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Urbanize LA
Steven Sharp is editor and co-founder of Urbanize LA.
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Design and Architecture
Downtown construction on steroids Go to downtown LA these days and you'll skyscrapers everywhere. There's a building boom going on, the likes of which hasn't been seen since the 1920s, according to the LA Times, and what you see now is only the start. Spend time at the City's Planning Department and you'll know that many more projects are in the pipeline -- and some may add some real pizzazz to the skyline. DnA talks to Steven Sharp, editor of Urbanize LA, a web site that embraces the new downtown. Construction workers in the atrium of Wilshire Grand Center Photo by Sean Dellorco/KCRW
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