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November 2012

Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute receives AIA California Council 2012 Merit Award for Urban Design. The Design Awards Celebration will be held at SCI-Arc on November 8 from 6–9pm.

Take a creepy graveyard, mix with Shrunken Head cocktails, throw in a few bewitching costumes and what have you got?  Why, it turns out to be Moore Ruble Yudell’s Halloween Party. ...read more

Take a creepy graveyard, mix with Shrunken Head cocktails, throw in a few bewitching costumes and what have you got? Why, it turns out to be Moore Ruble Yudell’s Halloween Party.   
 
Festivities included a spirited costume contest won by Lani Lee – who gave new meaning to being “all lit up.” Other contenders were the Alladin (Jed), Will Ferrell Cheerleading Guy (Bernie), Foxy Brown (Victoria), Medusa, (James) , Bad-Toothed Witch (Carissa), Lenny Kravitz (Takuji), Bartending Witch (Katie), Accidental Erkel (Alex), Hugh Hefner (Tristan), Zorette (Amy), Plush Airplane (Ruth), Super Mario Toad (Toru) and perhaps the Ambivalent Witch (Anne). Lady Gaga was expected but did not make an appearance.   
 
Pumpkin carvers let the pulp fly into renditions of LeCorbusier, Obama, Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Wood Grain (the Winning Entry), a House and Lyrical Pumpkin….
 
On the younger side, a little Ladybug was joined by the Little Mermaid, Pirate, Spiderman and a real Fairy. Ernie rounded out the outfits with his sporty Turtle wrap.
 
And if you bump into something with beady, red blinking eyes in the shed, don’t worry. It’s only Charlene.

The Nei-Hu Residential Towers in Taipei, Taiwan are near construction completion.

On November 14, 2012, Principal James Mary O'Connor presents "From Santa Monica to Sweden and China," an AIA LA Urban Design Committee Presentation....read more

On November 14, 2012, Principal James Mary O'Connor presents "From Santa Monica to Sweden and China," an AIA LA Urban Design Committee Presentation. The presentation focuses on selected, relevant residential projects that are located on different sites and regions around the world. They provide diverse design approaches while addressing a variety of urban contexts and residential building typologies. more info