Timber in Architecture presents the trajectory of 45 works from concept through construction, demonstrating the challenges and merits of wood buildings through essays, technical drawings, and photographs. A follow up to Shigeru Ban: Paper in Architecture, this book is a comprehensive survey showcasing novel applications for mass timber. Published by Rizzoli.
Edited by Michael Emmerich and Erkki Huhtamo. BeHere / 1942 is a public art project and exhibition by Masaki Fujihata challenging the way we understand the experience of the forced relocation of Japanese Americans from Los Angeles in 1942 through a variety of media forms—from hyper-enlarged photographs to augmented reality technology. This volume is an extended annotation containing contributions which engage with the history of the incarceration through its representation in photographs, in exhibitions, and with the career of the artist. Published by the Yanai Initiative and the Japanese American National Museum.
Edited by Giovanna Borasi and published by Canadian Centre for Architecture and Spector Books. A Section of Now: Norms and Rituals as Sites is a compendium of analytical essays and projective texts, alongside architectural and design projects, which address ongoing shifts in norms and anticipates future social trajectories. A cohort of diverse contributors respond to consequential societal markers including economics, family structure, digital safety, political organization, and post-life permanence. Available in French and English.
Conceived as part of the one-year investigation Catching Up with Life, A Section of Now looks at today, at the society in which we currently live, with a focus upon expanding notions of family, property ownership, activism, work, technology, and life expectations. How can architecture and urbanism better understand our contemporary conditions, and how might they adapt to better address the challenges these conditions present?
Japan Story is a multifaceted research project at Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD). The initiative takes form through academic seminars and design research, inviting people from a variety of fields to share their voices, viewpoints, and ideas to think together about the future of the city. The website is a platform for these presentations and exchanges. Visit site
Gallery Weekend Los Angeles features over 70 local galleries and art spaces drawn from both GA(LA)’s membership as well as non-profit art spaces, alternative art spaces, and museums. The first iteration of Gallery Weekend Los Angeles marked the the reopening of galleries, making art more accessible while celebrating the experience of viewing art in-person once again. Visit site
Parergon: Japanese Art of the 1980s and 1990s brings together some of the most enigmatic works that were first generated during a rich two-decade period that are pivotal to the way we understand contemporary Japanese art today. Edited by Mika Yoshitake, with contributions by Yoshitake, music scholar David Novak, and music producer Peter Kolovos.
Exhibitions at 6624 Melrose Avenue. Visit site
New Images of Man curated by Alison M. Gingeras revisits and expands upon the Museum of Modern Art’s eponymous 1959 group exhibition curated by Peter Selz. Edited with text by Alison M. Gingeras, and with text by Antonina Gugała.
Contributive advertisment in Arts of the Working Class, as part of 2038, the German Pavilion at the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale.
An online platform for Los Angeles art galleries to promote engagement with the local and international audience. Each week GP.LA presents ten gallery “viewing rooms” and one curated project. Visit site
Founded in the beginnings of internet radio, Dublab stays true to those experimental roots and its commitment to share freeform radio. Dublab’s complete archive, dating back to 1999, is available online. Tune in
A diverse range of contributions from significant architectural thinkers and practitioners tackling questions surrounding the norms of the discipline and its normative functions. More info
Online issue designed and developed with Bloomberg Businessweek. “On the 150th anniversary of the periodic table’s formulation by the Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev, Bloomberg’s The Elements Special Issue explores why matter still matters.” Visit site
Homage to a dying shopping center in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. As part of Ink Village, a show of A2 Risograph prints. Printed by Corners, Seoul. Limited Edition of 50 copies.
Founded in 2012 by Jordan Peele, Monkeypaw Productions cultivates artistic, thought-provoking projects across film, television and digital platforms. In collaboration with IN-FO.CO. Visit site
A coffee by Archinect.
Online companion to the Los Angeles art journal. The site houses the complete 20-year archive of X‑TRA as a free resource to the community. Visit site
Grapples with the myriad disasters afflicting the present, probing the responsibilities and agencies of architecture within them. More info
Two decades of releases organized to continually surface new connections. Ghostly International is an American independent record label founded in 1999, headquartered in Brooklyn, New York City. Visit site
Online store for Building Block whose designs are internationally known for magnifying the essential and omitting the excessive. Visit store
Printed publication produced by Archinect. The inaugural issue excavates the “Architecture of Architecture” through a diverse set of glances from various angles, a self-portrait of the discipline and profession.
Franklin Williams is a critical yet underrepresented Bay Area figure whose work defies the parameters of the Funk, Nut, Visionary and Pattern & Decoration movements. Since the early 1960s, the artist has maintained an idiosyncratic approach to art-making, creating intricately constructed sculptures, paintings, and works on paper using a range of techniques and processes, including stitching yarn and crochet thread directly into his supports. Influenced by household craft traditions and historical styles of ornament, Williams’s deeply personal work—rich with material and conceptual experimentation—addresses elemental themes of sexuality and desire, fantasy and reality, life and death.
“The device has seeded entire industries…and sent the stock prices of suppliers soaring. On the other hand, suppliers that have been spurned by Apple have struggled and, in at least one case, subsequently gone bankrupt.” Read more on Bloomberg
A selection of spreads from Informational Affairs on display at By the Books, an AXAXAXA event held at Les Mouettes on April 8, 2017 in Vevey, Switzerland.
