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S(t)imulate LA – My LA2050
Please support the LA Forum’s entry into the Goldhirsh Foundation’s LA2050 Challenge. The LA Forum in collaboration with 8-80 Cities, The Annenberg Innovation Lab and Esri proposes S(t)imulate LA, which would activate discussion on planning policies through a gaming interface. From the S(t)imulate … | + 03.31.2013 Goldhirsh Foundation|LA2050|My LA2050 Challenge|S(t)imulate LA |
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LA Forum Newsletter Relaunch Party
After a ten+ year absence, the LA Forum announces the re-launching of the printed LA Forum Newsletter! The premiere issue features articles by Frank Escher and Simon Reynolds, as well as an interview with Radio Iris author Anne-Marie Kinney and … | + 03.28.2013 Newsletter |
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LA Forum at LA Art Book Fair
The LA Forum is excited to participate in Printed Matter‘s first annual LA Art Book Fair, from February 1 – 3, at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. An opening will be held on the evening of Thursday, January 31st, 2013. Free and open to … | + 01.29.2013 LA Art Book Fair|MoCA|Printed Matter|The Geffen Contemporary |
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Letter from Co-Founder Aaron Betsky
I’m writing to share my enthusiasm and support for the LA Forum and encourage you to join me. For over twenty-five years, this organization has changed the way we look at, think about, and make the designed environment in Southern … | + 12.17.2012 Aaron Betsky|Craig Hodgetts|Membership|Thurman Grant |
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Letter from President Thurman Grant
Approaching the completion of our successful 25th anniversary year, we look forward to a full year of LA Forum events in 2013. We ask you to please keep us in mind for your end-of-year giving, and to either maintain your … | + Aaron Betsky|Craig Hodgetts|Membership|Thurman Grant |
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LA Forum Exhibition – Request for Proposal
The LA Forum is currently accepting proposals for the Summer 2013 exhibition schedule. In keeping with the Forum’s mission, we’re looking for exhibitions and installations that provoke discourse on contemporary architecture and urban design, problematize the politics of the built … | + 11.18.2012 |
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John Chase Memorial Fund 2012 Winner Announced!
John Chase Memorial Fund 2012 Winner Announcing the 2012 John Chase Memorial Fund recipient, Duc Le and his winning proposal for a happening on Park(ing) Day. A Masters of Science Architecture candidate at the Woodbury School of Architecture, Mr. Le’s thesis focuses … | + 09.13.2012 duc le|jcmf|john chase memorial fund|Park(ing) Day|parking day la|Woodbury School of Architecture |
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS VIP Opening Reception Images
Unfinished Business VIP Opening Reception July 13, 2012 Images by Jan Lim and Marc Guittap of Jan Lim Studios 08.13.2012 Unfinished Business |
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Unfinished Business Panel Discussion Images
Unfinished Business Panel Discussion Images On July 14, 2012, The Los Angeles Forum conducted two panel discussion in conjunction with the UNFINISHED BUSINESS retrospective exhibition. Images by Monica Nouwens and Luke Gibson Panel 1: Publishing as Practice July 14, 2012 at 2 pm … | + Aaron Betsky|Barbara Bestor|Christian Hubert|Craig Hodgetts|Joe Day|John Dutton|John Southern|kimberli meyer|Luke Gibson|Mimi Zeiger|Monica Nouwens|Rachel Allen|Thurman Grant|Tim Durfee|Todd Gannon|Unfinished Business |
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Unfinished Business Panel Discussion #2 Images
Panel 2: Unfinished Business July 14, 2012 at 4 pm For more information about this discussion click here. Images by Luke Gibson and Monica Nouwens << To Panel Discussion 1 Images |
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Unfinished Business Panel Discussion #1 Images
Panel 1: Publishing as Practice July 14, 2012 at 2 pm For more information about this discussion click here. Images by Luke Gibson Aaron Betsky, Joe Day, Tim Durfee, John Dutton, Todd Gannon, Rachel Allen and Moderated by John Southern To … | + |
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B+U DesignPeak 12 Book Launch Event Photos
Images by Christopher van Leeuwen 07.08.2012 B+U|book launch|DesignPeak|Dora Epstein Jones|Herwig Baumgartner|Sam Lubell|Scott Urui|Stephen Phillips|vitra |
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Supercession: Downtown Lancaster
On The Map 2012: Supercession Downtown Lancaster with PSL Architects The Forum makes its first visit to the High Desert to look at 5 infill projects by PSL Architects clustered around Lancaster’s “BLVD” streetscape project. The projects include the new home … | + 07.05.2012 |
