Design and Architecture
Year in review, Vern Yip, United Artists Theatre
A look back at 2016, losses and gains in design, architecture and a changing Los Angeles. Don't splurge at that New Year sale! Interior designer Vern Yip's new book advises people on how to carefully create beautiful spaces, with the help of a ruler. And we look at the rise and fall and rise again of a historic theater on DTLA's Broadway.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenPhoto: The opulent interior of The Theatre at Ace Hotel
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3 stories2016 in the rear-view mirror
It was a year in which David Bowie, Prince and Zaha Hadid died, downtown LA kept getting taller and a controversial developer was elected president. DnA's Frances Anderton and Avishay Artsy remember some of the people we lost in 2016, and some of the highlights of the year.
Read the story5 minVern Yip's design tips
A new year may have you thinking about a home makeover. But before you jump at those furniture sales, take Vern Yip's advice: get out your ruler, make some plans, consider carefully what you really want. Yip is an interior designer and was the longtime makeover artist on the Learning Channel's interior-design show Trading Spaces.
Read the story12 minBringing back the United Artists Theatre
Downtown Los Angeles has seen a revival of historic theaters. The Million Dollar Theater, The Tower, The Globe, the Belasco. But there's one theater that stands out for its opulence and, now, its diversity of programming. The United Artists Theatre – now known as The Theatre at Ace Hotel – opened 89 years ago this week.
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