Luminous Passage

Luminous Passage is a 200' long construction designed by Hadrian Predock &n John Frane as part of the Glow, the biennial, all night event that trasforms Santa Monica Beach into a playground for temporary nocturnal art. Consisting of a cable system supporting electroluminescent wire, the installation creates a porous bridge from the Bay Street boardwalk extending to the edge of the shore.

Uplight

A superorder column clad in cast in ribbed cast in place concrete marks the entrance to the Santa Monica Public Library, designed by Moore Ruble Yudell. The column is uplit from landscape lighting below, creating a dramatic effect against the night sky.

Reflecting on Architecture

This photograph was taken during a construction tour of the new Beverly Wilshire project in Beverly Hills. The alternating color shapes are reflections of the new building as seen across the alley. The two colors of exterior glass have nearly identical visible light transmission and are only subtly noticeable on the building's interior but create a distinct pattern on the exterior.

On the Verge

This 2x8 Installation at the recent Dwell on Design conference in LA features painted scrims and LED panels suspended above the winning entries for the student design competition. The LED panels were provided by IOS Light. The panels can be used illumination of shelving or independentlyand consist of a glass panel, LEDs arrayed along one or both edges, and an internal mesh to diffuse the light. The can range between $60-250/sf depending on configuration. Panels greater that 12" in depth require leds at both edges.

Got Milk?

The Teknion Showroom in Santa Monica, design by Vanderbyl Design, features white lattice panels that appear from afar to be painted MDF but are actually water jet cut panels composed of recycled milk cartons.

Check Please

The check carpet at the leasing office of 1600 North Vine is a throwback to Hollywood glamour of the 1930s. Together with the red carpet at the living room of the W Hotel which shares the same block, a subtle reminder to watch where you step in the new Hollywood.

Heart on the Vine

Spotted this heart in the parking lot of the former Big Lots and the future home of the Acadamy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Museum on Vine Street in Hollywood. Curious to see the heart so carefully guarded by chain link and barbed wire.