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B+U Book Launch & Panel Discussion
B+U DesignPeak 12 Book Launch & Panel Discussion Herwig Baumgartner and Scott Uriu Wednesday, June 20th, 7-9pm Vitra Showroom, Helms Building 8753 Washington Blvd Culver City, CA 90232 The Vitra Showroom is located on Washington Boulevard in the Helms Building complex and … | + 06.08.2012 B+U|book launch|DesignPeak|Dora Epstein Jones|Herwig Baumgartner|Sam Lubell|Stephen Phillips |
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Pecha Kucha #30 – LA–>China Photographs
Photographs from our Pecha Kucha #30: LA –> China All Photos by Christopher van Leeuwen 05.11.2012 LA to China|Pecha Kucha |
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Pecha Kucha:LA->China
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John Chase’s West Hollywood
The LA Forum is pleased to announce the release of John Chase’s West Hollywood, a commemorative walking tour map funded by the John Chase Memorial Fund, produced by deLab and designed by Keith Scharwath. A limited edition of 1000 newsprint copies … | + 03.25.2012 |
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Landscape is a Weapon: An Incendiary Traces Event
Landscape is a Weapon: An Incendiary Traces Event An illustrated discussion about Los Angeles’ history and imagination for capturing the exotic landscapes of the sub-torrid zone. SUNDAY, March 4th, 4-7pm Velaslavasay Panorama 1122 West 24th Street Los Angeles, CA 90007 … | + 03.02.2012 |
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Un-Privileged Views | Opening this Saturday, March 3rd
Woodbury School of Architecture and the Woodbury University Hollywood Gallery (WUHO) present Un-Privileged Views, co-curated by Eric Olsen and Keith Mitnick, with Danielle Etzler, Reto Geiser, Keith Krumwiede, Mireille Roddier, Paulette Singley, and Mark Wasiuta. The cross-intuitional curatorial team brings … | + 02.29.2012 ASK|Central Standard Office of Design|Columbia University|Danielle Etzler|Eric Olsen|Harvard Graduate School|Keith Krumwiede|Keith Mitnick|Mark Wasiuta|MG&Co|Mireille Roddier|Reto Geiser|Rice University|Superficial Studio|Taubman College of Architecture|The Open Workshop|Un-Privileged Views|Yale School of Architecture|Paulette Singley|Woodbury School of Architecture|WUHO |
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Delirious LA Calendar – February 14th, 2012
Delirious LA Calendar February 14th, 2012 LA Forum Events Patterns Book, Launch+Discussion: Embedded The LA Forum will host a Book Launch and panel discussion with Marcelo Spina and Georgina Huljich of architectural practice PATTERNS at the Vitra Showroom in Culver … | + 02.14.2012 Delirious LA Calendar |
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≥ Drawn: New Works by Jennifer Gilman
≥ Drawn: New Works by Jennifer Gilman Opening: Friday, February 10, 6:30 p.m. February 10-25 Wedge Gallery Woodbury University School of Architecture Former LA Forum Online Gallery artist Jennifer Gilman’s work takes the act of drawing and makes it physical. … | + 02.08.2012 Jennifer Gilman |
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Delirious LA Calendar – January 16th, 2012
Delirious LA Calendar January 16th, 2012 friend on Facebook | follow on Twitter LA Forum Events Leah Beeferman- Online Gallery – Subtle structures – Non-measurable objects – Interchangeable sequences – Events over time – Uncertain spaces (indeterminate) - Interference and accumulations – Invented … | + 01.25.2012 Delirious LA Calendar |
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New LA Forum Board Members – 2012
As the LA Forum gears up for it’s 25th year in 2012, we welcome new members to the Board of Directors – James Black, Russel Fortmeyer, Matthew Gillis, Eric Olsen, Bianca Siegl, Michael Sweeney, Linda Taalman and Mimi Zeiger. The … | + 01.22.2012 Bianca Siegl|Carmen Cham|Duane Mclemore and John Winston|Emily Morishita|Eric Olsen|Ewan Branda|Francie Stefan|Gloria Lee|Heather Flood|Ingalill Wahlroos-Ritter|Iris Anna Regn|James Black|Jason Kerwin|John Southern|Joshua Stein|Linda Taalman|Margaret Griffin|Matthew Gillis|Michael Sweeney|Mimi Zeiger|Rick Miller|Rosten Woo|Russel Fortmeyer|Siobhan Burke|Thurman Grant|Todd Gannon |
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Subterranea: Drawings by Rick Gooding @ WEDGE Gallery
SUBTERRANEA: DRAWINGS BY RICK GOODING January 10–28, 2012 Opening Reception: Friday, January 13th, 6:30pm For Subterranea, architect Rick Gooding created more than 30 meticulous pencil drawings, each depicting an imaginary underground realm. Winding tunnels and labyrinthine passageways are rendered by … | + 01.09.2012 Rick Gooding|Subterranea|architectural drawings |
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Delirious LA – January 9th, 2012
