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CONTINUING EVENTS

THE TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE among the longest oil pipelines in the world, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline is unique in its construction, with over half of it above ground, as well as in its isolation. This photoscape presentation follows the pipeline along its 800-mile length, from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. | exhibit at CLUI - Center for Land Use Interpretation, 9331 Venice Blvd, Culver City, 310.839.5722 | Wednesday 12/10 | MAP | MORE »

DRAWINGS AS THOUGHT drawings by Jean-Pierre Hebert, currently artist-in-residence at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Hebert pioneered the creation of conceptual drawings based on original code proofed by computer-driven devices. | exhibit at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, 213.613.2200 | Saturday 4/4 - Sunday 7/12 | MAP | MORE »

CA BOOM DESIGN SHOW The West Coast Independent Design Show at Robinsons Department Store, 9900 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, 818 729 9501 | Friday 6/26 | MAP | MORE »

URBAN CHINA: INFORMAL CITIES an exhibition that explores the dynamic and innovative convent of Urban China, the only magazine published in China devoted to issues of urbanism. The magazine's global, cross-disciplinary network of correspondents and collaborators merge rigorous methods of data collection and analysis of rapidly developing cities in China with witty graphic representations of their findings. | exhibit at UCLA Hammer Museum, 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, 310-443-7000 | Sunday 4/26 - Sunday 7/19 | MAP | MORE »

RICHARD NEUTRA, ARCHITECT: SKETCHES AND DRAWINGS an outstanding selection of travel sketches, figure drawings and building | renderings by one of modernism's most important architects, Richard Neutra (1892-1970) | exhibit at Los Angeles Central Library, 630 West 5th St, Los Angeles | Sunday 5/3 - Sunday 9/6 | MAP | MORE »

MEET THE NELSONS Wes Jones' original and processual artwork for the cartoon strip he designed and drew for the seminal ANY magazine starting with the 10th issue and ending with the 27th, and last, one | exhibit at LA Forum Gallery, 6520 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles | Saturday 5/23 - Sunday 7/5 | MAP | MORE »

TRAFFIC! Explores the conundrum of traffic as a symptom of a society being unable to keep pace with its own expansion. Benny Chan has photographed overhead views of Los Angeles freeways during the height of rush hour | exhibit at Pasadena Museum of California Art, 490 East Union Street, Pasadena, 626-568-3665 | Saturday 5/30 - Sunday 9/20 | MAP | MORE »

IF NOT NOW, WHEN? installation by Eric Owen Moss with Tom Farrage & Co. and Buro Happold | exhibit at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, 213 613 2200 | Saturday 5/30 - Sunday 9/13 | MAP | MORE »

THE ISLE installation on the contemporary circumstances of Kish, an island located in the Persian Gulf by artists Nasrin Tabatabai and Babak Afrassiabi | exhibit at MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Schindler House, 835 N. Kings Road, Los Angeles, 323-651-1510 | Thursday 5/28 - Sunday 8/23 | MAP | MORE »

TEXAS OIL: LANDSCAPE OF INDUSTRY An Aerial Tour over the Nation's Petrochemicalscape | exhibit at CLUI - Center for Land Use Interpretation, 9331 Venice Blvd, Culver City, 310.839.5722 | Friday 4/17 | MAP | MORE »

INDISPOSED 15 emerging innovators were asked to create objects that could be conceivably mass-produces, are environmentally responsible and designed to be discarded after use | exhibit at Touch, 11914 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, 310 397 3575 | Thursday 6/25 | MAP | MORE »

EVENTS

Saturday 7/4 ART DECO LOS ANGELES in downtown's Historic Core | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/4 BROADWAY'S NATIONAL REGISTER THEATRE DISTRICT the largest concentration of pre-World War II movie houses in America | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/4 THE HISTORIC CORE four decades of Los Angeles history, architectural styles from the Victorian to the Beaux Arts to the Art Deco | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/4 ANGELINO HEIGHTS one of Los Angeles' first suburbs, rich with history and Victorian architecture | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/4 EVOLVING SKYLINE the architecture, open spaces and art of Bunker Hill | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Sunday 7/5 BILTMORE HOTEL the architecture and history of this venerable hotel known as "The Host of the Coast" | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 2:00pm at Biltmore Hotel, 506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 213 623 2489 | MAP | MORE »

