2019 Best of Design Award for Public: Anita May Rosenstein Campus for the Los Angeles LGBT Center
The Anita May Rosenstein Campus is an unprecedented project for the Los Angeles LGBT Center that combines social services, housing, and community programs into a porous, pedestrian-oriented complex. This new type for community-based urban development is a cohesive mosaic of identities and programs with internal courtyards and a new public plaza that make up a permeable building form. The structure is both a sanctuary for the LGBTQ community and an interface linking neighborhood and city. The program includes a homeless youth shelter and a new senior community center and youth academy along with administrative, retail, and cultural event spaces. At the heart of the campus is Pride Hall, a multi-height space for community events and public gatherings, which opens directly onto the new plaza.
Designer: Leong Leong and KFA
Location: Los Angeles
Structural Engineer: Nabih Youssef & Associates
MEP Engineer: Glumac
Civil Engineer: Kimley-Horn
Landscape Design: Pamela Burton
Geotechnical Engineer: Feffer Geological Consulting
Honorable Mentions
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Designer: Smith Vigeant Architectes
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Designer: Steven Holl Architects
Editors’ Picks
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Designer: Lubor Trubka Associates Architects
Project Name: Louis Armstrong Stadium
Designer: ROSSETTI