Delirious LA January 9th, 2012 Upcoming Los Angeles Area Events Eames Words onScreen with Eames A+D Museum presents EAMES onSCREEN with Eames Demetrios, grandson of Charles & Ray. Eames will present a special and surprising selection of Eames films as … | + 01.08.2012 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA – January 4th, 2012
Delirious LA January 4th, 2012 Leah Beeferman- Online Gallery – Subtle structures – Non-measurable objects – Interchangeable sequences – Events over time – Uncertain spaces (indeterminate) - Interference and accumulations – Invented collisions (and their results) – Invented events – Transparent events … | + 01.04.2012 Delirious LA Calendar |
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25th Anniversary Membership Drive
Letter from the President Dear Friend of the LA Forum, As we come to the end of another active and successful year, I want to take a few moments to recap 2011 and look toward next year. Our successes in … | + 12.20.2011 Membership |
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“URBAN INTERVENTION”: Design Ideas Competition
“URBAN INTERVENTION”: DESIGN IDEAS COMPETITION LAUNCHED FOR THE GREEN LID AT THE HEART OF SEATTLE CENTER Competition invites ideas for the next generation of public space Urban Intervention: The Howard S. Wright Design Ideas Competition for Public Space invites designers to … | + 12.12.2011 |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar December 5th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar December 5th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Leah Beeferman- Online Gallery – Subtle structures – Non-measurable objects – Interchangeable sequences – Events over time – Uncertain spaces (indeterminate) - Interference and accumulations – Invented collisions (and their results) – Invented … | + 12.05.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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LA Forum Dead Malls Competition Re-Exhibited in Italy
In the 2003, The LA Forum held an ideas competition and exhibition, Dead Malls, to envision the future of the mall. Some of these innovated works will be exhibited at the National Museum of XXI Century Arts in Italy! RE – … | + Italy|Dead Malls|shopping mall|typology |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar November 28th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar November 28th, 2011 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Lecture by John Southern, Sci-ARC Seeding Production, Explorations and Conjecture in Contemporary Culture John Southern (M.Arch ’02), a SCI-Arc alumnus, is principal of the Los Angeles architecture firm Urban Operations. … | + 11.28.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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EVENT: En Plein Air in El Segundo
EVENT: En Plein Air in El Segundo An Incendiary Traces event organized by artist Hillary Mushkin The first phase of Incendiary Traces is a project for the LA Forum for Architecture and Urban Design online gallery, here. Co-organized with Robby Herbst … | + 11.27.2011 |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar – November 21th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar November 21th, 2011 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Lecture by John Southern, Sci-ARC Seeding Production, Explorations and Conjecture in Contemporary Culture John Southern (M.Arch ’02), a SCI-Arc alumnus, is principal of the Los Angeles architecture firm Urban Operations. … | + 11.21.2011 |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar – November 14th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar November 14th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio Film screening co-sponsored by Woodbury School of Architecture and the LA Forum Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of … | + 11.15.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar – November 7th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar November 7th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio Film screening co-sponsored by Woodbury School of Architecture and the LA Forum Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of … | + 11.07.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar – October 31st, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar October 31st, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Out There Doing It 2011: AfterImage A provocation to cross-disciplinary conversation through expansion of the synergies between architecture and related design practices. Architects today co-conspire with a host of key figures in … | + 10.31.2011 |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar – October 24th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar October 24th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Out There Doing It 2011: AfterImage A provocation to cross-disciplinary conversation through expansion of the synergies between architecture and related design practices. Architects today co-conspire with a host of key figures in … | + 10.24.2011 |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar: October 17, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar October 17th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Out There Doing It 2011: AfterImage A provocation to cross-disciplinary conversation through expansion of the synergies between architecture and related design practices. Architects today co-conspire with a host of key figures in … | + 10.17.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Eames House Fundraiser
