Electroland

“Systems 32 is a great high end cabinet shop. Theydo our custom anditHouse flat pack systems.”Linda TaalmanTaalman KochArchitecture

“Lamer Wood-

working was solelyresponsible for all custom wood furniture within the project. They workedhard not only insourcing local wood[white oak] for theproject but collabo-rated closely withthe client to ensurequality of product wasmaintained. Being asmall business, theywere able to devoteall of their attentionand resources to the project during its duration.”Randy Stegmeier Firm 151

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MATERIALS COMPOSITE/LAMINATECoveringsETC

7610 North East 4th Ct.,Miami, FL;305-757-6000www.coveringsetc.comDuctal

www.ductal.comGR Plume

1373 West Smith Rd.,Ferndale, WA;360-384-2800www.grplume.comParklex

Zalain Auzoa, 13,31780 Vera de Bidasoa,Navarra, Spain;+34-948-625-015www.parklex.comPlyboo

866-835-9859plyboo.comRichlite

624 East 15th St.,Tacoma, WA;888-383-5533www.richlite.comSarnafil

100 Dan Rd., Canton, MA;781-828-5400www.sarnafilus.comTrex

160 Exeter Dr.,Winchester, VA;800-289-8739www.trex.com

CONCRETE, MASONRY,FLOOR, AND TILEConcreteworks

1137 57th Ave., Oakland, CA;510-534-7141www.concreteworks.comCorradini Corp.

18100 Mt. Washington St., Fountain Valley, CA; 800-782-9252www.corradinicorp.com Fireorb

300 North Elm St., Prospect Heights, IL; 847-454-9198www.fireorb.net Gladding, McBean

601 7th St., Lincoln, CA;800-964-2529gladdingmbean.paccoast.comJezowski & Markel

Contractors

748 North Poplar St., Orange, CA;714-978-2222;www.jmcontractors.com RCP Block & Brick

8240 Broadway,Lemon Grove, CA;619-460-7250www.rcpblock.comScofield

6533 Bandini Blvd., Los Angeles; 323-720-3000www.scofield.com Sonoma Cast Stone

133 Copeland St., Petaluma, CA; 707-283-1888www.sonomastone.com SpecCeramics

851 Enterprise Way,Fullerton, CA;714-808-0134www.specceramics.comStone Source

9500A Jefferson Blvd., Culver City, CA;213-880-1155www.stonesource.comWillis Construction Co. Inc.

2261 San Juan Highway,San Juan Bautista, CA;831-623-2900www.pre-cast.org

METAL Aero Welding &

Manufacturing

5660 Selmaraine Dr., Culver City, CA; 310-391-5655Alucobond

800-626-3365www.alucobondusa.comBroadway Industries

5641 Mesmer Ave.,Culver City, CA;310-313-2121 Centria

800-759-7474www.centria.comCoastline Steel

19618 South Susana Rd., Compton, CA; 310-764-0227www.coastlinesteel.comContrarian Metal Resources

51 QSi Lane, Allison Park, PA; 724-779-5100www.metalresources.netKnight Building Systems

P.O. Box 803156,Santa Clarita, CA; 661-257-9407www.knightbuildingsystems.comMcElroy Metal

