2021
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Built to Last
Liz and Stefanos are featured in this article about distinguished Princeton alumni who joined forces to found the New Urbanist movement in order to reduce suburban sprawl and increase environmental resilience.
2019
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Sawmill Market rises in ABQ
Article about the transformation of a lumber company building to a food hall, anchoring the Sawmill District in Albuquerque, which was reimagined by our 20th and Bellemah Master Plan.
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What the Obsolete Art of Mapping the Skies on Glass Plates Can Still Teach Us
The first pictures of the sky were taken on glass photographic plates and these treasured artifacts can still help scientists make discoveries today; the Hale Solar Laboratory, located at the residence of Liz and Stefanos, has been a trove of these historic scientific objects.
2018
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“I Find Past, Present, and Future Entirely Inseparable.”
Elizabeth Moule is interviewed by Lauren Weiss Bricker, Ph.D., professor of architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and director of the College of Environmental Design Archives-Special Collections.
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The La Peer Hotel Rocks WEHO
The Los Angeles Times reviews the recently opened La Peer Hotel in West Hollywood, calling it a "...glam new destination that celebrates Los Angeles style."
2017
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Great idea: Charter of the New Urbanism
Public Square editor Robert Steuteville interviewed Elizabeth Moule and Emily Talen on the The Charter of the New Urbanism and how it has shaped cities and towns and whether it needs to be updated.
2015
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Recognizing Design That is Both Classical and Innovative
Architectural Digest covers the 34th Annual Arthur Ross Awards, including Moule & Polyzoides's recognition in the Community Design/Civic Design/City Planning category.
2014
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The BLVD Transformation
From dilapidated strip to destination—the comeback story of Lancaster, California.
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Moule & Polyzoides joins St. John's Seminary Redevelopment Team
Local coverage of the recently approved plan for redevelopment of the St. John's Seminary site in San Antonio, Texas which will include design services by Moule & Polyzoides.
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Commission approves St. John's Seminary development plan
The San Antonio Express-News covers approval of a plan for revitalizing the St. John's Seminary adjacent to Mission Concepción, bringing 200 apartments to the San Antonio, Texas neighborhood.
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Office tower, apartment complex being built near Pasadena Playhouse
A profile of upcoming Pasadena Playhouse District projects including the Playhouse Plaza Tower.
2013
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Villas Rooted in Hollywood History
Harper Court: Seven Fountains featured as a Los Angeles Times "Home of the Week."
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The Emerging Asian City
Planetizen managing editor Jonathan Nettler interviews Vinayak Bharne about the genesis of his book, what defines Asian cities and how planners need to alter their practices to engage with them.
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New Streetscape Spurs Downtown Turnaround
CNU's "Public Square" discusses the Lancaster Boulevard Transformation and it's EPA National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
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How Retrofitting a California Suburb for Walkability is Spurring Economic Development
Kaid Benfield reports about the Moule & Polyzoides redesign of Lancaster Boulevard, which has transformed the City's downtown and how it fits with Lancaster's enlightened planning initiatives.
2012
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Review: The Plazas of New Mexico
Review of "The Plazas of New Mexico" in "Buildings & Landscapes, Journal of the Vernacular Architecture Forum," published by the University of Minnesota Press.
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Comparing New Urban and Conventional Development in Tucson
Civano is a test case for New Urbanism versus sprawl. The former generates more value according to economic, environmental, and social indicators.
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EPA's 2012 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement
Video about the Lancaster Blvd Transformation, shown at the 2012 Smart Growth Achievement Awards ceremony.
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Lancaster Among Seven Cities Recognized by EPA for 'Smart Growth'
Los Angeles Times article about the Lancaster Bouelvard Transformation receiving the EPA's National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
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Mission Meridian Village
Case study of South Pasadena's Mission Meridian Village in "Build a Better Burb / The Long Island Index"
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Mission Meridian Village shows suburban density done right
Case study of Mission Meridian Village, published in Greater Greater Washington blog.
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Lancaster: Creating Complete Streets for Prosperity
Rye Baerg visits Lancaster Boulevard to experience "the amazing transformation" of Lancaster's downtown and describes the street redesign as "a resounding success for businesses and residents."