Escher GuneWardena is proud to be working with the Eames Foundation on the restoration of the Charles and Ray Eames house. With the living room temporarily on display at LACMA, a conservation project that began decades ago has moved into … | + 10.11.2011 Eames House|Escher Gunewardena|fundraiser |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar: October 10, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar October 10th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Out There Doing It 2011: AfterImage A provocation to cross-disciplinary conversation through expansion of the synergies between architecture and related design practices. Architects today co-conspire with a host of key figures in … | + 10.10.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar: October 3, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar October 3rd, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Out There Doing It 2011: AfterImage A provocation to cross-disciplinary conversation through expansion of the synergies between architecture and related design practices. Architects today co-conspire with a host of key figures in … | + 10.03.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar September 26th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar September 26th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Out There Doing It 2011: AfterImage A provocation to cross-disciplinary conversation through expansion of the synergies between architecture and related design practices. Architects today co-conspire with a host of key figures in … | + 09.26.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar September 19th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar September 19th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Out There Doing It 2011: AfterImage A provocation to cross-disciplinary conversation through expansion of the synergies between architecture and related design practices. Architects today co-conspire with a host of key figures in … | + 09.19.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar September 12th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar September 12th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Tm Gratkowski – Online Gallery on laforum.org Beyond Merzbau, ready-mades, combines, deconstruction, and mash-ups lies a tangle of fragmented vignettes, patterns, and colors where one encounters thought-provoking words, images, and stories … | + 09.12.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar September 5th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar September 5th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Tm Gratkowski – Online Gallery on laforum.org Beyond Merzbau, ready-mades, combines, deconstruction, and mash-ups lies a tangle of fragmented vignettes, patterns, and colors where one encounters thought-provoking words, images, and stories … | + 09.06.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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OTM 2011 – CUC Photographs
Photos from On the Map 2011, Varying Degrees tour of the New Claremont University Consortium Administrative Center by Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis Architects on August 25th, 2011. The tour was lead by Paul Lewis of LTL Architects. Photos by Christopher van Leeuwen and … | + 09.02.2011 Claremont University Consortium|LTL Architects|On the Map|Varying Degrees |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar August 29th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar August 29th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Tm Gratkowski – Online Gallery on laforum.org Beyond Merzbau, ready-mades, combines, deconstruction, and mash-ups lies a tangle of fragmented vignettes, patterns, and colors where one encounters thought-provoking words, images, and … | + 08.29.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Photos from Pecha Kucha – Femmes Fatales V
Photos from our Pecha Kucha event on August 17, 2011. All photos by Christopher van Leeuwen. Femmes Fatales V|Femmes Fatales|Pecha Kucha |
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LTL Exhibit Photos – 4 Projects: 4 Scales
Photos from the LA Forum’s Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis exhibit, 4 Projects: 4 Scales, currently on display at the WUHO gallery. All photos by Luke Gibson Photography. 08.24.2011 4 Projects: 4 Scales|LTL Architects |
