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      On the Map Photos – Twin Houses and Step up on 5th

Photos from the On the Map: Habitation site visits to the Twin Houses in Pacific Palisades, designed by Predock_Frane, and Step up on 5th, designed by Pugh+Scarpa. The site visits were on August 18th & 25th.

09.05.2010 |||||



      Photos from Opening Night of Wachsmann Exhibit

Photos from the opening night of the exhibit:  Connection Points: Konrad Wachsmann Reconsidered – Analytical Drawings and Models by John Enright.
All photos by Luke Gibson.

08.22.2010 ||



      DELIRIOUS LA Calendar August 19, 2010

DELIRIOUS LA Calendar August 19, 2010

UPCOMING/ONGOING
LA FORUM EVENTS
Pecha Kucha #25: Alternative Transportation and the Open City
The LA Forum co-hosts Pecha-Kucha #25: “Alternative Transportation and the Open City” with Rail LA
August 20th, 2010
Presentation starts at 8:20 pm
Event opening starts @ 7:00 … | +

08.19.2010 



      John Leighton Chase, 1953-2010

The Los Angeles Forum is saddened to hear the news that author and Urban Designer John Chase passed away on August 13th, 2010. John was a fixture in the Los Angeles design community for decades, and our organization is indebted … | +

08.14.2010 



      On the Map – Photos of New Carver Apartments

Photos from the On the Map: Habitation -The New Carver Apartments, by Michael Maltzan. Supportive Housing for the Skid Row Housing Trust.

08.12.2010 ||||||



      DELIRIOUS LA Calendar August 9, 2010

DELIRIOUS LA Calendar August 9, 2010

UPCOMING/ONGOING
LA FORUM EVENTS
On the Map:  HABITATION, 3rd Event – Carver Apartments by Michael Maltzan
The Carver Apartments is a new permanent supportive housing project designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture and developed by the Skid Row Housing … | +

08.09.2010 



      On the Map: Bubeshko Apartments – Site Visit Photos

Photos from the LA Forum On the Map visit to the Bubeshko Apartment buiding, originally by R.M. Schindler, and recently rehabilitated by DSH Architects.

08.07.2010 ||||||



      DELIRIOUS LA Calendar August 2, 2010

UPCOMING/ONGOING
LA FORUM EVENTS
On the Map:  HABITATION, 2nd Event -  Rehabilitation of Rudolph Schindler’s Bubeshko Apartment Building, by DSH
The restoration of Rudolph Schindler’s Bubeshko Apartments of 1938-41, one of the few realized and intact multi-family dwellings by this significant Los … | +

08.02.2010 



      DELIRIOUS LA Calendar: July 27, 2010

UPCOMING/ONGOING
LA FORUM EVENTS
On the Map 2010:  HABITATION
Second Event -  Rehabilitation of Rudolph Schindler’s Bubeshko Apartment Building, by DSH
The restoration of Rudolph Schindler’s Bubeshko Apartments of 1938-41, one of the few realized and intact multi-family dwellings by this significant … | +

07.27.2010 



      On the Map: Harper Apartments – Site Visit Photos

Site Visit Photos from the LA Forum’s On the Map 2010: Habitation Series.

07.24.2010 |||||



      Pecha Kucha Femmes Fatales IV Photos

Photos from the Femmes Fatales IV Pecha-Kucha @ WUHO on July 14th.

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      Dingbat 2.0 Panel Discussion Photos

In conjunction with the DINGBAT 2.0 COMPETITION & EXHIBITION, the LA Forum held two panel discussions to consider Dingbat apartment buildings from urban and iconographic points of view.  The discussions covered a range of topics, including the submitted and winning … | +

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      DELIRIOUS LA Calendar July 19, 2010

Weekly listings for LA Forum and Los Angeles architecture, urbanism, art & design events.

