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LA moves up Convention Center expansion plan to clear 2028 Olympics hurdle

Archinect

The Los Angeles City Council moved to finalize plans for the long-awaited expansion of the Los Angeles County Convention Center in downtown. Populous will be leading the design work for the project, which includes a landscaped component from OLIN as was previously reported in March of 2022. billion project kicks off in 2025.

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Plans for new LACMA-backed Las Vegas art museum emerge

Archinect

Wynn have announced an unprecedented partnership to launch a new museum in the city called the Las Vegas Museum of Art (LVMA). Backers now have until 2025 to submit a design proposal and project timeline to the city. “Las Vegas is currently the only city among the 30 largest in the U.S.

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Frank Gehry reminisces on Toronto's past while detailing his Forma design for the New York Times

Archinect

Gehry, whose family left Toronto for Los Angeles in 1947, also detailed his misgivings at the city’s contemporary development. Groundbreaking on Forma’s first tower began last month , with an expected completion slated for 2028. You’ll see it and you’ll say: Oh, that’s what he was doing.

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Heatherwick Studio and Barcode Architects unveil design for cylindrical faceted-glass tower

Deezen

UK practice Heatherwick Studio and Dutch studio Barcode Architects have revealed visuals of Oopen, a stacked cylindrical tower topped with landscaped terraces designed for Utrecht 's city centre. Landscaped terraces will top its rounded elements.

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On the Future of Cities

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Over that time he has served as an architect, planner, educator, and an advisor to cities in and beyond the US, including Charleston, South Carolina, Omaha, and New York City, where he was Director of Urban Design in the Department of City Planning.

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"The people of Los Angeles waited patiently for half a decade to make use of a useless site"

Deezen

The battle of Oceanwide Plaza is a preview of the social and economic tensions that will increasingly take place across Los Angeles as it sprints towards the 2028 Summer Olympics. The city council was quick to posture against "dangerous" trespassing, but has not yet been able to fully prevent the takeover.

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Franklin Boulevard Transformation: 2023 Update

SW Oregon Architect

I’m derelict in posting this announcement regarding the opportunity to provide online feedback as the City is closing the comment period today (Sunday, March 5). The website describes the steps the City took to identify a preferred design alternative, and how the project is now transitioning from the planning phase to detailed engineering.