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On the Map: Varying Degrees – Morphosis Cahill Center Photos
Photos from the August 11th trip to visit the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Caltech by Morphosis Architects, part of the s On the Map 2011 – Varying Degrees series. All photos by Christopher van Leeuwen. 08.17.2011 Cahill Center|Caltech|On the Map|Varying Degrees |
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LA Forum’s LTL Exhibit mentioned in NY Times Design Blog
The LA Forum exhibit 4 Projects: 4 Scales, currently on display at the WUHO gallery in Hollywood through August 27th is mentioned in today’s New York Times Design Blog. For a link to the article click here. 08.04.2011 4 Projects: 4 Scales|LTL Architects |
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Photos from Opening Night of LTL Exhibit
Photos from the opening night of the Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis exhibit 4 Projects: 4 Scales on Thursday, July 21st – LA Forum Events @ WUHO Gallery. All photos by Luke Gibson Photography. 07.27.2011 4 Projects: 4 Scales|LTL Architects |
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OTM 2011- GALCIT Photographs
Photos from On the Map 2011, Varying Degrees trip to the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories California Institute of Technology by John Friedmann Alice Kimm Architects June 30th, 2011. 07.12.2011 Caltech|JFAK Architects|On the Map|Varying Degrees |
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Delirious LA – July 4th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar July 4th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: ON THE MAP 2011 – Varying Degrees: Recent Projects in Higher Education Higher education plays a major role in this country’s development and economic recovery. Around Los Angeles, academic institutions … | + 07.04.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Little Tokyo Design Week: Future City
Little Tokyo Design Week: Future City (LTDW) celebrates the power and energy of cutting edge design and technology now emerging from Japan and its intersection with current trends materializing in Los Angeles. Design’s ability to move us towards a more … | + 06.29.2011 Little Tokyo Design Week |
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Field Operations on KCRW’s DnA
James Corner Field Operations and their park project for Santa Monica, currently included in the New Park Design in Los Angeles exhibit being shown at LA Forum Events @ WUHO, are topics today on KCRW’s Design and Architecture radio show. 06.21.2011 New Park Design in Los Angeles|Field Operations|Frances Anderton |
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LA Forum Exhibit ‘New Parks’ in the LA Times:
The Los Angeles Times has run a long piece about the New Parks exhibit currently on display at LA Forum Events @ WUHO 06.10.2011 New Park Design in Los Angeles |
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New Parks Exhibit Mentioned on Curating Los Angeles Blog
A piece about the upcoming LA Forum exhibition New Park Design in Los Angeles appears on the website Curating Los Angeles, which explores the people, places and culture of the greater LA area. You can find the post here. 05.31.2011 New Park Design in Los Angeles |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar May 30th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar May 30th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: Upcoming LA Forum Exhibition: New Park Design in Los Angeles Within the past five years many important parks have been designed for a wide variety of areas within the Los … | + 05.30.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar – May 23rd, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar May 23rd, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: PechaKucha #27: BLINK Featuring the diversity of graphic design in Los Angeles. Hosted by Behance / AIGA LA and the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design. PK 27 Features … | + 05.23.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA – May 16, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar May 16th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: John Chase’s West Hollywood: An Architectural Walking Tour The late John Chase was the City of West Hollywood’s urban designer for 14 years. During that time, he made his mark … | + 05.16.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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John Chase’s West Hollywood: An Architectural Walking Tour