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Lancaster Showcases "Living Street"
Greg Konar, AICP visits Lancaster Boulevard for the first time in seven years to enjoy the cafes and shopping and experience the "astonishing" transformation of Lancaster Boulevard, which is now "the hottest street in Antelope Valley."
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Polyzoides '69 *72 Studies Plazas of New Mexico
Princeton Alumni Weekly blog post about the publication of "The Plazas of New Mexico."
2011
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Moule & Polyzoides's New Designs For Pas's Playhouse Plaza
"Curbed LA" report about the Moule & Polyzoides design for the 145,000-square-foot commercial project planned for Pasadena's historic Playhouse District.
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The Plazas of New Mexico: An Interview with Stefanos Polyzoides
John Dutton, AIA, inverviews Stefanos Polyzoides for the "GRIDS" blog about the recently published book.
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Interview with "The Plazas of New Mexico" Collaborators
"New Mexico in Focus" host Gene Grant interviews "Plazas of New Mexico" collaborators Chris Wilson and Miguel Gandert for New Mexico PBS.
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Pasadena Practitioners with a Global View
Elizabeth Moule & Stefanos Polyzoides discuss their practice, New Urbanism, their partnership and their life together in Pasadena.
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A Third Way
Elizabeth Moule discusses the Moule & Polyzoides New Urbanist philosophy, its sustainable practices and bridging the gap between modernity and historical traditions.
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Living Green
ABC News reports on New College of Florida’s 50th anniversary celebration and the opening of the LEED Gold-rated new Academic Center and Plaza designed by Moule & Polyzoides.
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Stefanos Polyzoides Plans to Make Cities More Livable
Los Angeles Times interview with Stefanos Polyzoides, who reflects on his early years and education, the New Urbanism, pet peeves and current projects—plus living, loving, and working with his partner, Elizabeth Moule.
2010
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Quite Lovely in Its Place
American Bungalow magazine article about history and preservation of Gartz Court in Pasadena.
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Revitalizing Hunters Point Shipyards
In this Center for Creative Land Recycling video, local residents share their own perspectives about redevelopment of Hunters Point in San Francisco.
2009
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A Peaceful Place
American Bungalow magazine profiles Fair Oaks Court, a "stunning 21st-century version of a bungalow court."
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Modeling High-Performance Buildings
Urban Land Institute article about our integrated design approach to sustainability in the LEED-Platinum Robert Redford Building for the NRDC, which included many passive strategies as well as high-tech solutions to green design.
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The Next American Dream
Kai Ryssdal interviews Elizabeth Moule about Mission Meridian Village and the changing habits of American commuters.
2008
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Field House of Dreams
Scripps College alumni magazine reports about the eagerly awaited opening of the Sallie Tiernan Field House.
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Americans Change Travel Habits
A CBS news report about new signs that Americans are beginning to make big changes in where they live, what they drive and how they get to work as gas prices zoom ever higher.
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Suburbs a Mile Too Far for Some
The Wall Street Journal reports about changing housing and commuting habits of Americans, focusing on Del Mar Station.
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San Antonio Plans New Downtown District
New Urban News reports about how our River North District Master Plan will revitalize an underutilized 377-acre precinct and extend San Antonio's beloved Riverwalk.
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Urban Pasadena
Del Mar Station sets an example for car-free, sustainable living writes Pasadena Magazine of the innovative mixed-use, transit-oriented development.
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Sustainable Facilities
An in-depth look at green buildings designed for environmental organizations, featuring a profile of the Robert Redford Building for the NRDC.
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Romancing the Courtyard
Harper Court: Seven Fountains is featured in this Yield Pro article about the revivial of Mediterranean-inspired courtyard housing.
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Urban Spaces No. 5
Mercado Neighborhood, the Robert Redford Building for the Natural Resources Defense Council and Del Mar Station Transit Village are featured in this book of exemplary urban design.
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Form-Based Codes
A guide to form-based coding, with a forward by Stefanos Polyzoides.
2007
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How Green is My City
Ms. Magazine profiles women who have taken the lead in building sustainable places to live and work, featuring the Robert Redford Building for the NRDC and its architect, Elizabeth Moule.
