The cityscape has its own topography: the smallest row houses sit in the foreground, while taller buildings rise behind them like a distant skyline. Color moves through the display like a ...

Retail windows can do so much more than market goods and services.

Retail windows can do so much more than market goods and services.

For the past century or so, two industries have both fueled Los Angeles’s local economy and defined its civic image: Hollywood and real estate. Now that both are faltering, I can’t help but consider ...

In addition to sharing many inherent traits, the fortunes of the former depend on the affordability of the latter.

Scott Johnson surveys his impressive career—and designs—in a new book.

Scott Johnson surveys his impressive career—and designs—in a new book.

Scott Johnson surveys his impressive career—and designs—in a new book.

If you had to identify Scott Johnson as an architect in a word, it would be serious, as evinced in his just-published opus, Inside Architecture: A Design Journal (Balcony Press). So when he writes ...

Author and educator Steven Heller’s commencement address to the School of Visual Arts’ Class of 2025.

Author and educator Steven Heller’s commencement address to the School of Visual Arts’ Class of 2025.