Architects look at transforming the ubiquitous roadside facilities, some of which have already been
converted to coffee shops, fast-food restaurants, or even hair salons.
While renovating the lobby of the 1959 La Kretz Botany Building, the architects brought to life a never-installed mosaic, based off a hand-drawn sketch by Williams.
The long-planned building for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, designed by Pritzker Prize–laureate Peter Zumthor, has been an ongoing target of criticism. The museum is now punching back, with new renderings and a fact sheet.
After a month-long "protest competition," the Citizens' Brigade to Save LACMA has released six finalist designs that present alternatives to Peter Zumthor's contentious scheme for the Los Angeles institution.
