Please join Material Encounters as they kick off a season of Practice Lab: In Conversation, beginning with a special screening, and the Los Angeles premiere, of Biocentrics. With special thanks to our partners Southern California Fibershed, Biomimicry 3.8, and Biomimicry for Social Innovation.
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Join Helms Bakery District and Cal Poly SLO LA Metro program in Architecture and Urban Design for the book launch of The Atlas of Never Built Architecture by Sam Lubell and Greg Goldin, with a discussion moderated by Frances Anderton. A copy of the book will be available for purchase during the event, courtesy of our friends at Arcana Books.
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Join Helms Bakery District and the Cal Poly SLO LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design for an evening with Standard Architecture | Design.
Calling all developers and urban planners: join the Westside Urban Forum as a panel of experts in the development, design, and public policy fields break down the complex issues facing commercial and office spaces in a post-Covid environment. This event aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities of office conversion while discussing the path forward for conversion.
We are excited to partner with Los Angeles Center for Photography for the opening of Thresholds 2024: Photography and Urban Architecture on Saturday, May 4th. Thresholds 2024 considers the relationship between photography, urban architecture, and their viewers/users.
In recognition of Earth Day, PosterTerritory, together with Helms Bakery District, presents a new virtual initiative that will showcase a poster selection from The 4th Block Triennial 2024 from April 19th through April 27th. Posters from 20+ countries will explore social and environmental topics REIMAGE THE FUTURE and REIMAGE HUMANITY’S PLACE IN THE GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM.
The exhibition will be projected each evening at sunset on the entrance of the Helms Design Center at 8745 Washington Boulevard for street-side viewing.
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Join Helms Bakery District and the Cal Poly SLO LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design for an evening with Cathy Simon discussing her new book, “Occupation: Boundary, Art, Architecture, and Culture at the Water”
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Join Helms Bakery District and the Cal Poly SLO LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design for an evening with architect and educator Neal Schwartz: “Onomatopoeic Space: I Make My Own Name”
Join Westside Urban Forum on March 21st as their panelists bring diverse perspectives on the issue of AI's affect on Urban Development through their work in government, public policy, venture capital, startups, housing development, and urban design. Our question to them was this: Does Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning offer us a path to improve urban development? Come find out what the leading minds have to say.
Join the Westside Urban Forum in welcoming Supervisor Lindsay Horvath for a candid discussion and kick off to WUF's 2024 programs.