07.20.2010 



      Rome Prize Applications for 2011

American Academy in Rome
Rome Prize 2011
Competition Deadline: 1 November 2010
Extended Deadline: 15 November 2010*
The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the Rome Prize competition.  One of the leading overseas centers for independent study and advanced research in the arts … | +

07.10.2010 



      Dingbat 2.0 Exhibition – Opening Night

Dingbat 2.0 Exhibition – Opening Night
Photos from the Exhibition opening.   Awards were given to the winning and honorable mention entries for the Dingbat 2.0 Exhibition.   For complete information on the winning work in the exhibit, see here.

07.01.2010 ||



      Neil Denari – the Artless Drawing

Neil Denari – the Artless Drawing

06.01.2010 |



      Dingbat 2.0 Competition: Site Photos of Alleys

Site photos of alleys for the Dingbat 2.0 Competition.

05.13.2010 



      Dingbat 2.0: Archinect Added as Media Sponsor

The LA Forum is pleased to announce the addition of ARCHINECT as Media Sponsor for the Dingbat 2.0 Competition. Archinect was initially developed in 1997 by LA Forum friend Paul Petrunia (Paul also developed the first LA Forum website … | +

05.08.2010 ||



      Dingbat 2.0: Jury adds John Chase

The LA Forum is pleased to announce the addition of author, Urban Designer, and noted Dingbat apartments authority John Chase to the jury for the Dingbat 2.0 Competition. Chase joins Barbara Bestor, Tedd Cruz, Dana Cuff, Neil Denari … | +

05.04.2010 ||



      Dingbat 2.0: Jury adds Joshua Prince-Ramus

The LA Forum is pleased to announce the addition of Joshua Prince-Ramus to the jury for the Dingbat 2.0 Competition. He joins Barbara Bestor, Tedd Cruz, Dana Cuff and Neil Denari on the jury.
Joshua Prince-Ramus is Principal of … | +

05.02.2010 ||



      Dingbat 2.0 – Site Plans Now Available

Site plans are now available for use in the Dingbat 2.0 competition.  These are basic drawings showing lot sizes, building footprints, setbacks, public sidewalks, driveways and parking areas for the sites.  Basic descriptions are provided for types of buildings in … | +

04.26.2010 



      DELIRIOUS LA Calendar: April 22, 2010

DELIRIOUS LA Calendar
April 22, 2010

LA Forum on FACEBOOK
Become a fan of the LA Forum on Facebook
LAForum on facebook

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:

Friday 4/23 – Sunday 4/25, 2010, Trajector Art Fair in collaboration with artBrussels, BROODWORK presents artists, architects and designers … | +

04.22.2010 



      pecha kucha #20 (!): Saturday, April 24 2010

PECHA KUCHA #20 (!):

Saturday, April 24, 2010
a gently suggested $3 (all proceeds go to our host, Showcave)  Door @ 19:00 pm Presentation starts @ 20:20 pm Sharp!
Pecha Kucha Nights are informal and fun gatherings where creative people get together and … | +

04.21.2010 



      Los Angeles Pair Included as Rome Prize Winners

The winners of the 2010-2011 Rome Prize have been announced by the American Academy in Rome, and include Los Angeles’s Fritz Haeg and Joshua G. Stein, winners in the Landscape Architecture and Architecture categories, respectively. Haeg won for … | +

04.16.2010 ||



      DELIRIOUS LA Calendar: April 15, 2010

DELIRIOUS LA Calendar
April 15, 2010

Become a fan of the
LA Forum on facebook

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:

Thursday 4/15 THE VISUAL ECOLOGY OF ADVERTISING AND ARCHITECTURE outdoor media, art, architecture, and planning experts will focus on current architectural signage and surface … | +

04.15.2010 



      Trajector + BROODWORK

April 23-25, 2010, Trajector Art Fair in collaboration with artBrussels, (LA Forum friends) BROODWORK presents artists, architects and designers who further the discussion of creative practice and family life.
http://www.trajectorartfair.org
http://www.trajectorartfair.org/artists.htm
www.broodwork.com

