Urban Master Planning | Commercial Mixed-Use
Inglewood, California
Conceptual Design
PUBLICATION & EXHIBITION
Ever Built Los Angeles Exhibit, July 12 2013: Architecture + Design Museum on 6032 Wilshire Blvd.
MP Chronicle, May 06 2013
TreeHugger, March 31 2011: Ex-Gehry Architects Devise Eco-Powered Vision for Inglewood, CA
Inhabitat, March 31 2011: Unveils a Green Vision for Downtown Inglewood, California
ArchDaily, March 29 2011: Masterplan for the City of Inglewood
Architects Newspaper, March 25 2011: Visionary Update in Inglewood
LA Weekly, March 24 2011: Hooray for Inglewood!
LA Times, November 5 2011: Open Studios blossoms with promise
Design Concept:
The project’s goals were: (1) to establish a regional identity, (2) to identify opportunities for cultural and commercial mixed-use developments, and (3) to create new transportation links. Together, these elements would become catalysts for future environmentally-aligned development of the city at large. To meet these goals, this master plan proposes Polycultural Ecology as a tool for sustainable development: Transit, civic, commercial, and residential zones, and public and private spaces would be intermixed, or “cross-pollinated,” to share benefits with each other. The result would be a stronger, more sustainable, and more stable hub with a strong identity.
Credits
Design and Architecture:
Douglas Pierson, as Design Principal at (fer) studio, LLP
Elmer Barco, Richard Solis, Linda Fu