17031 Koala Rd., Adelanto, CA; 800-950-653 www.mcelroymetal.com Romak Iron Works

380 Industrial Ct., Benicia, CA; 707-751-2420 www.romak.com/ W.S. Tyler

8570 Tyler Blvd., Mentor, OH; 800-321-6188www.wstyler.comA. Zahner Company

1400 East 9th St.,Kansas City, MO;816-474-8882www.azahner.com

WOOD Balliet Brothers

390 Swift Ave., San Francisco; 650-871-9000www.ballietbros.comDenning Cabinetry

25 Dorman Ave., San Francisco; 415-285-1311 Design Woodworking Inc.

709 North Sacramento St., Lodi, CA; 209-334-6674www.deswood.comDesign Workshops

486 Lesser St., Oakland, CA;www.design-workshops.comLawrence Gandsey

3624 Adeline St., Emeryville, CA; 510-652-1460 www.lawrencegandsey.com Lamer Woodworking

36800 S.E. Trubel Rd., Sandy, OR; 503-668-6985 Systems 32

940 W Hyde Park Blvd., Inglewood, CA; 310-677-8490 www.systems32.net Tamalpais

Commercial Cabinetry

200 9th St., Richmond, CA;510-231-6800

TOP:ST. BARTHOLOMEW’SCHAPELRCP BLOCK & BRICKKEVIN DEFREITAS

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NewFields Agricultural &

Environmental Resources

2116 Arlington Ave., Los Angeles; 323-735-0810 www.newfields.com

SOLAR SHADINGMechoShade

Home Systems

2851 West Indian School Rd.,Phoenix, AZ;718-729-2020www.mechoshade.comTranssolar

134 Spring St., New York, NY212-219-2255www.transsolar.com Unisolar

2956 Waterview Dr.,Rochester Hills, MI;248-293-0440www.uni-solar.com

CONSULTANTSGreen Building Services

1721 2nd St., Sacramento, CA; 916-448-3072 www.greenbuildingservices.com IDeAs

1084 Foxworthy Ave., San Jose, CA; 408-448-6300www.ideasi.comIntegrated Engineering

3435 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles; 213-736-6670www.ieceinc.com MacTec Engineering

1105 Lakewood Pkwy.,Alpharetta, GA;770-360-0600www.mactec.com

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“By making theupper half of the full height walltranslucent we wereable to keep the scaleof the space veryhuman even thoughit is quite large. ThePolygal polycarbon-ate panels are great, easy to workwith and lends justthe right amount of translucency.” Peter Mitsakos West Edge Architects

GLASS3Form

2300 South 2300 West, Salt Lake City, UT;801-994-8023www.3-form.comBendheim

3676 Alameda Ave., Oakland, CA;510-535-6600www.bendheim.comAmber Glass

100 East Providencia Ave., Burbank, CA;818-848-6694 Dandoy Glass

23406 Arlington Ave., Torrance, CA; 310-326-1880 www.dandoyglass.comGuardian Glass

979 Batesville Rd., Greer, SC;800-569-4262www.guardian.comGiroux Glass

850 West Washington Blvd., Los Angeles;213-747-7406www.girouxglass.comPilkington North America

811 Madison Ave., Toledo, OH;419-247-3731www.pilkington.com

Polygal

9405 Ducks Ln., Charlotte, NC; 704-588-3800 www.polygal-northamerica.com Pulp Studio

3211 South La Cienega Blvd.,Los Angeles; 310-815-4999 www.pulpstudio.comSaftiFirst

325 Newhall St.,San Francisco;415-824-4900www.safti.comSupreme Glass Company

1661 20th St., Oakland, CA; 510-625-8995www.supremeglass.netTaylor Brothers

Architectural Products

2934 Riverside Dr.,Los Angeles;323-805-0200www.taybros.comVelux

450 Old Brickyard Rd., Greenwood, SC;800-888-3589www.veluxusa.comViracon

800 Park Dr., Owatonna, MN;800-533-2080www.viracon.com

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LIGHTING DESIGNERSAnne Kustner Lighting Design

900 Isabella St.,Evanston, IL;847-475-2010Www.akld.net Auerbach/Glasow

Lighting Design

225 Green St., San Francisco;415-392-7528www.auerbachconsultants.comGuy Smith

428 North Sycamore Ave.,Los Angeles; 323-933-6564www.guysmithaia.com/ Horton Lees Brogden

8580 Washington Blvd.,Culver City, CA;310-837-0929www.hlblighting.comKaplan Gehring McCarroll

10351 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles;310-552-2191www.kgmlighting.com Kurt Versen