04.14.2010 



      DELIRIOUS LA Calendar – April 6, 2010

DELIRIOUS LA Calendar
April 6, 2010

Become a fan of the
LA Forum on facebook

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:

Tuesday 4/6 USC URBAN GROWTH SEMINAR with Qingyun Ma, Dean, School of Architecture, University of Southern California | seminar 12:15pm at USC SPPD … | +

04.07.2010 



      DELIRIOUS LA Calendar – March 30, 2010

A weekly list of new and ongoing art, architecture and design events in the Los Angeles area. March 30, 2010.

03.31.2010 



      New LA Forum Website – Beta Launch

The current website was launched in March, 2010.
Site Design + Programming by Handbuilt in collaboration with the LA Forum Board of Directors.
This website redesign project is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los … | +

 



      ARCHITIZER Website Launch Party

Please join the LA Forum for the launch of the website ARCHITIZER, an architecture/networking site.

03.07.2010 



      Book Launch: Meet the Nelsons, Wes Jones

Please join the LA Forum for the launch of Wes Jones: Meet the Nelsons at SCI-Arc main space, 960 East 3rd, Los Angeles.

01.25.2010 |||



      LA Forum interview in Abitare Blog

An interview of Ilaria Mazzoleni with Mohamed Sharif who steps down as director of the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design. LINK: abitare.it

12.17.2009 |



      Log 17 Launch

Log 17, guest edited by Mark Foster Gage and Florencia Pita, features essays and conversations focusing on relationships between new media and materiality in architecture – with an emphasis on sensation and affect.

12.08.2009 ||



      Future Archeology Exhibit Featured in ABITARE Blog

The LA Forum’s current exhibition FUTURE ARCHEOLOGY (the work of SO-IL) is featured in ABITARE blog: www.abitare.it

10.01.2009 ||



      UPDATE: Future Archeology exhibition (NEW conversation date)

JING LIU / FLORIAN IDENBURG
IN CONVERSATION WITH QINGYUN MA
Please note updated date:
OCT 17 / NOON

09.05.2009 ||||



      Pendulum Plane Publicity

Read recent articles about the LA Forum’s Liner Competition winner, Pendulum Plane.
ID Magazine
Design & Architecture on KCRW

08.27.2009 |||



      2009 Membership Drive: complimentary LA Forum merchandise with membership

Membership helps sustain LA Forum website maintenance and archive development, exhibitions, lectures, symposia, competitions, publications and special events. Members support innovative architecture and design and receive free entry to LA Forum lectures, site visits and discounts on exhibition related merchandise. … | +

07.21.2009 



      Book Launch: Pendulum Plane, Oyler Wu Collaborative

The LA Forum is pleased to announce the publication of Pendulum Plane by Oyler Wu Collaborative. Please join Jenny Wu, Dwayne Oyler, and us for a LAUNCH PARTY and BOOK SIGNING at the LA Forum Gallery.

07.10.2009 |||||



      LOG Magazine

Observations on architecture and the contemporary city
Subscribe, collect & submit at:
www.anycorp.com

04.13.2009 |



      Pendulum Plane by Oyler Wu Collaborative Recognized in Dezeen Magazine

Pendulum Plane, Oyler Wu Collaborative’s installation for LA Forum recognized in Dezeen magazine.

03.04.2009 |||



      ForumPortfolio2: RELEASE PARTY!

