Design and Architecture
The new company towns, AIA awards, federal courthouse
Silicon Valley is embracing the idea of the company town, as even high-paying tech companies struggle with the high cost of housing. A westside school district also considers building homes for its teachers.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenThe new federal courthouse in downtown LA’s Civic Center. Photo credit: Avishay Artsy.
In this episode
4 storiesSilicon Valley and the new company towns
Are tech companies going to build the new company towns? Twenty cities across America are celebrating because they have been shortlisted to be Amazon’s HQ2. Los Angeles is one of them.
Read the story7 minA westside school district considers building teachers housing
It is hard to tell now, but in the middle of the last century Santa Monica was a company town of sorts.
Read the story7 minWhy the AIA didn’t give out a 25-year award
It’s awards season, and not just in Hollywood. Every year the American Institute of Architects bestows honors on buildings by fellow professionals.
Read the story6 minSOM’s glass cube courthouse wins a national award
The American Institute of Architects caused a stir by giving no building its Twenty-five Year Award in 2018.
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