10 Charles St.,Westwood, NJ; 201-664-8200

FIXTURES100watt Network

688 Vermont St.,San Francisco;888-477-9288www.100watt.netArchitectural Lighting Design

300 Brannan St.,San Francisco;415-495-4085Artemide

9006 Beverly Blvd., West Hollywood, CA; 310-888-4099 Bartco Lighting

5761 Research Dr., 714-230-3200www.bartcolighting.com

BEGA US

1000 Bega WayCarpinteria, CA;805-684-0530www.bega-us.comCrosslink

950 Bolger Ct., St. Louis, MO;877-456-5864www.crosslinkusa.comEleek Inc.

2326 North Flint Ave.,Portland, OR;503-232-5526www.eleekinc.comFinelite

30500 Whipple Rd.,Union City, CA;510-441-1100www.finelite.comLutron

7200 Suter Rd., Coopersburg, PA; 888-588-7661 www.lutron.com Luminesce Design

4248 Via Marina, Marina del Rey, CA; www.luminescedesign.com Peerless Lighting

2246 5th St., Berkeley, CA; 510-845-2760; www.peerless-lighting.comSelux

5 Lumen Ln., Highland, NY;845-691-7723www.selux.comTivoli

1550 East Saint Gertrude Pl., Santa Ana, CA;714-957-6101www.tivolilighting.comZumtobel Lighting

44 West 18th St., New York;212-243-0460www.zumtobel.com

“I brought MikeGehring of Kaplan

Gehring McCarroll

into the 16th StreetSurgery Centerdesign processbecause of what colleagues told meabout him and hisfirm. I wasn’t disap-pointed. When Iexplained the issueswe had regarding the lobby Mikeimmediately knewwhat to do and how to solve theseissues.” Michael W. FolonisMichael W. FolonisArchitects

“The Peerless

Lighting pendant and wall mountedlight fixtures are veryversatile and providea clean modern look.They add sophistica-tion to the space. We use the Minimusfixtures from Energiefor the same reason,they are one of ourfavorites.” Peter Mitsakos West Edge Architects

“Horton Lees

Brogden providedincredible depth of knowledge in thelighting industry,including most of thecurrent productsavailable.” Donnie Schmidt, Lorcan O’HerlihyArchitects

“Guy Smith is veryknowledgeableabout the products,specs, and options.He is especially good working onfine-tuning with our clients.”Linda Taalman, Taalman KochArchitecture

ABOVE::JAQUA ACADEMIC CENTERARTEMIDEZGF ARCHITECTS

BELOW::GRAND BAR AT MASTRO'S OCEAN CLUBELEEK INC. KAA DESIGN GROUP

RIGHT:FLASH BUILDINGGUARDIAN GLASSWEST END ARCHITECTS

“Twentieth Art and

Design is the bestplace for modern furniture in LosAngeles.”Linda Taalman Taalman KochArchitecture

“Architektura In-Situ

is one of our veryfavorite sources.”Robert Gould GouldEvans

“I have always found something that I like at Galerie

Sommerlath. Thepeople who workthere and the ownerare especially nice.

They have a largeinventory spread overseveral locations.”Dennis GibbensDennis GibbensArchitects

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FLOORINGConstantine Commercial

