News

27 Paulo Mendes da Rocha wins Pritzker Prize
28 Ground Zero held up by lease issues

Departments

17 Editorial: Pasadena Hillside
19 Letters*
53 Archrecord2: For the emerging architect*
57 Critique: L.A.’s young architects by Christopher Hawthorne
63 Exhibitions: Morphosis and L.A. in Paris, Spain in N.Y.
69 Books: L.A. on the page
75 Product View: Tensile Sculptures by Rita Catinella Orrell
77 Snapshot: Watts Towers by Beth Broome
219 Dates & Events*
256 Backpage: Bullocks Wilshire Department Store by Sarah Cox

Features

84 Photo Essay: Night for Night
92 What Is the Future of Los Angeles? by James S. Russell, Aia
Four prominent voices chime in on the city’s cultural relevance.

Projects

105 Introduction by Robert Ivy, FAia*
106 Getty Villa, Malibu by Clifford A. Pearson*
Machado and Silvetti Associates
A renovation and expansion offer a new approach to a museum.
116 Redelco House, Studio City by Suzanne Stephens*
Pugh+Scarpa
Los Angeles version of the classic Modern house is alive and well.
122 FDIM Design Studio, Los Angeles by Sam Lubell*
Clive Wilkinson Architects
A Mininamlist, glam interior inspires fashion institute students.
126 Jai House, Los Angeles by Sarah Amelar*
Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects
Where cinema and Eastern meditation meet mountainous terrain.
132 Science Center School, Los Angeles by Suzanne Stephens*
Morphosis Architects
A bold, brash school brings unique energy to a dismal building type.

Building Types Study 857

145 Introduction: Libraries by James Murdock
148 Hyde Park Library, California by Clifford A. Pearson*
Hodgetts + Fung Design and Architecture
152 Quincie Douglas Library, Arizona by Suzanne Stephens*
Richärd + Bauer
158 Ballard Library, Washington by James S. Russell, AIA*
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
For additional Library projects, go to Building Types
Study at www.archrecord.com.

Architectural Technology

167 One Project, but Many Seismic Solutions
by Joann Gonchar, AIA*
How the de Young incorporates its earthquake-resisting strategies.

Lighting

177 Introduction
178 Caltrans Building by William Weathersby, Jr.*
Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design
184 Warner Bros. Studio Plaza by William Weathersby, Jr.*
Lighting Design Alliance
188 Marc Jacobs Shops by John Peter Radulski*
Cooley Monato Studio
197 Lighting Profile: Alison Berger by Rita Catinella Orrell*
199 Lighting Products by Rita Catinella Orrell*

Products

203 Landscape by Rita Catinella Orrell
207 Product Briefs
213 Product Literature
240 Reader Service*
238 AIA/CES Self-Report Form*