Architecture

Inspired by trailblazing black architect Paul R. Williams, Robert Kennard began his own firm in the 1950s. Robert Kennard was born in Los Angeles and graduated from USC where he earned an architectural degree. He was a role model for young people of color aspiring to become architects and active…

Proby served on the California State Board of Architectural Examiners for eight years Architect Vincent J. Proby was born in Wichita, Texas in 1928. Proby, as a child, moved to Los Angeles where he attended public school before majoring in architecture at the University of Southern California. Proby helped design…

A trailblazer in the field of architecture for architects of color Paul Revere Williams was born in Los Angeles in 1894 and was orphaned by the age of four. He attended USC’s School of Engineering, became a licensed architect in the State of California by 1921, and in 1923 he…

Shipping containers are a creative housing option Your new home could be on the back of a big rig, chugging by on a freight train, flying in a cargo plane, or cruising into port. People are increasingly upcycling shipping containers into new housing, and you could be one of them.…

Want to incorporate them into your home or yard? Contact a licensed professional They were elemental in the midcentury modern design movement, but they’re making a major comeback in the new millennium: breeze blocks, the pierced cement blocks that circulate air, soften light, and offer structural security and patterned privacy.…