Plans are being finalized and announced for the new Broad Art Foundation contemporary art museum and foundation headquarters in Los Angeles. The winning design by Diller, Scofidio + Renfro will provide a stunning addition to the downtown area (Grand Ave., right across from Disney Hall). It is planned for completion is 2013, and will show…
UCSB’s ADC, known for its archival holdings of Southern California-based architects, recently celebrated a new acquisition: the archive of architect Rex Lotery (1930-2007). The archive contains objects from Lotery as well as from the firm Kahn, Kappe, Lotery & Boccato. Architectural historian and guest curator Nicholas Olsberg announced that selections from the archive will be…