Thursday 7/9 FIRST THURSDAY FORUM an informal, drop-in gathering of people brought together by their interest in art and architecture | salon 6:00pm at Denizen Design Gallery, 8600 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles, 800-684-8862 | MAP | MORE »

Saturday 7/11 ART DECO LOS ANGELES in downtown's Historic Core | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/11 BROADWAY'S NATIONAL REGISTER THEATRE DISTRICT the largest concentration of pre-World War II movie houses in America | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/11 THE HISTORIC CORE four decades of Los Angeles history, architectural styles from the Victorian to the Beaux Arts to the Art Deco | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/11 ANGELINO HEIGHTS one of Los Angeles' first suburbs, rich with history and Victorian architecture | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/11 DOWNTOWN RENAISSANCE: SPRING + MAIN the former financial district, once known as "Wall Street of the West" | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Sunday 7/12 BILTMORE HOTEL the architecture and history of this venerable hotel known as "The Host of the Coast" | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 2:00pm at Biltmore Hotel, 506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 213 623 2489 | MAP | MORE »

Tuesday 7/14 DnA: DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE hosted by Frances Anderton | radio broadcast on KCRW 89.9fm 2:30pm | MORE »

Saturday 7/18 ART DECO LOS ANGELES in downtown's Historic Core | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/18 BROADWAY'S NATIONAL REGISTER THEATRE DISTRICT the largest concentration of pre-World War II movie houses in America | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/18 THE HISTORIC CORE four decades of Los Angeles history, architectural styles from the Victorian to the Beaux Arts to the Art Deco | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/18 UNION STATION the last great railway station built in America, an inspiring combination of Spanish Colonial revival and Art Deco styles | tour | $5-$10 res reqd 10:00am at Union Station, 800 N Alameda Street, Los Angeles, 213 623 2489 | MAP | MORE »

Saturday 7/18 ANGELINO HEIGHTS one of Los Angeles' first suburbs, rich with history and Victorian architecture | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/18 EVOLVING SKYLINE the architecture, open spaces and art of Bunker Hill | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Sunday 7/19 BILTMORE HOTEL the architecture and history of this venerable hotel known as "The Host of the Coast" | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 2:00pm at Biltmore Hotel, 506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 213 623 2489 | MAP | MORE »

Saturday 7/25 ART DECO LOS ANGELES in downtown's Historic Core | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/25 BROADWAY'S NATIONAL REGISTER THEATRE DISTRICT the largest concentration of pre-World War II movie houses in America | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/25 THE HISTORIC CORE four decades of Los Angeles history, architectural styles from the Victorian to the Beaux Arts to the Art Deco | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/25 ANGELINO HEIGHTS one of Los Angeles' first suburbs, rich with history and Victorian architecture | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/25 DOWNTOWN RENAISSANCE: SPRING + MAIN the former financial district, once known as "Wall Street of the West" | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 7/25 UNION STATION FAMILY TOUR architecture and history come to life through an exploration of the shapes, colors, and stories of this beloved landmark | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 11:00am at Union Station, 800 N Alameda Street, Los Angeles, 213 623 2489 | MAP | MORE »

Sunday 7/26 BILTMORE HOTEL the architecture and history of this venerable hotel known as "The Host of the Coast" | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 2:00pm at Biltmore Hotel, 506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 213 623 2489 | MAP | MORE »

Wednesday 7/29 IF NOT NOW, WHEN? installation by Eric Owen Moss with Tom Farrage & Co. and Buro Happold | gallery talk with Eric Owen Moss and Jeffery Kipnis 7:00pm at SCI-Arc, 960 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, 213 613 2200 | MAP | MORE »

Saturday 8/1 ART DECO LOS ANGELES in downtown's Historic Core | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 8/1 BROADWAY'S NATIONAL REGISTER THEATRE DISTRICT the largest concentration of pre-World War II movie houses in America | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 8/1 THE HISTORIC CORE four decades of Los Angeles history, architectural styles from the Victorian to the Beaux Arts to the Art Deco | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 8/1 ANGELINO HEIGHTS one of Los Angeles' first suburbs, rich with history and Victorian architecture | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Saturday 8/1 EVOLVING SKYLINE the architecture, open spaces and art of Bunker Hill | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 10:00am | MORE »

Sunday 8/2 BILTMORE HOTEL the architecture and history of this venerable hotel known as "The Host of the Coast" | $5-$10 res reqd | tour 2:00pm at Biltmore Hotel, 506 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, 213 623 2489 | MAP | MORE »