John Chase’s West Hollywood: An Architectural Walking Tour Saturday, May 21, 2011 10:00 a.m.: Tour departs from West Hollywood Gateway 7100 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood Meet in front of the Starbucks in the courtyard 6:00 p.m.: Drinks at Barney’s … | + 05.11.2011 Christopher Hawthorne|Deborah Murphy|Frances Anderton|Jennifer Davis|John Chase|John Kaliski|John Keho|Katherine Spitz|Margaret Crawford |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar – May 9th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar May 9th, 2011 LOS ANGELES FORUM EVENTS: PechaKucha #27: BLINK Featuring the diversity of graphic design in Los Angeles. Hosted by Behance / AIGA LA and the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design. PK 27 Features … | + 05.09.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Pecha Kucha #27: BLINK
PechaKucha #27: BLINK Featuring the diversity of graphic design in Los Angeles Hosted by Behance / AIGA LA and the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design Thursday, May 26, 2011 from 7-10pm Doors Open at 7:00 pm, presentations begin at … | + 05.04.2011 Pecha Kucha |
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Delirious LA Calendar – April 26th, 2011
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar April 26th, 2011 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Suzanne Lacy presents:The University of Local Knowledge A talk hosted at LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions) Suzanne Lacy speaks on her recent project in Bristol, England entitled The University … | + 04.30.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar – April 17th, 2011
Delirious LA Calendar – April 17th, 2011 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: AIA|LA Committee Program Tour the LEED-Certified Children’s Institute Facility Join the AIA|LA Interior Architecture Committee for a tour of the new campus of Children’s Institute, Inc. (CII) with … | + 04.17.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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ForumFest 2011 Thanks to our Supporters!
Thank you to all of who attended ForumFest 2011 on Saturday, April 2nd, supporting the LA Forum and renewing your membership! Festivities for 300 people flowed inside and out of St. Thomas the Apostle School with dumplings and pie, under … | + 04.10.2011 ForumFest|ForumFest 2011 |
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The Beta Movement
The Beta Movement Anya Sirota, Steven Christensen, Jean Louis Farges with the support of Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning March 31 to April 10, 2011 Opening Thursday, March 31 from 7-10pm WUHo – Woodbury Hollywood, 6518 Hollywood Blvd. … | + 03.29.2011 WUHO |
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Delirious LA Calendar – March 21st, 2011
Delirious LA Calendar – March 21, 2011 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: TOP FUEL: FILTERS FUNNELS FLOWS Top Fuel: Filters Funnels Flows is a series of events that will explore the theme of performance as it impacts, transforms, and advances … | + 03.21.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar – March 14th, 2011
Delirious LA Calendar – March 14th, 2011 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Masters of Architecture spotlights Craig Dykers, AIA Craig Dyker, AIA an international architect with a reputation for producing innovative and fluid designs, will speak at the Masters of … | + 03.13.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar – March 7, 2011
Delirious LA Calendar – March 7, 2011 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: HAMMER Lecture : Tadao Ando Tadao Ando is the only architect to have won the discipline’s four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker, Carlsberg, Praemium Imperiale, and Kyoto Prize. … | + 03.08.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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LIES
Art Center College of Design Media Design Program (MDP), in conjunction with Big City Forum presents: LIES This special evening of readings features an eclectic group of designers, artists and writers for whom writing or other narrative forms operate in … | + 02.18.2011 Art Center|Big City Forum|LIES|MADE UP: Design's Fictions |
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Delirious Calendar – February 14th, 2011
Delirious Calendar – February 14th, 2011 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: The Agency of Water: Scarcity, Abundance, and Design in Dialogue Two lectures and a panel discussion, hosted by the Arid Lands Institute Vinayak Bharne – Urbanism, Infrastructure & the … | + 02.14.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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LACMA Architecture Lecture: Bjarke Ingels, March 3rd
Architecture Lecture: Bjarke Ingels March 3rd, 2011 7:30 pm Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Bjarke Ingels is the founding partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), which he started in 2005. Recently completed projects include the Danish Pavilion at the 2010 … | + 02.13.2011 Bjarke Ingels |
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Delirious LA Calendar – January 24th, 2011
