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May 7, 2011 is the date for the popular Venice Garden & Home Tour.I’ve heard rave reviews about the annual Venice Garden and Home tour from horticulture professionals and garden aficionados. Take advantage of this chance to get up-close and personal with the unique character of the Venice canals, from jaw-dropping, designer-chic decor and fetching architecture, to kooky bungalow-style. The tour is a fundraiser for NYA’s Las Doradas Children’s Center. Continue reading Venice Garden and Home Tour Befitting the easy and inviting, yet classy and cool vibe of Santa Monica — the oceanside enclave where I’m drawn each time I visit Los Angeles — the newly reopened Santa Monica Place boasts a stunning redesign. The original shopping mall designed by Frank Gehry is now extensively remade, boasting a fabulous upper level, indoor/outdoor rooftop deck that is the spot for lunch, cocktails, or for a ‘dinner with view.’ The setting’s polished landscape architecture elevates the experience for those who shop, with Bloomingdale’s and Burberry, to Hugo Boss, Ted Baker, and Tory Burch on the premises: If it’s retail therapy you’re after, the shops offer a luxurious, unparalleled panoply of goods. And the range of Santa Monica Place restaurants is impressive, whether you’re looking for fine dining, or have time only to grab fresh fast food. Coming soon…. a market where you can pick up artisinal products & seasonal organic ingredients for a picnic. Continue reading Strictly Modern: Santa Monica Place  3 comments - (Comments are closed)  Landscape Architecture, Los Angeles, Southern California  Landscape Architecture, Los Angeles, Restaurants 
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art boasts a stunning new exhibition building named in honor of museum benefactors, the Resnicks: The Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion is one of the latest ventures designed by prominent architect, Renzo Piano. During this recent Southern California sojourn, the weather couldn’t have been better: A week of mild winter weather and blue skies that allowed me to wander at leisure, taking in an expansive landscape comprising artist Robert Irwin’s Palm Garden. Continue reading Rendevous at the Resnick Pavilion – Irwin’s Palm Garden 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Landscape Architecture, Los Angeles, Southern California Los Angeles, Public parks |
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