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The destructive force of Rebuild LA
How the nonprofit created after the 1992 LA ‘riots’ failed South LA
Llano del Rio: The ruins of LA’s socialist colony
Hundreds of colonists crossed treacherous roads out of Los Angeles to form a thriving utopia in the Antelope Valley. But their dream of cooperative living was short-lived.
The abandoned graveyards of early LA
LA’s first cemeteries were the "eternal" resting places for everyone from Mission Indians to the governor of Mexican California to Wild West outlaws. As the young city grew, though, they were defiled, dug up, and bulldozed in the name of progress.
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What we can learn from Italy’s radical design movement
Fifty years ago, a ferociously anti-design, anti-dolce vita force came into being in the halls of the architecture department of the University of Florence.
The Downtown LA that just won’t quit
These then-and-now photos show off buildings and public spaces that have endured for decades.
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Can engineering save Louisiana’s coastline?
Coastal Louisiana is on the front lines of a battle against land loss.
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Elizabeth Gordon’s International Style
The legendary 'House Beautiful' editor had a complicated relationship with Frank Lloyd Wright—and global design
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Phoenix and Honolulu seek alternatives to a car-dependent future
While cars dominate American roadways, city dwellers are turning to alternate modes of transport—for speed, exercise, and the environment.
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Hunters Point shipyard housing: Fraud coupled with contamination discoveries fuel doubt, calls to test area
Navy may have stored radioactive chemicals and ran radiation lab on hilltop area that was long-assured to be clean—and where whistleblowers say they discovered toxic contamination.