Delirious LA Calendar – January 24th, 2011 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Cristina Díaz Moreno and Efrén García Grinda, UCLA AUD Beyond the Fringe Cristina Díaz Moreno and Efrén García Grinda are both architects, regular contributors to El Croquis and … | + 01.24.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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New Members of the 2011 LA Forum Board of Directors
The Forum is pleased to welcome as new members of our board of directors: Carmen Cham, Duane McLemore, John Winston and Rosten Woo. The Forum would also like to acknowledge the contributions of retiring board members Sara Daleiden and Michael … | + 01.22.2011 LA Forum Board |
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Delirious LA Calendar January 17th, 2011
Delirious LA Calendar January 17th, 2011 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Jorge Francisco Liernur: Austral Group: A CIAM Brigade in the Far South; 1937-1948, SCI-Arc Argentinean art and architecture historian Jorge Francisco Liernur is renowned for his comprehensive studies on … | + 01.17.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar January 10th, 2011
Delirious LA Calendar January 10th, 2011 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Sustainability and Heritage in a World of Change Sustainable development-the concept of meeting the worlds current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to do the same-has important … | + 01.16.2011 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar December 13, 2010
Delirious LA Calendar December 13, 2010 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: 2010 Annual SCDF Design Awards Event The Annual SCDF Design Awards recognize the contributions and commitment of the business enviroment and the communities of Southern California. This year, the … | + 12.13.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar December 6, 2010
Delirious LA Calendar December 6, 2010 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Hilary Sample/MOS: Recent Work Hilary Sample is a principal of MOS, which she leads together with co-founder Michael Meredith. Their office is an interdisciplinary practice engaging in architecture and … | + 12.06.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar November 29, 2010
Delirious LA Calendar November 29, 2010 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: UCLA Architecture & Urban Design : Marcos Cruz Marcos Cruz, based in London, is an architect, principal of marcoandmarjan, and director of the Bartlett School of Architecture in London. … | + 11.29.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar November 22, 2010
Delirious LA Calendar November 22, 2010 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Lecture: Thom Mayne Morphosis, Woodbury University in the Ahmanson Main Space. November 23, 2010 – 6:00pm MAP UCLA Architecture & Urban Design : Marcos Cruz Marcos Cruz, based in … | + 11.22.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |
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A tribute to John Chase in December issue of arcCA – a call for participation
Subject: A tribute to John Chase in December issue of arcCA – a call for participation A letter from Annie Chu: Dear friends and colleagues of John Chase, Like you, I was shocked and saddened by the passing of John … | + 11.15.2010 John Chase |
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Delirious LA Calendar November 15, 2010
Delirious LA Calendar November 15, 2010. To be added to the weekly emailing of this list, write to: lists@laforum.org UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Tour the Mark Taper Forum with AIA|LA Historic Resources Committee The AIA|LA Historic Resources Committee invites … | + Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar November 8th, 2010
Delirious LA Calendar November 8, 2010 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Designing a Solid Foundation in Construction Administration Legal Trends Seminar Series by the Association for Women in Architecture – Los Angeles The Construction Administration phase presents a variety of … | + 11.08.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar November 1, 2010
Delirious LA Calendar November 1, 2010 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Taking the Long View: Design and the Nonprofit Most of today’s positive design solutions focus on green design. Although issues such as efficiency and sustainability are critical, one can’t … | + 11.01.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |
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Delirious LA Calendar October 25,2010
Delirious LA Calendar October 25, 2010 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Tom Hines at Neutra VDL House An evening lecture with Professor Tom Hines at the Neutra VDL House. Professor Hines will be presenting his new book: “Architecture Of The … | + 10.25.2010 |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar October 18, 2010
