Design and Architecture
Uber at the LA Times, Preserving LA, 'The Handmaid's Tale'
Uber moves into the Times Mirror Square complex in downtown LA. Preservationists want Frank Gehry to incorporated a mid-century bank into his mixed-use project on Sunset. And Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale uses color and costume to make a dystopian story visually stunning.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenPhoto: Elisabeth Moss as Offred in The Handmaid's Tale (George Kraychyk/Hulu)
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3 storiesUber moves into Times-Mirror Square
The Los Angeles Times building Photo by Jim Winstead Jr.
Read the story5 minA case of preservation gone too far?
Frank Gehry's 8150 Sunset Boulevard project, at the border of Los Angeles and West Hollywood, hasn't yet started construction. The proposed mix of dwellings, offices and stores, developed by Townscape Partners, won LA City Council's approval after reducing its scale.
Read the story12 minOppressive designs: Fashion in 'The Handmaid's Tale'
Margaret Atwood and Elisabeth Moss in 'The Handmaid's Tale' Photo by George Kraychyk/Hulu The word "timely" has been used repeatedly to describe Hulu's new series The Handmaid's Tale . So timely that it's already earned a parody on Saturday Night Live. This dystopian story stars Elisabeth Moss. As Offred, she is coming to grips with a new…
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