2006
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Mission Meridian
The Los Angeles Times examines the collaboration between Creative Housing Associates and Moule & Polyzoides that led to the award-winning mixed-use TOD, Mission Meridian Village.
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Historic Bungalows Rising From Ruin
Pasadena Star News writes about the restoration of the Vista del Arroyo Bungalows.
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The Case for Courtyards
Interior Design magazine profiles two of our recent courtyard housing projects and how they are changing the direction of Los Angeles housing.
2005
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In the Rush to Rebuild, a House Divided
The Los Angeles Times reports about the controversy between New Urbanist and Modernist architects stirred by the post-Hurricane Katrina charrette in Biloxi.
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Trading the Car for the Train
New York Times article about frustration with ever worsening traffic features Del Mar Station Transit Village.
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Architects Ponder Rebuilding of Biloxi
New York Times article about the national charrette that provided emergency urban design services for the reconstruction of Biloxi, Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina.
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Courts with a New Spark
Los Angeles Times article about the revival of courtyard housing, focusing on Harper Court: Seven Fountains.
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Courtyard Housing
Period Homes article about two of our courtyard housing projects in Southern California that are “proving the renewed vitality of the form.”
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South Pasadena TOD Fills Up Fast
New Urban News article about South Pasadena's Mission Meridian Village which the author calls one of the "most striking examples of dense mixed-use development along the Los Angeles region's expanding network of light-rail lines."
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Polyzoides Offers a 'New Urbanist' Perspective on City & Regional Planning in Los Angeles
The Planning Report interviews Stefanos Polyzoides about the opportunities that the Los Angeles region faces.
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Conference on New Urbanism
AirTalk's Larry Mantle discusses New Urbanism with Stefanos Polyzoides, Ventura City Manager Rick Cole and Creative Housing Associates President Michael Dieden.
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Residential Architect Design Awards
Residential Architect magazine writes about Harper Court: Seven Fountains.
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An Architecture of Place
Terrain.org interview with Stefanos Polyzoides that ranges from New Urbanist philosophy to the Community of Civano, Del Mar Station, desert urbanism and the architecture of place.
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Eco-Friendly Buildings
In response to the growing awareness of the effect that buildings have on the natural environment, Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-LA reports on efforts to build in a sustainable manner, focusing on the LEED-Platinum Robert Redford Building that we designed for the NRDC.
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New from the Old
The Pasadena Star-News discusses New Urbanism, the future growth of Pasadena, and the work of Moule & Polyzoides with the firm’s partners on the occasion of CNU XIII: The Polycentric City, which was held in Pasadena.
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The Robert Redford Building
Coastal Living magazine profiles the Robert Redford Building for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
2004
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Civano
Civano resident writes in Terrain.org of his frustration and disappointment that the Civano developer abandoned the project’s original vision of creating a resource-efficient, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use community.
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California Dreaming
Princeton Alumni Weekly reports on the efforts of Elizabeth Moule and Stefanos Polyzoides to reform the urbanism of the Los Angeles metropolis and to reconnect the city with its history.
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Green Building Tour
Weekend America interview with Elizabeth Moule as she tours the Robert Redford Building for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Brave New Cityscape
Los Angeles needs thoughtful urbanists such as Moule & Polyzoides, not insensitive starchitects, writes Gloria Ohland in the LA Weekly.
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Superstar Treatment
Interior Design magazine profiles the Robert Redford Building for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Arroyo Bungalow Rehab
Pasadena Star-News reports about the plans to rehabilitate the Vista del Arroyo bungalows.
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Case Study: NRDC Santa Monica Office
Case study of the The Robert Redford Building for Natural Resources Defense Council.
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New Generation is Right on Track
Los Angeles Times article about transit villages in Southern California, featuring Mission Meridian Village.
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The Star-Studded Opening of America's Greenest Building
The Next American City reports about the opening of the Robert Redford Building for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
2003
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Who's the Greenest of Them All?
Grist reports about the opening of the Robert Redford Building for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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A Building So Green, It's Platinum
New York Times article about the opening of the Robert Redford Building for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Group Ordered New Offices Sunny Side Up
The "green from top to bottom" Robert Redford Building the the NRDC is profiled on its opening day by the Los Angeles Times.