The LA Forum is pleased to announce the release of ForumPortfolio2.
The release party will be held on Tuesday, the 3rd of February 2009 at 7 pm at the LA Forum Gallery: 6518 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028.
The contributing artists … | +

01.26.2009 ||||



      December 10th – Sam Lubell Book Signing

Come and celebrate the upcoming LAUNCH PARTY for Sam Lubell’s
second book, London 2000+, about new architecture in London! Sam will
be at the LA Forum Gallery to sign his newly released book:
Wednesday, December 10
LA Forum Gallery
6518 Hollywood Boulevard (just east of … | +

12.05.2008 



      Opening for Liner competition winning entry: Friday, August 29th

Please join us for the opening of PENDULUM PLANE, the LA FORUM’s new gallery display system, designed by Oyler Wu Collaborative. PENDULUM PLANE was the winning entry in the LA FORUM’s Liner Competition in Spring 2008.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Doors open … | +

08.24.2008 ||



      Liner Competition Deadline Extended

There has been an excellent response to the Liner competition. Thanks to everyone who has submitted their registration forms thus far.
Registration and Submissions are due Thursday, May 22, 5pm.
Please drop off materials at LACE: 6522 Hollywood Blvd

05.04.2008 |



      LA FORUM Liner Competition: Download drawings and photos of the space

Click here to download drawings and photos of the space.
Check the website often for more Liner Competition updates.

05.02.2008 |



      Liner Competition Shortlist

Thank you to each of the design teams who participated in the First Round of L.A. Forum’s Liner Competition. As Juror Quinyun Ma commented, the ideas presented open the way to a wide-ranging, free-wheeling discussion about small urban spaces on … | +

04.28.2008 ||||||



      Polar Inertia Book Launch

LA Forum is pleased to announce the release of the latest Pamphlet, Polar Inertia: Migrating Urban Systems.
Reyner Banham once observed that in Los Angeles “mobility outweighs monumentality.” What was true for the automobile is fast becoming true for the home. … | +

02.10.2008 ||||



      Website Overhaul

Phase I of our website overhaul is complete. This version is a cleaner, more streamlined version of our previous site, and will act as an interim site while we begin our fundraising drive for Phase 2: a site that will … | +

 



      Round One Jury for Liner Competition Announced and Registration Form Available

The Round One Jury for the LA FORUM Liner Competition are:
Annie Chu
Julie Eizenberg
Qingyun Ma
Thom Mayne
Norman Millar
Roland Wahlroos-Ritter
Click here to download registration form.
Please check the website frequently for future updates

01.07.2008 ||||||



      Thom Mayne Book Signing/Morphosis Tour: Dec 9, 2006

The LA Forum invites you to a special office tour and book signing with Thom Mayne
Saturday, December 9th
1 pm – 4 pm
Thom Mayne will be signing copies of Fresh Morphosis (Rizzoli, 2005)from 1pm – 3pm. A special Morphosis studio tour will … | +

12.01.2006 ||



      Scott Johnson FAIA, Book signing event, January 18

The LA Forum and Hennessey & Ingalls invites you to a booksigning by Scott Johnson FAIA..

Hennessey & Ingalls
214 Wilshire Blvd
Santa Monica CA
90401

11.09.2006 |



      Domus Celebration: December 14, 2006, 7-9 pm

The LA Forum, Taschen, Diva, Kartell and Surface Magazine invite you to celebrate the publication of Domus 1928-1999 Vols. 1-12
Kartell
8815 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
310.271.0178
Guests will receive 10% off their purchase of the collecton on the night of this event.
RSVP by … | +

10.02.2006 |



      Celebration Of Innovation With Peter Cook : June 7, 2006

Join the Architect’s Newspaper, Buro Happold, Audi, and the Forum for a special cocktail party on June 7 at which Peter Cook will be our guest of honor. The event takes place at the Audi Design Center, 2772 Donald Douglas … | +

05.21.2006 



      Possible Futures for Downtown @ Not the Cornfield, March 24

What possible futures exist for a sustainable downtown Los Angeles? For nearly half a century downtown Los Angeles was virtually abandoned as a place to both live and work. In recent years however, some urban renewal plans have come to … | +

03.19.2006 ||



      Forum Holiday Party + launch of log 6 : december 4, 2005

Please join the Forum together with co-editors Cynthia Davidson and Denise Bratton in celebrating the holiday season and the Los Angeles launch of Log 6 at the Mountain Bar in Chinatown, Sunday evening, December 4, 2005, from 5 on.
Festivities will … | +