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar October 18, 2010 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: “THE L.A. RIVER: CAN A REVITALIZED RIVER BE A CATALYST FOR A GREENER L.A.?” The new Westside Branch of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Los Angeles Chapter will … | + 10.18.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar October 11, 2010
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar October 11, 2010 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Downtown 2020 – Continuing the Renaissance The Central City Association of Los Angeles, the city’s premier business advocacy group, will host “Downtown 2020: Continuing the Renaissance,” a half-day symposium … | + 10.11.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar October 5, 2010
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar October 5, 2010 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: Bernard Tschumi: Totally Generic SCI-Arc W.M. Keck Lecture Hall : Tschumi’s work has been widely exhibited, with solo exhibitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York and … | + 10.05.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar September 27, 2010
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar September 27, 2010 UPCOMING LOS ANGELES AREA EVENTS: David Benjamin: Proof SCI-Arc W.M. Keck Lecture Hall: David Benjamin is Principal of architecture firm The Living, and Director of the Living Architecture Lab at Columbia University Graduate School … | + 09.27.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |
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IMAGE.ARCHITECTURE.NOW Symposium & Exhibition – Julius Shulman Institute
SYMPOSIUM PANEL DISCUSSIONS 3-6 PM $15 prepay or at door (seating is limited) Tickets can be purchased at: www.woodbury.edu/jsi Two provocative panels moderated by architect Neil Denari and historian Kazys Varnelis featuring architects and photographers in conversation. Emceed by Frances … | + 09.19.2010 architectural photography|Julius Shulman Institute |
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MAK Center Architecture Tour 2010
Limited tickets are still available for: MAK Center Architecture Tour 2010 Sunday, October 10, 2010 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Lovell Health House (1929), Richard J. Neutra Kun House (1936), Richard J. Neutra Gold House (1945), R.M. Schindler Hillside House … | + 09.18.2010 Carl Louis Maston|Julius Shulman|Mak Center|Pierre Koenig|R.M. Schindler|Raphael Soriano|Richard Nuetra |
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On the Map Photos – Twin Houses and Step up on 5th
Photos from the On the Map: Habitation site visits to the Twin Houses in Pacific Palisades, designed by Predock_Frane, and Step up on 5th, designed by Pugh+Scarpa. The site visits were on August 18th & 25th. 09.05.2010 affordable housing|Habitation|housing|On the Map|Predock Frane Architects|Pugh+Scarpa |
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Photos from Opening Night of Wachsmann Exhibit
Photos from the opening night of the exhibit: Connection Points: Konrad Wachsmann Reconsidered – Analytical Drawings and Models by John Enright. All photos by Luke Gibson Photography. 08.22.2010 event photos|John Enright|Konrad Wachsmann |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar August 19, 2010
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar August 19, 2010 UPCOMING/ONGOING LA FORUM EVENTS Pecha Kucha #25: Alternative Transportation and the Open City The LA Forum co-hosts Pecha-Kucha #25: “Alternative Transportation and the Open City” with Rail LA August 20th, 2010 Presentation starts at … | + 08.19.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |
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John Leighton Chase, 1953-2010
The Los Angeles Forum is saddened to hear the news that author and Urban Designer John Chase passed away on August 13th, 2010. John was a fixture in the Los Angeles design community for decades, and our organization is indebted … | + 08.14.2010 John Chase |
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On the Map – Photos & Review of the New Carver Apartments
Photos from the On the Map: Habitation -The New Carver Apartments, by Michael Maltzan. Supportive Housing for the Skid Row Housing Trust. 08.12.2010 affordable housing|Carver Apartments|Habitation|housing|Michael Maltzan|On the Map|Skid Row Housing Trust |
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DELIRIOUS LA Calendar August 9, 2010
DELIRIOUS LA Calendar August 9, 2010 UPCOMING/ONGOING LA FORUM EVENTS On the Map: HABITATION, 3rd Event – Carver Apartments by Michael Maltzan The Carver Apartments is a new permanent supportive housing project designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture and developed by … | + 08.09.2010 Delirious LA Calendar |