Directed by Grace Lee. Interactive documentary exploring the impact and legacy of the 1992 Los Angeles uprising, revealing connections between various minority experiences, and accentuating the similarities and differences in their shared experience. TV news focused on African Americans, Latinos, and Koreans as victims and perpetrators of violence, and footage of the “first multicultural riots” locked each group within a stereotype. Watch online
Long running seasonal newsletter published by the L.A. Forum for Architecture & Urban Design. Edited by different board members every issue, the newsletter explores unexpected and unseen aspects of the Angeles urban fabric.
Collaborative online magazine of contemporary arts and its history as considered from Los Angeles. Since 2010, the CalArts backed magazine has been publishing essays, interviews, and re-issues through its online platform. Together with submissions from its partners and the public to its Collaborative Archive, East of Borneo is building a more complete picture of the Los Angeles art perspective. Visit site
Editorially driven website preserving the legacy of Tupac Shakur through personal stories from his friends and contemporaries. Canonized at its most potent, Tupac’s legacy remains powerful and relevant to this day. Visuals are generated in real-time on the site with WebGL. Visit archived site
Fifty books sourced for Google Design from used bookstores across Los Angeles. Curated as an extension to Informational Affairs, this selection was featured in the market room at SPAN 2016 Los Angeles.
Excavating the interwoven link between the music and films of David Lynch, the book is a nod to the Lynchian sensibility. Published by Hat & Beard Press, Beyond the Beyond features essays examining sonic moments from Lynch’s films, interviews with collaborators, and a live recording of the 2015 benefit concert with The Flaming Lips, Duran Duran, Moby, Sky Ferreira, Lykke Li, Karen O, Donovan, Angelo Badalamenti, Jim James, Chrysta Bell, Tennis, Twin Peaks and Zola Jesus. The book also comes with a companion CD featuring a live recording of the Ace Hotel concert.
Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA is academic home to world renowned architects including Hitoshi Abe, Thom Mayne, and Neil Denari. The A.UD Global Index provides faculty and alumni with an interactive platform for sharing their work and networking with colleagues, connecting work from around the world and mapping the department’s global impact. Visit site
Application website for the 2016 edition of Red Bull Music Academy. The annual series of workshops and festivals attracts a diverse and global audience, fostering creative exchange through music. Visit archived site
Fast paced album art guessing game featuring hundreds of iconic New York, electronic, hip-hop, and metal record sleeves. Guess correctly to top the leaderboards and reveal the history of the albums and their artwork. Sequels of the game were later developed for RBMA France, Germany, and Brazil.
Assembled from public domain footage, Mixing Board highlights the link between music and human emotion. States of distress, excitement, anxiety and calm are echoed through select videos that correspond to changes in mood as users mix exclusive tracks in varying styles.
Instigating dialogues on design and the built environment since the 1980s, the L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design boasts an extensive back catalog of exhibitions, publications and public programming. The website prioritizes attendance of upcoming events and making accessible their vast archive of published materials.
Known for hosting an eclectic assortment of activities ranging from urban plant foraging to needlepoint therapy, Machine Project is one of the most prolific arts organizations working in Los Angeles. The taxonomic and visual systems of the website incorporate room for mistakes and idiosyncrasies—embracing the informality that defines their aesthetic. Visit site
A Project X Projects paperback featuring 45 prominent Los Angeles artists randomly assigned to write about each other’s work: Kelly Akashi, Animal Charm, David Berezin, Simon Bill, Sergio Bromberg, Kathrin Burmester, John Burtle, Jedediah Caesar, Joshua Callaghan, Anthony Carfello, Rachel Foullon, Joey Frank, Liz Glynn, Patrick Goddard, Patrick Hill, John Houck, Bettina Hubby, Jamie Isenstein, Vishal Jugdeo, Stanya Kahn, William Kaminski, Nicholas Kersulis, Alice Könitz, Jason Kunke, Gabriel Kuri, Lisa Lapinski, Caitlin Lonegan, Marie Lorenz, Molly Lowe, Brian Mann, Emily Mast, Nicole Miller, Joshua Nathanson, Jed Ochmanek, Virginia Poundstone, Sarah Rara, Elise Rasmussen, Isaac Resnikoff, Matt Rich, Amanda Ross-Ho, Miljohn Ruperto, Asha Schechter, Alex Slade, Jill Spector, Clarissa Tossin.
Pulling from a bank of over 700 carefully curated images including album covers, found footage, and original content, Endless 80s NYC explores ten of the most influential New York record labels from the 80s and pays homage to the vibrant energy and blending of cultures that took place in the city during that decade. Visit site
Posters, postcards, and digital signage for the MFA Lecture Series at UCLA Design Media Arts. Reflecting the diverse curriculum, this annual series features speakers working at the intersections of art, science and technology.
Website and identity for <3. The work of Will Hoffman and Julius Metoyer.
A rigorous two-year program, the Design Media Arts MFA at UCLA focuses on the individual development of each candidate’s personal art practice in the context of media arts. The entry guide is a stripped down, sequential breakdown of the program’s intent and history supplemented by examples and resources from faculty and alumni. Visit site
Online store and collection archive for LD Tuttle (2004–2020).
Website for David Kordansky Gallery of Los Angeles.
Founded in 1972 by Pritker Prize winning architect Thom Mayne, Morphosis is known for their innovative, iconic buildings and urban environments.
Informational Affairs is an ever growing index of books collected by Folder Studio. Many of the books are typical of their time, but when considered in a modern context, offer something unexpected. This printed anthology highlights our favorite aspects of the first 100 books in the collection.