12.01.2005 |



      Forum Holiday Party + Launch of Log 6 : December 4, 2005

Please join the Forum together with co-editors Cynthia Davidson and Denise Bratton in celebrating the holiday season and the Los Angeles launch of Log 6 at the Mountain Bar in Chinatown, Sunday evening, December 4, 2005, from 5 on.
Festivities will … | +

11.28.2005 |



      Forum Film Night at the Mountain : September 27, 2005

The Forum Nights at the Mountain are a monthly event organized by the LA Forum for Architecture and Urban Design at the Mountain Bar located in Chinatown, Los Angeles. They provide an open public discussion and informal meeting around a … | +

09.18.2005 |



      Forum Night at Gardenlab: September 11, 2004

The Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design is sponsoring a reception at the GardenLAb Experiment located in the Art Center College of Design’s Wind Tunnel (designed by Daly/Genik) this Saturday from 8pm-10pm, 950 South Raymond, Pasadena, California.
Since GardenLAb … | +

09.24.2004 ||



      I Fell to Her: May 26, 2004

The Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design presents the West Coast Premiere of “I Fell to Her” 1995, 29 mins., dir. R. Malcolm Hunybee.
A stewardess navigates through an uncertain world. Bombs explode at random. An industrialist dons rubber … | +

04.22.2004 ||||



      Global Warming Party: April 22, 2004

The Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design invites you to a Global Warming Party, Thursday April 22, 2004 (Earth Day). Program: Climate modification, Disaster movies, Cool music, Slow Dancing and Hot Drinks. Please dress appropriate, high temperature/humidity on … | +

04.11.2004 ||



      Communities Under Construction At A+D

CITYWORKSLOSANGELES, a volunteer based forum drawn from the architecture and design community, opens its inaugural exhibition, Communities Under Construction, designed to celebrate recently completed and ongoing community-based projects for nonprofit clients in Los Angeles.
Focused on education and community, the exhibition … | +

04.08.2004 |



      Announcing New Forum Board of Directors

The Forum is pleased to welcome new members to our board of directors: Denise Bratton, David Erdman, Dan Herman, Liz Falletta, Therese Kelly, Francois Perrin, Steve Rowell, and Olivier Touraine.
Leading the Forum into 2004 is the new president of the … | +

01.18.2004 



      2003 Forumemo Portfolio at LACE

Over the past year the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design has sponsored, curated, and distributed an astounding collaboration of eight pairings, called the Forumemo, between emerging local artists and architects who are all based in the Los … | +

12.24.2003 ||



      Building Paradise: Exile Architecture in Southern California

Architects from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, who found their way to the Pacific Ocean in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s as emigres or exiles, exercised a powerful influence on the development of a specifically Californian modernist architecture. The symposium “Building … | +

11.18.2003 |||||||||||



      Dead Malls Competition – Online Press

http://retailtrafficmag.com/development/renovation/retail_visions_future/
http://www.core77.com/reactor/deadmalls.asp

05.03.2003 



  Central Office of Architecture    Dead Malls Results

The jury for the second phase of the Dead Malls competition met on Saturday, March 1. In conjunction with the announcement of the competition winners and the exhibition of the finalists’ work, a reception to celebrate the completion of the … | +

03.10.2003 |||||||||||||||



      Night of the Living Dead Mall

The jury for the first phase of the “Dead Malls” competition will meet this Saturday, December 7. Following the judging, a “Night of the Living Dead Mall” celebration featuring the music of DJ Dewey Ambrosino will take place at The … | +

12.03.2002 |



      Dead Malls Round One Results

The LA Forum would like to thank everyone who entered the competition. We received a wide range of proposals dealing with a variety of malls worldwide each of which explored a diverse array of strategies for the malls’ resuscitation. The … | +

11.24.2002 |