With enough altitude, the suburban neighborhoods of western Los Angeles merge into a uniform sameness – with one exception: Park La Brea. In the mid-twentieth century, on a remnant of Rancho La Brea, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company financed, built, and managed an uncommon design for Los Angeles living. Nearly all of Los Angeles is a variation on “a house in its garden”; Park La Brea is an island of apartment clusters and residential towers that both reflects and contests the city’s pattern of domesticity.
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The housing crisis is one of the biggest issues facing California today. AIA California believes that through architectural ideation, innovation and implementation, we can make an impact in addressing housing attainability. The Housing Forum is where the design community connects to share, learn, and implement design-driven housing solutions.
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