Design and Architecture

Designing Women at the Downtown Women's Center

Women are the fastest growing homeless population in the country. So the Downtown Women's Center has opened a new complex that includes permanent residences, a day center, as well as a store and café, on Skid Row.

By Frances Anderton • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Women are the fastest growing homeless population in the country. So the Downtown Women's Center has opened a new complex that includes permanent residences, a day center, as well as a store and café, on Skid Row. The architect Maureen Sullivan, of Pica + Sullivan Architects, DWC executive director Lisa Watson and DWC residents talk about the healing power of good design—by women, for women.

Downtown Women's Center

The store at the Downtown Women's Center

Chris Gonzales shows off her room at the

Downtown Women's Center

Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Maureen Sullivan
Architect and Principal, Pica + Sullivan
Lisa Watson
Executive Director, Downtown Women's Center
Fannie Mayfield
Visitor, Downtown Women's Center

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Designing Women at the Downtown Women's Center

Women are the fastest growing homeless population in the country. So the Downtown Women's Center has opened a new complex that includes permanent residences, a day center, as well as a store and café, on Skid Row.

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Design and Architecture

Designing Women at the Downtown Women's Center

Women are the fastest growing homeless population in the country. So the Downtown Women's Center has opened a new complex that includes permanent residences, a day center, as well as a store and café, on Skid Row.

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