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Destination Crenshaw was a Nipsey Hussle dream
DesignFans of the rapper Nipsey Hussle are remembering his music as well as his contributions to South LA, where he was raised.
Digital billboards resurface in fight over visual blight
DesignLos Angeles is considering revising its regulations around billboards to allow more digital signs all around Los Angeles.
Feminist design at The Wing; A Time Capsule for 2019 LA
DesignThe Wing is a new “women-centric” private club and co-working space in West Hollywood that signals femininity and feminism through design. Is the result a little bit too perfect?
Frieze LA; Modernism Week
DesignThe Coachella Valley comes into bloom with Desert X and Modernism Week. But some of the Desert X artworks raise questions about development in Palm Springs.
5 design things to do this week
DesignThis week you can: go to an art fair, or four; soak up some mid-century design in Palm Springs; learn about the architecture of Ladd & Kelsey; experience a contemporary interpretation…
Taking pride in LA’s LGBT Center; getting the goods at LACMA
DesignLA Pride takes place this weekend and among those celebrating will be the new residents of the LA LGBT Center.
Downtown dog owners; Soul of a Nation
DesignAlmost every residential development in downtown aims to attract pet owners, and doggie businesses outnumber those aimed at children.
LA’s dirty air; Lovell Health House
DesignLos Angeles-Long Beach has once again been cited the nation’s capital for dirty air, just as LA Mayor Eric Garcetti has made cleaning the air a central plank of his green new deal.
Pritzker winner Arata Isozaki’s MOCA to be revamped, with water feature
DesignThe Pritzker Prize for 2019 has been awarded to Arata Isozaki, the 87-year-old Japanese architect with a career ranging from brutalist libraries to an inflatable purple concert hall.