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Architecture & Design

Architecture has a long life span. What we build and create says multitudes about what we value. See the stories that are shaping the landscape of Los Angeles and beyond.

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After extensive renovations, architect Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House has recently reopened to the public.
Rendering of the Star Apartments
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What would it mean for L.A. to become known for a successful and sustainable network of beautiful housing projects for its most vulnerable citizens?
The Star Apartments
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The Star Apartments, an artistically designed sustainable complex, was created to give a number of homeless the ability to get back on their feet as well as provide the quality space they deserve.
Apparel Design and the Fabric of the Creative Economy
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There are more eyes on the L.A. fashion industry than ever before.
Talent Pipeline
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Education, particularly in the arts, will play a pivotal role for student creativity.
North Broadway-Buena Vista Street Bridge (Photo: Stephen Schafer, Schafphoto.com)
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The destruction of the Da Vinci Apartments in downtown L.A. struck a chord with a public that has an increasingly vested interest in the architectural future of the city.
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Marc Trujillo paints members-only wholesale clubs, discount retailers and fast-food eateries that dominate the country's urban landscape.
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Marc Trujillo paints members-only wholesale clubs, discount retailers and fast-food eateries that dominate the country's urban landscape.
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The first major solo exhibition for Alma Allen features the self-taught sculptor's large-scale biomorphic sculptures, which were recently featured in the 2014 Whitney Biennial.
Third Street in 1970, when it was known as the Santa Monica Mall. Courtesy of the Santa Monica Public Library Image Archives.
Since 1965, the pedestrian rather than the automobile has reigned over a three-block stretch of downtown Santa Monica.
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We look back at Artbound's stories about architecture from 2014.
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