220 Montgomery St.,San Farncisco; 415-398-3350www.constantine-carpet.comJ+J Invision

800-241-4586www.jj-invision.comShaw Contract Group

350 California St.,San Francisco;415-307-6885www.shawcontractgroup.com

FURNITUREArkitektura In-Situ

560 9th St., San Francisco; 415-565-7200www.arksf.com DFM

888 Doolittle Dr.,San Leandro, CA;510-635-1111www.dependablefm.comGalerie Sommerlath

9608 Venice Blvd.,Culver City, CA;310-838-0121 www.french50s60s.comGeiger International

6095 Fulton Industrial Blvd., Atlanta, GA;800-444-8812www.hmgeieger.comGunlocke

One Gunlocke Dr., Wayland, NY;800-828-6300www.gunlocke.comKimball Office

1600 Royal St., Jasper, IN:800-482-1818www.kimballoffice.comKroll Furniture

1810 Harrison St., San Francisco;800-461-6658www.krollfurniture.comOne Workplace

1057 Montague Expressway, Milpitas, CA; 408-263-1001 www.oneworkplace.com

Szalon Furniture Showroom

910 North La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles; 310-657-0089 Twentieth Art and Design

8057 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles; 323-904-1200 www.twentieth.netVangard Concept Offices

1732 North First St., San Jose, CA; 408-325-3200 www.vcoffices.com Vitra Los Angeles

8753 Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA; 310-839-3400www.vitra.com Western Office Interiors

500 Citadel Dr.,Los Angeles; 323-271-1800www.westernoffice.com

HARDWAREDetails Hardware

503 La Cienega Blvd.,West Hollywood, Los Angeles;310-659-1550www.detailshardware.comFSB USA, Architectural

Hardware

55 Ferris St., Brooklyn, NY;718-625-1900 www.fsbna.com Häfele

151 Vermont St., San Francisco;415-655-2380www.hafele.com/usSpecialty Hardware and

Plumbing

283 South Robertson Blvd.,Beverly Hills, CA;310-659-9351www.specialtyhardware.netVon Duprin

2720 Tobey Dr.,Indianapolis, IN;800-999-0408www.vonduprin.com

ABOVE:ABBOT KINNEY APARTMENTGALERIE SOMMERLATHDENNIS GIBBENS ARCHITECT

RIGHT:CLIMATEWORKS FOUNDATIONONE WORKPLACELEDDY MAYTUM STACY ARCHITECTS

“Metal Window

Corp. has workedwith us in-depth onour itHouse projects,which are essentiallyglass houses. They’vehelped us developdetails and have custom made andco-fabbed unusualpieces.”Linda Taalman, Taalman KochArchiteture

“When I first startedto research buildingfenestration systemsI thought there was no way I could ever be able to afford thisfirm. Well, that wasclearly not the case.Novum has workedclosely with my firmto develop a systemthat met our designcriteria and budget.” Michael W. FolonisMichael W. FolonisArchitects

“Arcadia/Wilson

Partitions storefrontsystems enable us to get a consistentlook between store-front and standarddoor frames. Theinterior storefrontsystem allows us toreally leverage thecourtyard, by makinglayers of spacearound it transparent,allowing views

from throughout thebuilding.” Peter Mitsakos West Edge Architects

“Benson Industries

was responsible forthe design of the ven-tilated “double skin”glass exterior wallsystem for the project.They worked diligent-ly to develop detailsclosely with the

design team and ultimately executed a“skin” that is able tohandle the demandsof the climate andsite effectively.”Randy Stegmeier Firm 151

CURTAIN WALL, DOOR,WINDOW

Weiland Sliding Doors

2601 Industry St., Oceanside, CA;760-722-8828www.weilandslidingdoors.comWoodbridge Glass

14321 Myford Rd., Tustin, CA;714-838-4444www.woodbridgeglass.com

MANUFACTURERS/INSTALLERSBenson Industries

1250 East 223rd St., Carson, CA; 310-835-4600 www.bensonglobal.comBlomberg Window Systems

1453 Blair Ave.,Sacramento, CA;916-428-8060NOVUM Structures LLC

2 Union Sq., Union City, CA; 510-404-9049 www.novumstructures.comOldcastle Glass

2425 Olympic Blvd.Santa Monica, CA;310-998-8938www.oldcastle.comW&W Glass

300 Airport Executive Park,Nanuet, NY;800-452-7295www.wwglass.com

PRODUCTSArcadia/Wilson Partitions

2301 East Vernon Ave., Vernon, CA; 866-443-7258www.arcadiainc.comwww.wilsonpart.comGoldbrecht USA Inc.

1512 11th St., Santa Monica, CA;310-393-5540 www.goldbrechtUSA.comMetal Window Corp.

