Los Angeles housing developer The Heyday Partnership put its new project, Buzz Court, on the market less than two months ago. And now? Sold out. It must be a sign of the times — “green” architecture is as good as gold. I learned about Heyday when I wrote a case study of their previous project, Rock Row in Eagle Rock. (Full paper below.) I was impressed that the project incorporated a range of sustainable strategies without compromising aesthetics. Buzz Court seems to evince the same qualities. And Los Angeles is better for it. Continue reading
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“Decolonizing Architecture” at REDCAT
There is a place where lines on maps are no longer ink marks, but physical entities. Where the roofs of houses morph from pitched to flat, and form community space. And where concrete military buildings transform into bird sanctuaries. The place was the gallery at REDCAT, a theater space attached to Walt Disney Concert Hall … Continue reading