DOWNTOWN: And the construction continues.The latest image of the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, which cost about $14 trillion to build or something. More from a recent World Architecture News piece: "Designed by AECOM (formerly DMJM) in joint venture with Roth + Sheppard Architects, the new 11-story, 500,000 square foot building occupies an important civic block in downtown LA across the street from City Hall and near the Los Angeles Times and new Caltrans buildings." [Flickr/WAN]
LOS ANGELES: Remember when there was that big innovations in transit, Measure R-inspired competition sponsored by SCIFI at SCI-Arc and The Architect's Newspaper? Next weekend is the big judging. Go heckle the winners! Via the InBox: "Saturday, March 21, 2-6pm, W.M. Keck Lecture Hall, Southern California Institute of Architecture. The exhibition of selected entries will remain on view through March 28., Competition Jury: Aspet Davidian, Neil Denari, Cecilia V. Estolano, Roland Genick, Gail Goldberg, Thom Mayne, Eric Owen Moss, Geoff Wardle." [Curbed Inbox]
