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LA Chapter of Open Architecture Collaborative, formerly @ArchforHumanity, we provide a platform for socially responsible design advocacy in Southern California

Greater Los Angeles
Joined September 2009
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This week we're celebrating Sandy Bleifer for her community leadership and dedication to the arts in the city of Venice. #communitydesign #affordablehousing #sustainabledesign #artasactivism
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Grab your friends and family for some fun! @ewblosangeles is hosting a Virtual Trivia Night!  Sign up is free, but there is a $5 suggested donation that goes to fund their Guatemala Water Project. Sign up at the link below to secure your spot!
Grab your friends and family for some fun! @ewblosangeles is hosting a Virtual Trivia Night!  Sign up is free, but there is a $5 suggested donation that goes to fund their Guatemala Water Project. Sign up at the link below to secure your spot. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Spring 2021 Pathways to Equity | Apply by Feb. 1st
We're excited to announce our Spring 2021 Pathways to Equity Virtual Program. This is a 10 week intro. course for practitioners to learn methods for equity in practice, historical & systemic racism within the built environment, engagement. pathwaystoequity.org/virtual…
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Project Showcase: Venice Art Place. As part of a community-based process to determine the new use of the site, we helped develop a program/conceptual design for a future artist colony. Temporarily, it'll become bridge housing for individuals suffering from homelessness in Venice.
OACLA recently partnered with @MayorOfLA to help small businesses in #BoyleHeights re-open in accordance with COVID-19 regulations. As part of this effort, the city launched a new program to transform parking spaces into parklets in front of restaurants/cafes. @capuyocafe
We just want to give a shout out and huge thank you to our friends and collaborators over at @EWBUSA ... They are doing great work and have been immensely helpful in working with us to find volunteers to help with the engineering/systems analysis on many of our projects!
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On the spotlight this week: Sara Loy, OACLA’s Managing Director and Project Manager at Avalon Carver Community Center #communitydesign #architecture #affordablehousing #losangeles
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OACLA's First Open Hour! RSVP on our Facebook Event Page: facebook.com/events/s/oaclas…
"Each monthly meeting was an exchange, we presented updates to our design and the ACCC leadership humbled us with their progress as a community organization. Today we're recognizing the incredible dedication and passion of David Wachtel!
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Let’s celebrate this week with the work of Jamico Elder, our community partner and executive director at Avalon Carver Community Center #architecture #communitydesign #sustainability #affordablehousing #LosAngeles
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Attention Volunteers: Calling all engineers to help provide analysis and building system recommendations for current projects with our friends at Avalon Carver Community Center and SUPRMARKT Please let us know as soon as possible if you’re interested!
As part of our OACLA Project Profile Series, today we’re showcasing Avalon Carver CC! Over the past year and a half, we engaged with @avaloncarver and local community leaders to update and expand their facility #architecture #sustainabledesign #communitycenter #losangeles
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It's SUMMER 2020 and we have a lot of exciting updates to share. Check out our newsletter to see what we've been up to! mailchi.mp/aaa17a4e0c30/oacl…
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architectmagazine.com/aia-ar… Rebuilding Trust: Community-led design seeks to dispel myths about who best understands how to shape public space. “We can step in and really help define their new space and environment, and by listening, we can help shape their voice,” says Sara Loy.
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Come join us for our end of summer Happy Hour, next Thursday 9/26 at 6:30p! We are returning to the West Side at Solidarity and would love to catch up and discuss new projects and new opportunities to get involved! Hope to see y’all there! #drinkswithOACLA