Design Green Awards 2010 - Awards for Exceptional Design - Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles(AFLA)

Design Green is a competition to honor projects that integrate exceptional design with new high performance standards for sustainability, LEED certified for their effectiveneww, while redefining architecture. The awards were announced recently at the AIA/LA Design Awards 2010. Sponsors for the 2010 awards were Louis Poulsen, Savings By Design, and American Commissioning Group, LLC. AFLA partnered with both USGBC-LA and AIA/LA.

The Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles is dedicated to bringing awareness about the value of architecture and related arts to the general public and design professionals. More details about the awards here. See images of the 2009 winners here.

USGBC Green Gala Tonight at the JW Marriot

Don't forget about the Sixth Annual Green Gala tonight at 5:30 p.m. downtown at the JW Marriot! Hosted by USGBC-LA, the event theme is "Giant Steps... Small Footprint." The keynote speaker is the President and CEO of Abode Communities Robin Hughes. Entertainment will be provided by the Martini Kings, and the Architecture Foundation of Los Angeles will present the Design Green Awards. Don't miss out on this special event!

2010 Opportunity Green Conference at Los Angeles Center Sept. 22-24

The 4th annual Opportunity Green Business Conference, held September 22-24 at LA Center Studios in partnership with the UCLA Anderson Price Center for Entrepreneurship, is a convergence of the most innovative and successful design, technology and business leaders driving today's green economy.

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New Westside Branch of USGBC-LA Announces August 25th Launch Event for Design Competition

The New Westside Branch of USGBC-LA will hold a launch event on Wednesday, August 25th at KI Furniture in Santa Monica. The “Pacific Estuary Institute, Est. 2030” Design Competition strives to advance the conversation on green building, with special emphasis on water.

The launch event will be held on Wednesday, August 25th from 6:00-8:00pm at the KI Showroom (1903 Olympic Bl., Santa Monica at the NE corner of 19th St. and Olympic Bl.).

The Westside Branch is developing programs that add technical and intellectual depth to the green building and sustainable design process.  Water is central to the history of the Los Angeles urban region, and in recent years has become a recurring theme of public concern as acquisition, scarcity, habitat loss and pollution have evolved into major problems in both economic and ecological terms.  In response tothis, the Westside Branch has set out to stimulate conversation on waterresource issues - with the competition acting as springboard for innovative design approaches and intervention.

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Annenberg Community Beach House Tour

Come tour this 2010 Historic Preservation Award recipient from the Los Angeles Conservancy. The 5-acre oceanfront site upon which the Annenberg Community Beach House now sits was originally developed during the Gold Coast era of the 1920s by William Randolph Hearst for actress Marion Davies.

The project involved rehabilitation of the historic Marion Davies Guest House and pool, as well as construction of new recreation and event spaces. The Beach House is another step forward in the City of Santa Monica 's commitment to sustainability - it has been awarded a Gold LEED rating.

Links to parking maps are here. To register, click here.