Anaheim Gardenwalk, LD+A Landscape Architect The Anaheim GardenWalk is a shopping center in the California Resort District in Anaheim, California, adjacent to disneyland. The high profile nature of the job and desire of the client to avoid a traditional retail experience meant only a unique hardscape would do....
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Anaheim Oasis, LD+A, Mar 2009 If you're going to set up shop on the same turf as Disney and compete for that ever-shrinking entertainment dollar, you had better do it with some panache. Located directly across the street from the shops and eateries of Downtown Disney, the...
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Where Upscale AV and Sophisticated Hospitality Meet Savvy, Quarter 1 2009 Making a grand entrance into upscale AV Situated near the Anaheim convention Center and Disneyland, the landmark Hilton Anaheim is Orange County's largest hotel. A world-class reinvention would be key to revitalizing hosting capabilities, and capitalizing...
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Mover Shaker Interior Design, Nov 2008 Play it Again, Sam Any self-respecting young clubgoer in Los Angeles has spent time in a Sam Nazarian hotspot. In rapid succession since 2002, the New York-educated Iranian entrepreneur opened Hyde, Area, S Bar, and Foxtail. Through owned by Nazarian (as opposed...
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IES Award of Merit, LD+A, Nov 2008 At this Hollywood sushi restaurant, there's more to the lighting than meets the eye. Designers Kyllene Jones and Bryan Klammer (Lighting Design Alliance, Signal Hill, CA) created unobtrusive lighting that complimetns the space's clean, modern design. Large backlit graphics provide...
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Starck Reality Hospitality Lighting, Spring 2008 One year after the debut of Katsuya Brentwood, SBE Restaurant & Nightlife Group has expanded the Katsuya brand with the opening of Katsuya Hollywood. A continuation of the creative collaboration between Master Sushi Chef Katsuya Uechi and French designer Philippe Starck,...
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Lakewood Church - Houston, Texas, Specified Lighting Design, Dec 2007 How does a sports arena become a house of worship? In mid-2003, the Lakewood Church in Houston, one of the nation's largest, had outgrown its existing 7,800-seat sanctuary. About this same time, the city of Houston completed...
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Platinum Record LD+A, Oct 2007 Who knew hat by consolidating its offices, Exelon Corp. would actually end up setting a record for the largest office space of its kind? That's the irony of this new headquarters project in Chicago. In April 2007, the U.S. Green Building Council...
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Warner Bros. Studio Plaza, Architectural Record , May 2006 For longtime client Warner Bros., the Los Angeles office of HLW recently renovated 420,000 square feet of office space in an existing building across the street from the the company's main film and television studio lot in Burbank,...
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Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen LD+A , Dec 2002 All That Jazz Halogen pinhole downlights illuminate entry courtyard walls, enhancing the warmth and charm of this New Orleans inspired restaurant. Halogen accents tucked into first and second levels softly illuminate stairs and seating area around the central fountain. Cascading...
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