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The Duchess of Sussex joined her newly-launched initiative, The Welcome Project, in Southern California for the wholesome event.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been known to give back over the course of their careers, with the couple having supported various charities and initiatives again this year

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Foundation is launching The Welcome Project in hopes of creating more inclusive communities. This […] The post Meghan Markle and Prince Harry announce their newest initiative, The Welcome Project appeared first on TheGrio.

Los Angeles looks into using ADUs, as means to provide lower-cost housing in the increasingly expensive city.

Copy It’s a rather unfortunate platitude that good design and government programs don’t mix. More than unfortunate, it’s also untrue, as a new initiative from the City of Los Angeles demonstrates. The newly launched Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Standard Plan Program offers homeowners 20 eye-catching, pre-approved designs for the increasingly popular typology, which many see as a viable alternative to costlier mid-rise apartment buildings. Administered by the Los Angeles Department of B...

It was a good week for L.A.'s housing design future but a bad week for spec developer Nile Niami, who owes $110 million on his Bel-Air mega-mansion 'The One.'

Opting for one of these smartly-designed plans can cut down the review time from several weeks to as little as one day.

Welcome to the weekend. I’m Carolina A. Miranda, arts and urban design columnist at the Los Angeles Times, and I am baaaaaaack. Thanks to my colleagues for holding down the newsletter fort while I spent two weeks in a pandemic resort of my own making, which consisted of generally not moving while reading novels, watching movies and dipping into the wide selection of liquor options that now come in adorable little cans. I’m The Juergen Teller internet hoo-ha My kid could do that. A versio...

Before there is architecture, there is red tape. That’s certainly the case in Los Angeles, where the simple act of securing permits to build an average granny flat in an average backyard can turn into an epic back and forth with the city’s Department of Building and Safety over tweaks to drainage and electrical systems. A new initiative organized by Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office in collaboration with Building and Safety aims to change that — while inserting a bit of high design into a ...