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"West Hollywood Gateway is an example of what retail may look like in high-density urban areas in the foreseeable future: large projects on small sites, ..." Read more

"Executive travel: creative event venues abound in West Hollywood. (An Advertising Supplement).(Pacific Design Center building to be redesigned)" Read more

"Surfing on the Sunset Strip?
The city of West Hollywood, home of the renowned Sunset Strip, wants to join the growing ranks of municipalities making free wireless broadband available to anyone.

The city plans to choose an equipment supplier by late February. Construction of an initial network covering portions of Santa Monica Boulevard will begin soon after, and a citywide wireless broadband system could be in place in about two years, according to a request for proposals the city recently issued. . ." Read more

"Blue Whale to get ‘Red Building’ soulmate
By ROSANNA MAH, The Independent Staff Writer 05.APR.06
Design: Once thought dead, the final piece of WeHo’s signature building gets life.

In West Hollywood, the third and final piece of the colossal Pacific Design Center described as the “Red Building” was for the most part considered dead over the past three decades.

But on Thursday, officials and Cesar Pelli, legendary architect of the iconic “Blue Whale” breathed life into the new plans unveiled at a press conference held at the Pacific Design Center.

“I’m very excited to be bringing the Red Building to the Pacific Design Center, which is already an anchor for West Hollywood, . . ." Read more

"Residents Try to Save Regency Apartments
Staff Report 30.NOV.05
Housing: Apartment complex was once home to Marilyn, Stevie Wonder and Johnny Depp.

When Jaime Gomez received notice that had 180 days before he was to be evicted from his Hollywood apartment, he decided to fight his pending ejection the only way he knew how.

Gomez, along with over 20 other residents of the apartments that sit on the corner of Hollywood and Laurel known as the Hollywood Regency, filmed a documentary about the historic building they live in — which once was home to such old Hollywood entertainment legends as Marilyn Monroe, Stevie Wonder, and even more recently Johnny Depp. . . " Read more

"Pelli Unveils "Red Building" in West Hollywood


April 4, 2006

Image courtesy Pelli Clarke Pelli/ Rubenstein Associates
On March 30, developer Charles S. Cohen and architect Cesar Pelli unveiled the third and final building for the Pacific Design Center (PDC) in West Hollywood, California. With 1.2 million square feet of space, including 130 showrooms, a theater, a conference center, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, the PDC is the west coast's largest location for design products and events. . ." Read more

"Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects: Habitat 825, West Hollywood, CA
Archiseek / Ireland / Tesserae / February 20, 2005
Text © Shane O'Toole. Jai House photos variously © Michael Weschler, Kenneth Johansson, Jonn Coolidge. Lexton MacCarthy Residence photo, Habitat 825 model photos and Jai House plans © Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects. Schindler Kings Road House photo © Grant Mudford. Vertical House photo © Michael Weschler. Fuller version of the piece first published in The Sunday Times, February 20, 2005, as "California scheming". (Click on images to enlarge)

Los Angeles has always been a place where you could experiment. Generations of architects have been drawn to the West Coast, where they found freedom from the usual cultural, formal and contextual constraints. Frank Lloyd Wright went there to build in a new way, as did RM Schindler and Richard Neutra, both Viennese, who brought a sensibility that would shape everybody's vision of southern California living. "Their influence, and that of later designers, such as John Lautner and the pioneers of the post-war Case Study houses, is still strong," says Lorcan O'Herlihy. Yet LA remains a place where, as he puts it, the story isn't written. . ." Read more

"Older, it's got plenty of mileage left
By H. May Spitz, Special to The Times
June 13, 2004

The Miracle Mile district, created in the 1920s as a car-friendly shopping area, is an urban melting pot. Peppered with a mix of architectural styles, this recently redeveloped Los Angeles hub includes the Grove shopping and entertainment complex on 3rd Street and expanded museums along Wilshire Boulevard.

History
In the early 1920s, when Wilshire Boulevard was unpaved and the city largely unimproved, a fellow named A.W. Ross took a chance on a parcel of land between La Brea and Fairfax avenues along Wilshire. Visualizing the dusty area as a suburban shopping center, the 18-acre stretch of Wilshire was dubbed "Miracle Mile" when Ross' dream came true, with glistening new stores and bustling shoppers eager to try the newfangled rear parking lots. . ." Read more