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When this hotel opened in 1870, it was the most lavish and grand building in all of Los Angeles. This historic landmark was built in Italianate style and boasted indoor plumbing, gas-powered chandeliers, and a French restaurant. Which hotel is it?

> Figueroa Hotel

> Hotel Normandie 

> Pico House

> Hollywood Historic Hotel

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Answer to last weeks Trivia Question: 

> Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory was shaped not only by the minds of scientists but also by the times in which it was built. A major earthquake in Long Beach in March 1933 - just as construction plans were being finalized - led the architects to abandon the planned terra cotta exterior in favour of strengthening and thickening the building's concrete walls. Lower-than-usual prices caused by the Great Depression enabled the selection of the finest materials of the day for the interior walls, floors, and finishes, making the building both beautiful and durable. And a depression-era Federal public works program employed six sculptors to create a public sculpture at Griffith Observatory. The resulting Astronomers Monument, dedicated in November 1934, was hailed as one of the most important pieces of art to be completed by the program.

Courtesy of Griffith Observatory website

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A Workshop for Your Creative Kids!

ARkidECTURE is a public program in which A+D collaborates with architecture and design firms in the great Los Angeles area to host exceptional design-build workshops for kids!

>ARkidECTURE + design consists of a series of one-day workshops for children ages 7-12 hosted by A+D Museum. In each workshop ARkidECTS are able to explore these creative industries through hands-on projects. 

>Workshops take place on Saturdays from 10.00AM - 1.00PM. To receive updates on upcoming workshops, sign up for the A+D email list HERE. 

PAST

We have organized multiple workshops in the past that have ranged in theme and focus. For example, a few months ago we held a workshop called HAUTE SEAT in collaboration with Clive Wilkinson Architects. For this workshop, children were shown various examples of unconventionally designed chairs and then were asked to construct chairs of their very own. 

We held another workshop in collaboration with Rios Clementi Hale Studios called PLAYSPACE. In this workshop, children were shown a plethora of different tools used in architecture, landscaping, and design and then were asked to create the playscape of their wildest dreams using the techniques and tools they learnt under the guidance of the firm’s senior design staff.

FUTURE

>Please visit our website for more information about our next ARkidTECTURE workshop!  

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A+D, who?

The Architecture and Design Museum>Los Angeles, isn't simply a museum about architecture and design. It is a multi-dimensional institution that pushes the limits of what a museum is and what it's role is in society.  

Traditionally speaking, a museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts of scientific, cultural, or historical importance, that serves researchers, specialists, and the general public. A+D goes completely against this definition because it does not collect or care for artifacts, nor is the process of knowledge making and disseminating one-sided. 

Instead, A+D acts as a forum for people to get together and discuss contemporary issues that helps shape our LA. It acts as a social space, an exhibit space, and an educational force for local architect, designers, and design enthusiasts.

A+D's purpose is to facilitate networking and interchange among a broad range of disciplines, from graphic design to product design, landscape architecture to interior design, urban design, and design in the entertainments industry. To top it off, A+D's innovative programming encourages fresh thinking among a broad and inclusive audience of design professionals, students of all ages and the general public.

All of these aspects are created and designed for the purpose of achieving the Museum's goal - which is to celebrate and promote an awareness of progressive architecture and design in everyday life.

We have created this blog to help achieve this mission.