Resources
Works Cited Department of City Planning. Web. 17 Oct. 2011. <http://cityplanning.lacity.org/>. The City of Los Angeles’ Department of Planning has adopted a new community development plan for the Hollywood district. The city website published a pdf document of over 200 … Continue reading →
Thesis Draft / Initial Ideas
The things that make a city successful are the same things that make a building successful. A successful city engages its residents. All diverse elements of a city work together in a massive system to benefit each other. I speak of this with social aspects in mind. This isn’t only about what makes a city […]
Thesis Draft
In an effort to reverse some of the damage we inflicted upon our environment with industrial development, the South Waterfront is a progressive leader in redeveloping our waterfront. There is a drive to not only restore the contaminated land, but to gi…
South Waterfront Development Plans
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WRITTEN STATEMENT
Last week I had great site visit to South Waterfront. Facts provided by Ar. Bob Hesting about the district were evoking. After going through South Waterfront Design Guidelines by ‘Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability’ and other online resources; I came across very interesting facts, which helped me to shape up my thesis draft. I […]
Old House Dahlias
During my site visit recently, I noticed a field of Dahlias in one of the yet to be developed lots. I spoke to the woman working and I found out that it is a lot owned by one of the developers who is renting out the lot for this u-pick field until it c…
Thesis Draft
Precedent 1: Lexis on the Park, Portland’s Pearl District, Mithun Architects Precedent 2: Sierra Bonita Apts, West Hollywood, CA, Tighe Architects Concepts: 1 “Green Street” on SE Holladay Street (lush trees and plantings, park area revitalized for Saturday Market, bioswales, rainwater harvesting), 2 Community Involvement (large open spaces for communal use, colors, textures, art expressive of the local character) and […]
Thoughts on Programming
I began thinking about what kind of civic building I could utilize keeping in mind the site’s adjacency to public transit, parking, and the potential for new commercial and residential development. In doing some research, I came across the idea of adding a public market place, similar to Pike’s Place Market in Seattle. It seems […]