501 South Isis Ave.,Inglewood, CA310-665-0490www.metalwindowcorp.comNanawall

707 Redwood Highway, Mill Valley, CA; 415-383-3148 www.nanawall.com Neoporte Modern Door

602 South 65th Ave., Phoenix, AZ; 866-936-7001 www.neoporte.com Trespa

12267 Crosthwaite Cr.,Poway, CA;800-487-3772www.trespa.com

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TUESDAY 15LECTUREKathryn Gustafson

Contemporary

Landscape in the

Urban Environment

7:00 p.m.112 Wurster HallUC BerkeleyBerkeley, CAwww.arch.ced.berkeley.edu

WEDNESDAY 16LECTUREDavid Serlin

Arcus Lecture

6:30 p.m.112 Wurster HallUC BerkeleyBerkeley, CAwww.arch.ced.berkeley.edu

SUNDAY 20EVENTHughes Aircraft

Campus Tour

10:00 a.m.Los Angeles Conservancy 523 West 6th St.Los Angeleswww.laconservancy.org

MONDAY 21EVENTSPUR Presents:

31st Annual Good

Government Awards

5:30 p.m.North Light CourtSan Francisco City HallSan Franciscowww.aiasf.org

TUESDAY 22EXHIBITION OPENINGA Beautiful Machine

University Village Shopping Center3375 South Hoover St.Los Angeleswww.fisher.usc.edu

WEDNESDAY 23LECTUREMichael Rotondi

From the Center

7:00 p.m.W. M. Keck Lecture Hall SCI-Arc960 East 3rd St.Los Angeleswww.sciarc.edu

THURSDAY 24LECTUREJason Payne

Taliesin West Lecture Series

7:00 p.m.Taliesin West Pavilion Theater12621 Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.Scottsdale, AZwww.taliesin.edu

FRIDAY 25SYMPOSIAMaterial beyond Materials:

Composite Tectonics

Conference on Advanced

Materials and Digital

Manufacturing

W. M. Keck Lecture Hall SCI-Arc960 East 3rd St.Los Angeleswww.sciarc.edu

Design with Climate:

A Bioclimatic Approach to

Architectural Regionalism

9:00 a.m.AIA San Francisco130 Sutter St., San Franciscowww.aiasf.org

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Complete Streets

for Los Angeles:

The Vision and the Challenge

8:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.369 East 1st St., Los Angeleswww.aialosangeles.org

EXHIBITION OPENINGParaDesign

San Francisco Museum ofModern Art 151 3rd St., San Franciscowww.sfmoma.org

SATURDAY 26EXHIBITION OPENINGHelios: Eadweard Muybridge

in a Time of Change

San Francisco Museum ofModern Art 151 3rd St., San Franciscowww.sfmoma.org

EVENTSMillard House

“La Miniatura” Tour

9:00 a.m.645 Prospect CrescentPasadena, CAwww.savewright.org

Hollyhock House World

Heritage Lecture and Tour

2:00 p.m.4800 Hollywood Blvd.Los Angeleswww.savewright.org

MONDAY 28LECTUREThe Miller Hull Partnership

Public Works

5:30 p.m. Executive MBA SuiteUniversity of ColoradoDenver 1250 14th St., Denver, CO www.aiacolorado.org

MARCH

WEDNESDAY 2LECTURESSteven Holl

First Annual Raimund

Abraham Memorial Lecture

7:00 p.m. W. M. Keck Lecture Hall SCI-Arc960 East 3rd St., Los Angeleswww.sciarc.edu

