Design

Acclaimed architect I.M. Pei has died. He was 102.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

During his influential career, the Pritzker-winning architect designed everything from schools to skyscrapers. Known for spare, geometric forms, Pei said the goal was to "eliminate the inessential."

from NPR

There’s a $14 billion renovation going on right now at LAX, and the city is adding a whole new expansion plan on top of that with an eye towards the 2028 Olympics.

What to expect at the future LAX

There’s a $14 billion renovation going on right now at LAX, and the city is adding a whole new expansion plan on top of that with an eye towards the 2028 Olympics.

from Greater LA

For the last 30 years classic LA modernist houses by the likes of Richard Neutra, Rudolf Schindler, Pierre Koenig, John Lautner and others have been bought, lovingly restored and have…

Lovell Health House seeks pick-me-up

For the last 30 years classic LA modernist houses by the likes of Richard Neutra, Rudolf Schindler, Pierre Koenig, John Lautner and others have been bought, lovingly restored and have…

from Design and Architecture

In the 1960s, few fashion designers were pushing the envelope like Rudi Gernreich.

Fearless fashion designer Rudi Gernreich gets his due

In the 1960s, few fashion designers were pushing the envelope like Rudi Gernreich.

from Design and Architecture

The Wing is the latest shared workspace to join a growing crowd in LA.

Inside The Wing, a pastel haven for feminists

The Wing is the latest shared workspace to join a growing crowd in LA.

from Design and Architecture

What does Los Angeles in 2019 mean to you? The LA County Arts Commission would like to know.

What would you put in a 2019 time capsule?

What does Los Angeles in 2019 mean to you? The LA County Arts Commission would like to know.

from Design and Architecture

In the spirit of Passover, DnA explores an exodus story with a profound design impact.

How the Bauhaus inspired a new architecture for the 'reborn Jew'

In the spirit of Passover, DnA explores an exodus story with a profound design impact.

from Design and Architecture

This week, you can: learn about the trans-media career of a pioneering digital designer; appreciate keshiki in Japanese ceramics; track down wildlife in Los Angeles; discuss…

5 design things to do this week: April 15 - 21, 2019

This week, you can: learn about the trans-media career of a pioneering digital designer; appreciate keshiki in Japanese ceramics; track down wildlife in Los Angeles; discuss…

from Design and Architecture

Video showed the beloved building on fire, with smoke billowing into the sky. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known, but the structure has been been undergoing renovation.

Spire falls at Paris' Notre Dame as cathedral is engulfed in flames

Video showed the beloved building on fire, with smoke billowing into the sky. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known, but the structure has been been undergoing renovation.

from NPR

Edward Goldman talks about the architectural glory of Los Angeles, with iconic buildings by Pritzker Prize winners within walking distance.

Gods of architecture smile upon LA

Edward Goldman talks about the architectural glory of Los Angeles, with iconic buildings by Pritzker Prize winners within walking distance.

from Art Talk

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is undergoing a major overhaul that’s projected to cost $650 million.

LACMA redesign arouses passions as it moves forward

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is undergoing a major overhaul that’s projected to cost $650 million.

from Design and Architecture

This week: hear from your favorite authors; load up on art books; appreciate the beautiful, culturally disrupting art of Kwame Brathwaite; tour sustainable gardens that nurture nature;…

5 design things to do this week: April 8 - 14, 2019

This week: hear from your favorite authors; load up on art books; appreciate the beautiful, culturally disrupting art of Kwame Brathwaite; tour sustainable gardens that nurture nature;…

from Design and Architecture

In 2013, Swiss architect Peter Zumthor proposed a redesign of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

The history of LACMA’s redesign

In 2013, Swiss architect Peter Zumthor proposed a redesign of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Fans of the rapper Nipsey Hussle are remembering his music as well as his contributions to South LA, where he was raised.

Destination Crenshaw was a Nipsey Hussle dream

Fans of the rapper Nipsey Hussle are remembering his music as well as his contributions to South LA, where he was raised.

from Design and Architecture

On April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain died of an apparent suicide. The singer and guitarist of the mega-rock band Nirvana was just 27 years old.

Kurt Cobain, accidental fashion icon

On April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain died of an apparent suicide. The singer and guitarist of the mega-rock band Nirvana was just 27 years old.

from Design and Architecture

There are big changes coming to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

LACMA shrinks its Zumthor-designed expansion

There are big changes coming to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

from Design and Architecture

The Democratic field of presidential contenders is filling up. You can tell a lot about their messages from their political campaign logos -- color, font, punctuation.

What does the design of a political logo say about the candidate?

The Democratic field of presidential contenders is filling up. You can tell a lot about their messages from their political campaign logos -- color, font, punctuation.

from Design and Architecture

There’s a good chance that something you own was inspired by the Bauhaus: folding chairs, fitted kitchen cabinets and counters, or maybe you work in a steel and glass tower.

“From Bauhaus to Now House”

There’s a good chance that something you own was inspired by the Bauhaus: folding chairs, fitted kitchen cabinets and counters, or maybe you work in a steel and glass tower.

from Design and Architecture

If you have driven by the intersection of Sunset and Western over the last few years you may have noticed a yellow-wrapped, half-finished big box.

Hollywood’s long-dormant Target may finally be completed

If you have driven by the intersection of Sunset and Western over the last few years you may have noticed a yellow-wrapped, half-finished big box.

from Design and Architecture