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Spatial Injustice: Redlining’s Long Shadow at the South LA Wetlands
South LA Wetlands Park is one of the few nature preserves in South Los Angeles, but years of underinvestment have prevented it from fully realizing its potential. This fall, Architecture + Advocacy (A+A) will work alongside resident-activists, Sasaki, JAF, and the City of Los Angeles to repair this ineequality through the South LA Wetlands Park Master Plan
Help Us Raise $10,000 by December 31
Our fall projects are co-creating spaces and resources with local residents
Our Data and Survey Strategy
Anders Johnson recommended changes to 1) align survey content with the program’s long-term goals and 2) increase administrative effectiveness and consistency.
What is your Fire Response Missing? Listening.
Fire-resistant ADUs, new housing policies, billionaire-backed foundations— everyone has a plan. But one voice is consistently missing: residents
As Los Angeles Burns, Help Prevent Cultural Erasure + Environmental Racism
As wildfires rage across Los Angeles, headlines are dominated by fears for landmarks like the Getty Villa and Eames House. But in Altadena, the Eaton Fire rages through a historically Black, working-class neighborhood, erasing cultural heritage with less public attention.
Graduate Spotlight: Lauren Jian
Lauren Jian (A+A Co-Founder) used an A+A workshop during her thesis to demonstrate the power— and relative ease— of community-driven design.
Graduate Spotlight: Madelene Dailey
Madelene Dailey’s (A+A Co-Founder) research applies our values of community-driven design to rural and indigenous communities in Latin America.
Stories of Sugar Hill
Ignited by residents’ desire to celebrate and preserve the cultural history of their neighborhood, the Stories of Sugar Hill it is an on-going research project, a series of public events, and an advocacy campaign championed by Architecture + Advocacy student-leaders.