Malcolm Bell

and Sandra Lucore

The Revolutionary

Architecture of the North

Baths at Morgantina, Sicily

7:30 p.m.Auditorium, Getty Villa17985 Pacific Coast Hwy.Pacific Palisades, CAwww.getty.edu

EVENTLong Beach

Wood Solutions Fair

7:00 a.m.Long Beach ConventionCenter300 East Ocean Blvd.Long Beach, CA www.aialb-sb.org

THURSDAY 3LECTURESJohn Cary and

Courtney Martin

Humanscale Presents:

Big Gifts, Deep Needs

6:00 p.m.St. Regis Hotel San Francisco 125 Third St., San Franciscowww.aiasf.org

Michael Pinto

Taliesin West Lecture Series

7:00 p.m.Taliesin West Pavilion Theater12621 Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.Scottsdale, AZwww.taliesin.edu

EVENTArchitectural Photography

Exhibition Opening Reception

6:00 p.m.AIA San Francisco130 Sutter St.San Franciscowww.aiasf.org

FRIDAY 4EXHIBITION OPENINGRodarte: States of Matter

7:00 p.m.The Museum ofContemporary Art Pacific Design Center8687 Melrose Ave.West Hollywood, CAwww.moca.org

SATURDAY 5SYMPOSIUMProgramming,

Planning & Practice

10:00 a.m.AIA East Bay Chapter Office1405 Clay St.Oakland, CAwww.aiaeb.org

WEDNESDAY 9LECTUREScott Wilson, Bill DePoto,

Laurie Barlow

Restoring Watersheds in

Urban Environments

7:00 p.m.AIA Los Angeles3780 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeleswww.aialosangeles.org

SATURDAY 12LECTURESErika Esau

The Transcontinental

Bungalow:

From Pasadena to Australia

4:00 p.m.Ahmanson Auditorium Art Center College of Design1700 Lida St.Pasadena, CAwww.gamblehouse.org

Adriana Navarro-Sertich,

Eleanor Pries, Melissa Smith

CED Lecture Series:

Branner Fellows

6:30 p.m.112 Wurster HallUC BerkeleyBerkeley, CAwww.arch.ced.berkeley.edu

SUNDAY 13EXHIBITION OPENINGWilliam Leavitt:

Theater Objects

7:00 p.m.The Museum ofContemporary Art MOCA Grand Avenue8687 Melrose Ave.West Hollywood, CAwww.moca.org

EXHIBITION CLOSINGPatrick Tighe, composer

Ken Ueno, and fabricator

Machineous: Out of Memory

SCI-Arc Gallery960 East 3rd St., Los Angeleswww.sciarc.edu

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WEDNESDAY 23LECTUREBjarke Ingels

College of Environmental

Design Lecture Series

6:30 p.m.112 Wurster Hall UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CAwww.arch.ced.berkeley.edu

SYMPOSIAPolytopes, The Architecture

of Soundscapes:

A MediaSCAPES Symposium

7:00 p.m.W. M. Keck Lecture Hall SCI-Arc960 East 3rd St., Los Angeles www.sciarc.edu

Innovations in Interactivity:

Where Technology &

Placemaking Intersect

5:15 p.m.The McLoughlin GalleryAIA San Francisco49 Geary St.San Franciscowww.aiasf.org

THURSDAY 24LECTURES Jürgen Mayer

George H. Scanlon

Foundation Lecture

7:30 p.m.Ahmanson Auditorium The Museum ofContemporary Art 250 South Grand Ave.Los Angeleswww.moca.org

Louise Noelle

Taliesin West Lecture Series

7:00 p.m.Taliesin West Pavilion Theater12621 Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.Scottsdale, AZwww.taliesin.edu

Tom Buresh and

Danelle Guthrie

All Their Own: Designing forThemselves and Each Other6:30 p.m.112 Wurster Hall UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CAwww.arch.ced.berkeley.edu