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California's Environment and Expectations of Schwarzenegger
KCRW's Warren Olney reports on the Robert Redford Building for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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Smart Growth?
Architecture Magazine interview with Stefanos Polyzoides about anti-sprawl development.
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CNU Council Report III/IV
Report from the Council on the New Urbanism, focusing on style and codes. Features three Moule & Polyzoides projects: Los Alamos Downtown Master Plan, King City Downtown Addition & Eastern Extension Specific Plan and Stone Avenue/Speedway Boulevard Gateway Project.
2002
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Albuquerque Booms in New Urban Fashion
New Urban News article about the revitalization of Downtown Albuquerque, featuring Alvarado Center.
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Not Too Far Gone
Pasadena Star-News article about the rehabilitation of the Vista del Arroyo Bungalows.
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Courtyard Housing Revival
Architecture Week article about Moule & Polyzoides courtyard housing projects in Southern California, featuring Mission Meridian Village and Harper Court: Seven Fountains.
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It Takes a Village
Pasadena Weekly article about Del Mar Station Transit Village.
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Hollywood Live-Works Use Courtyard Model
The Town Paper article about Harper Court: Seven Fountains, Los Angeles’ first courtyard complex in 70 years.
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The Case Against Standardization
Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design article about courtyard housing in Southern California, featuring three of our projects
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CNU Council Report II
Report from the Council on the New Urbanism, focusing on urban infill development. Features three Moule & Polyzoides projects: Del Mar Station Transit Village, Mission Meridian Village and UCLA SW Campus Graduate Student Housing. Includes two essays by Stefanos Polyzoides: "Housing Fabric as Town Form" and "The Plazas of New Mexico."
2001
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Open House
Los Angeles Magazine article about Harper Court: Seven Fountains.
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True Believer
An article in Grid about a new form of real estate financing that underwrites innovative forms of development such as the East Downtown Broadway Central Corridor.
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Albuquerque's Downtown Sees Rapid Turnaround
New Urban News article about the East Downtown Broadway Central Corridor project.
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The Planners Who Disdain Style
Los Angeles Times article profiling the partners and the philosophy behind their practice.
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CNU Council Report I
Report of the First Council of the CNU, including articles about Civano New Town.
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New American Urbanism
John Dutton's book explores how many American architects have reclaimed urban and suburban land development as an important, contemporary architectural issue. Included are critiques of Alvarado Center, Hueco New Town, Civano, Los Angeles Downtown Strategic Plan and Playa Vista.
2000
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Urbanism Downtown
Places article by Todd Bressi about Alvarado Center in Albuquerque.
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Dynamic City
Catalog published in conjunction with the exhibition, Dynamic City, presented at the Centre International pour la Ville, l'Architecture et le Paysage in Brussels, Belgium (in French).
1999
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An Innovative Project for Revitalizing Albuquerque
Wall Street Journal article about the East Downtown Broadway Central Corridor project, which revitalizes an important downtown neighborhood in Albuquerque.
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Un-Sprawl Case Study
A Terrain.org case study of Civano New Town, the sustainable community designed by Moule & Polyzoides just outside of Tucson, Arizona.
1997
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Sustainable Architecture
An exploration of how and why twentieth-century architecture has contributed to environmental degradation. Case studies, including the University of Arizona Highland District Master Plan, provide guidelines for ameliorating such abuse.
1994
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Urban Revisions
Catalog to the 1994 exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, which included Playa Vista and the Los Angeles Downtown Strategic Plan.
1993
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Los Angeles Architecture
A survey of Los Angeles' most provocative buildings and landmarks, with an architectural analysis of the entire period of the city's development. Includes contextual discussion of several Moule & Polyzoides projects: Pomona College Harwood-Lyon Court, Beverly Hills Golden Triangle Enhancement, Los Angeles Downtown Strategic Plan and Playa Vista.
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The New Urbanism
A guide to the New Urbanism, with case studies of many pioneering projects, including three by Moule & Polyzoides: Playa Vista, University of Arizona Highland District Master Plan and the Los Angeles Downtown Strategic Plan.
1992
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Playa Vista
L.A. Architect article by Peter Deveraux about Playa Vista project.