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Jessica Ritz
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Profiles
Inside Three SoCal Design Workshops Where Craft and Sustainability Meet
With a vertically integrated approach, RAD furniture, Cerno, and Emblem are making design more durable, adaptable, and resource conscious.
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Formation Association Creates a New Pedestrian Passageway in L.A.
Atwater Canyon is a multi-tenant retail and restaurant complex organized around a welcoming pathway that blends indoor and outdoor spaces in L.A.'s Atwater Village.
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L’Oréal’s West Coast Headquarters Puts Sustainability Front and Center
Architecture firm Blitz employs a place- and nature-based design strategy for the cosmetics company's LEED- and WELL-certified workplace.
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In Hollywood, a New Home for a Legacy Nonprofit Organization
ODAA transformed an industrial shell into a multipurpose headquarters for the Assistance League of Los Angeles as the nonprofit organization enters its second century of community service.
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Kellie Patry Takes a Considered Approach to Hospitality Design
Her designs for independent restaurants and coffee shops across Los Angeles feel both natural and expressive.
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A Los Angeles Firm Uses Modular Construction to Create Truly Affordable Housing
KTGY Architecture + Planning's innovative prefab construction technique is helping to add critical density in L.A.
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The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park Enlivens the San Diego Waterfront
Tucker Sadler Architects designed the permanent live performance venue for the San Diego Symphony in a newly enhanced downtown park to support all music genres and public engagement.
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Reviving a Southern California Legacy Girl Scouts Camp
With new A-frame cabins and a communal dining hall, Perkins&Will sets Camp Lakota on a course for the next generation of scouting.
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Stokes Architecture + Design Create a Pop Sensibility at Kpod Restaurant
K-pop references and an overall fun vibe set the scene for chef Peter Serpico's eclectic Korean-American menu in Philadelphia.
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Creating a New Template For the Vet Experience
Design, Bitches' clinics for growing veterinary chain Modern Animal benefit both humans and their four-legged creatures.
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A San Fernando Valley Housing Project Sets a New Standard
Los Angeles firm Brooks + Scarpa creates a “guardian of the block” on a corner lot in the San Fernando Valley.
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In San Francisco, the 5M Development Envisions Public and Private Space for the Future
Completed by SITELAB, KPF, and a host of other firms, 5M reveals a transformed, multi-use downtown site following a decade-long process.
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Brella Brings a Tech-Savvy Model to the Design of Childcare Centers
The company matches social-emotional experiences with design intention in three locations throughout Los Angeles.
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Arcsine Designs Brightmark Headquarters to Support its Green Mission
The Oakland-based architecture and interior design firm specified the materials from other innovative, sustainability-minded brands and manufacturers.
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The Gamble House Looks to the Future of Historic House Museums
The historic home in Pasadena, California, aims to be more than an icon of the Arts and Crafts Style.
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Viewpoints
Are Sustainability Certifications Outmoded?
Small design companies are devising a range of methods to communicate sustainability—without paying for certifications.
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A Santa Monica Headquarters by RIOS Supports Hybridized Work Routines
For tech company GoodRx, the Los Angeles–based firm designed a 76,000-square-foot HQ filled with flexible workspaces and biophilic design elements.
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AUX Architecture Designs a Building That’s a Beacon of Light
The Glorya Kaufman Performing Arts Center expands a synagogue and meeting space into a dynamic educational and performance venue in West L.A.
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A New Group Show at Neutra’s VDL House Remembers Those Who Lived There
Curated by Los Angeles gallery Marta and Erik Benjamins, Built In explores the architect's family legacy through multiple disciplines and mediums.
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A New Platform for Small Brands Is Shaking up Sustainability Certification
Sustainability Check from the Los Angeles-based multi-line agency Denvir Enterprises offers smaller sustainability-minded brands an alternative to costly product certifications.