How the buildings you occupy might be affecting your brain – Cutting-edge research in the field of neuroarchitecture is revealing the public health implications of building design psyche.co/ideas/how-the-… via Psyche Magazine

An electric vehicle-charging roadway will be developed in Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles after a multimillion-dollar grant to UCLA — the site of Los Angeles’ Olympic Village. latimes.com/california/sto…

Women earn less than men and report more difficulty raising money to build housing and commercial spaces, but they are finding ways to overcome the obstacles. Female Developers Navigate Discrimination in a Male-Dominated Field nytimes.com/2025/01/03/rea…

Resilience is the ability to bounce back. Research into how recovery happens has shown that the most important factor in a resilient community is the level of what social scientists call “social capital.” The rest of us call this “relationships.” latimes.com/opinion/story/…

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‘It was built for this’: how design helped spare some homes from the LA wildfires As fires set LA ablaze, some houses are left standing amid ashes thanks to resilient design measures like noncombustible buffers, class A roofing – and luck. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…

Disasters Are Exactly the Time for Urban Planning “People rich and poor were vulnerable on our landscape. The fires aren’t repeating Katrina, but they might well rhyme. This is exactly when to talk straight about disaster. Because another one is coming.” medium.com/@mollypeterson…

What will it take for the architecture industry to fully harness its potential in shaping the future of our built environment? We spoke with ArchDaily about #Research and #Innovation in #architecture and #design. Check it out! Perkins&Will archdaily.com/1025918/how-do…

Black residents built something remarkable in Altadena … finding “fewer housing restrictions and neighbors who were generally more welcoming than those in other cities and towns — allowing them to thrive, raise families, build longstanding businesses.” latimes.com/california/sto…

This river, this concrete river, Becomes a steaming, bubbling Snake of water, pouring over Nightmares of wakefulness; Pouring out a rush of birds; A flow of clear liquid On a cloudless day. - Luis J. Rodríguez poets.org/poem/concrete-…

“Building materials are more important and even, dare I say, interesting than you might think. They certainly help to make history in ways that don’t often get mentioned in books.“ - Bill Bryson, At Home: A short history of private life

Surrounded by a race to rebuild, this Altadena group says, ‘let’s do this right’ pasadenastarnews.com/2025/03/08/sur…

New maps reveal a dramatic change in Paris: Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes. “The change shows how ambitious policymaking can directly improve health in large cities.” washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

The LA Cleantech Incubator is looking to vet wildfire rebuilding solutions in the first stage of a new competition called the LA Resilient Rebuilding Cupthat culminates in a one-day fete this July with $100,000 and future pilot funding on the line. archinect.com/news/bustler/1…

What you need to know: The state of California is providing LA City and County a new AI-powered e-check software free of charge to speed the pace at which local governments are approving building permits. gov.ca.gov/2025/04/30/gov…

Practice doesn’t make perfect. Practice makes progress. - Evelyn Lee, AIA President AIA

For the Future of Water Conservation, Look to … Los Angeles? nytimes.com/2025/06/27/hea…

How L.A. could look to Bangkok for an example of 'sponge cities' solutions to address flood risks and capture stormwater — By Max Kim latimes.com/world-nation/s… Los Angeles Times

A second act for empty office space? How skyscrapers in downtown L.A. could ease the housing crisis “Helping turn unused offices into housing is important to city officials, said Rachel Freeman, deputy mayor of business and economic development.” latimes.com/business/story…

ABB Robotics has partnered with Cosmic Buildings for post-wildfire reconstruction through AI-enabled robotic construction. The initiative introduces a mobile robotic microfactory in Pacific Palisades, designed to produce modular housing components onsite. archinect.com/news/article/1…