Joseph Giovannini
Joseph Giovannini, a Harvard-trained architect, was born in Lincoln Heights, a short mile from the LA River.
Seeing the Trees for the Forest
Southern California’s famed palm and citrus trees are far more than just nice-to-look-at greenery. They’re part of an urban woodland, prized for their role in fighting climate change.
Hello, Human-Scaled City
A new type of residential building is transforming Los Angeles’s neighborhoods into urban villages.
Take That, Guggenheim!
Architect Thom Mayne’s new home for the Orange County Museum of Art is a head-spinning force of nature.
Cities in the Sky
The design for a Los Angeles high-rise stacked multiple buildings, verticalizing neighborhoods into a single structure. It was not built, but it casts a long shadow.
Far More Than a Building
Frank Gehry is designing the Colburn School’s new concert hall. When finished, it will provide a much-needed performance space for students and for a burgeoning arts corridor in Downtown Los Angeles.
The Olympic Gold Won’t Go to L.A.
The frugal 2028 Olympic Games suggest a lack of civic will and pride.
The Los Angeles River: Frank Gehry’s Most Ambitious Project
Frank Gehry is working to revitalize a three-mile stretch of the Los Angeles River’s concrete channel into scenic parkland. It could be the architect’s most ambitious—and riskiest—project ever.