Mel's Drive-In Santa Monica: a Googie diner vs 138 new homes
Mel's Drive-In Santa Monica, a 1959 Googie coffee shop by Armet & Davis, faces an eight-story, 138-unit housing plan as two conservancies seek landmark status.
6 min read
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Stirling Prize 2026 shortlist and winner: Lion Green Road
The Stirling Prize 2026 shortlist and winner: Lion Green Road, Mary Duggan Architects' 157 Coulsdon homes, beat five rivals at Old Billingsgate on 15 October.
11 min read
What is missing middle housing? A guide from Los Angeles
Missing middle housing explained: duplexes, fourplexes and LA's own bungalow courts, why they vanished after the 1940s, and how SB 9 and SB 79 bring them back.
8 min read