Bob Birkeland, Erik

Stromberg, Roger Leventhal,

Melanie Mintz

Landscape Architects and

the Burgeoning Field of

Environmental Restoration

6:30 p.m. AIA San Francisco130 Sutter St., San Franciscowww.aiasf.org

William Snyder

To Haiti and Back

11:30 a.m.Historic Fifth Street SchoolAuditorium 401 South 4th St.Las Vegas, NVwww.aialasvegas.org

FRIDAY 25LECTURETimothy Burroughs

Berkeley Climate Action

and the Built Environment

12:00 p.m.AIA East Bay Chapter Office1405 Clay St., Oakland, CAwww.aiaeb.org

ELEGY: REFLECTIONS ON ANGKOR, PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN MCDERMOTTSundaram Tagore Gallery 9606 S. Santa Monica Blvd.Beverly Hills, CAThrough March 12

In Elegy: Reflections On Angkor, John McDermott’s mono-chromatic photographs of the famous Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in the jungle of Cambodia are a hauntingpaean to an inspiring and sacred place. Made up of a complex of temples and holy spaces, which the WorldMonuments Fund called “one of the most significant build-ings erected during the ancient Khmer empire,” Angkor is a site under siege from an influx of tourists as well as the elements of modern day life. Using specialized blackand white film, McDermott captures the ghostly grandeurof the former the seat of the Khmer empire and producessepia-toned silver gelatin prints, like Twisted Tree, Ta Prohm,2001, above. He photographed the temple complex atAngkor before restoration efforts began on this UNESCOWorld Heritage Site, providing a glimpse of monuments ina state that no longer exists.

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Out of Memory, a new exhibit from Los Angeles-based firm Patrick Tighe Architecture, composer Ken Ueno, and fabricator Machineous, urges visitors to explore the “convergence of sound, material, light, form, and technolo-gy.” Comprised of an installation by Tighe and a site-specificcomposition by Ueno, viewers can explore both landscapeand soundscape within a gallery space. The parabola-shapedinstallation uses renewable polyurethane foam and is com-posed of layers of structural closed cell and acoustical opencell foams. It is a three-dimensional representation of asoundscape composition created by a spectrogram that mapsfrequencies and translates them into points and vectors. Thatdata is then used to “robotically carve the interior surface ofthe volume.” Combined with the musical composition, one’sawareness of space, sound, and surface is heightened.

If you came of age architec-turally in the 1970’s like I did,you deeply believed in thepower of design to fix theworld’s woes. But somewhere,between the stair detailsrequests for information, andclient presentations yourchosen profession became…a job. The Power of Pro Bono,

rediscovers some sense ofthe idealism that was the reason so many of us chose tobe architects in the first place.

The book examines withillustrations the results ofPublic Architecture, the non-profit Cary once ran, whichencourages architects to consider performing probono design work. Both Caryand John Peterson, founderof Public Architecture, havepenned an opening pair ofessays that compellinglyexplore the concept of probono. If you read nothing butthose two essays, you’d haveenough ideas to cause you to reexamine your own placein the profession.

The heart of the book, fortystories of completed probono projects, is a collectionof photographic enticementand prose engagement. Notonly do we see these projectswell photographed, but weget the thoughts of the archi-tects and clients in the accom-

panying text. How often doclients get to talk directly tothe design community abouttheir building project?

The projects, spanning therange of building types, arelocated across America andwere designed by both largeand small firms. The 39571Project, with its broad sweep-ing roof overhangs designedby SHoP Architects in Katrina-torn Mississippi, is reminiscentof the great practitioner ofsocial architecture, SamuelMockbee. Fans of Bay Areaarchitect David Baker will findhis acclaimed Tassfarongamixed-use housing project inOakland designed for Habitatfor Humanity. Big firms likeGensler are here as well: theirKIPP Academy Campus inHouston exhibits an industrialaesthetic not normallyexpected from the company.

