Tag Archives: architecture

Pasadena area real-estate and development roundup

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>LIVE There will be a ribbon-cutting Monday for the new Jet Propulsion Laboratory Flight Projects Center at 4800 Oak Grove in Pasadena. The structure was designed by Irvine-based architecture firm LPA Inc. (via CurbedLA) Would you prefer two years of … Continue reading →

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A little slice of Bungalow Heaven

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>LIVE The American Planning Association this week named Bungalow Heaven among its list of America’s Top 10 Great Places. It’s the only neighborhood in California on this year’s list. Julianna Delgado, president of the Bungalow Heaven Neighborhood Association, tells the … Continue reading →

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Mid-century modern gets an update

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>LIVE Tara Sandler and Jennifer Davidson are producers for HGTV who recently revamped the kitchen and master bath in their home overlooking the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Through their experience on shows like “Design on a Dime,” “Myles of Style,” … Continue reading →

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Historic Michael White Adobe under threat of demolition in San Marino

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>THINK An L.A. Times piece yesterday examined the undetermined but almost certainly gloomy fate of the Michael White Adobe in San Marino. The structure is unusually situated on the San Marino High School campus, which sprung up around the adobe. … Continue reading →

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Get to know Gold Line bridge designer who will shape ‘gateway to the San Gabriel Valley’

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>INSIDER In today’s paper, a Star-News reporter caught up with Andrew Leicester, the Minnesota-based artist who was chosen to design a bridge along the Foothill Gold Line extension in Arcadia. The 739-foot structure is being billed as an iconic gateway … Continue reading →

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Photo finish: Revisiting the historic Octagon house, formerly of Pasadena

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>GO The Times’ Sam Watters, in his Lost L.A. column, digs into the “multidimensional” history of the famed Octagon house: “Along the Arroyo Seco Parkway from downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena is a collection of 19th century buildings saved from … Continue reading →

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What’s to become of the former YWCA building designed by Julia Morgan?

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>THINK Curbed LA has obtained renderings for a proposal to restore the historic YWCA building designed by Julia Morgan. The images come on the heels of a Pasadena Weekly story about the growing movement by city officials and preservationists to … Continue reading →

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