Implied is the idea that the architecture professionshould be making a positivecontribution to society atlarge. While on its surface thatis not a radical concept, thehistory of building and urban

design in America is rife withexamples of negative impacts.One would be hard-pressed to think of a more destructiveseries of projects than theUrban Renewal of the 1950’sand 60’s with its Pruitt-Igoe’sand Cabrini-Green’s.

Cary has not given us adefinitive answer to howarchitects can achieve greaterpurpose and meaning in our professional practice. Inan era where climate change,deep recession, and highunemployment reign, we willbe expected to answer howwe, as designers, builders, andplanners, will shape home,neighborhood, city, and coun-try for the greater good. Thefinal answers are not in thisbook; what is found within itspages are the questions andglimpses from forty architectsand clients who are doingsome of the work that will benecessary for our future.

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Louis Kahn in Venice, a modestly scaled exhibition ofdrawings at the Italian CulturalInstitute (IIC) in Westwood,explores the creative interac-tion of Italy and America and an unrealized project by a great modern master. Travelsketches are juxtaposed withthe architect’s designs for the Palazzo dei Congressi,commissioned in 1968 by the tourist board of Venice.The exhibition was conceived by Francesca Valente, thevisionary director of the IIC, who recently retired to Rome; and it was curated by architect Barton Myers, astudent and associate of Kahnin the mid 1960s. “It was anunforgettable experience,”Myers recalled. “And thiswas my chance to pay backand enlighten students forwhom history begins with the21st century.”

Kahn was a student of theBeaux-Arts curriculum at theUniversity of Pennsylvania,and sketching was an integralpart of his design process. He loved charcoal because itallowed him to work quicklyand erase with his hands,leaving traces of what wasfirst there. The travel sketchesin soft-toned or vibrantly-colored pastels are tiny worksof art in their own right, butthey are also clues to the wayKahn viewed the buildingsand spaces that inspired him.Italy was a crucial stop in hisyearlong tour of Europe in1928–29, and he was architect

in residence at the AmericanAcademy in Rome at the endof 1950. Those brief sojournsshaped his subsequent work:the mix of intimacy and mon-umentality that distinguishesthe Salk Institute, the KimballMuseum, the Dhaka Capitoland other masterpieces.

For the proposed site of thePalazzo dei Congressi, in theGiardini of Venice, he sketcheda 460 x 100-foot suspensionstructure, supported on massive piers at either end toraise it above the flood leveland minimize the number of caissons. The site wasjudged too sensitive by thecity council, and the projectwas relocated to the Arsenale,where it was to bridge a canal.For this decaying shipyard,shielded from public gaze and hosting innovative artand architecture installationsduring the Biennales, it wasan ideal solution. It wouldhave been the second habit-

able bridge in Venice afterthe Rialto, as grand as theone proposed by Palladio.

A charcoal presentationdrawing, eleven feet wide,shows the sweep of the build-ing’s underside, which evokesthe Siena Campo as a naturalamphitheater and supportsbanks of seating for 2,500.Kahn described it as a sectionthrough a theater in the round,where people would look at people rather than all faceone way. A large site modelshows how well it wouldhave fit in amid the crumblingwarehouses and still watersof the Arsenale. The Venetianswere supportive, but theproject quietly expired evenbefore Kahn’s death in 1974.As an associate explained,“Venice was waiting formoney from Rome and themoney never came.”

MICHAEL WEBB, AN LA-BASED

ARCHITECTURE CRITIC, WRITES

FREQUENTLY FOR AN.

GRANDTIMEKahn In Venice

Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles1023 Hilgard Avenue, Los AngelesThrough March 19

Chan Krieger Sieniewicz’sGreater Boston Food Bank.

THEGOODFIGHTThe Power of Pro Bono: 40 Stories about Design for the PublicGood by Architects and Their ClientsEdited by John Cary, foreword by Majora Carter, and prefaceby John PetersonMetropolis Books, $40

A sketch of Kahn’s proposed Congress Hall, 1968.

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