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Suisman on the Boulevards
Join Doug Suisman on January 31 at the Santa Monica Public Library. He will be speaking about the revised, 25th anniversary edition of his classic book “Los Angeles Boulevard: Eight X-Rays of the Body Public.”
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Tar on the Boulevard: Mr. Hancock’s Ranch and the Future of the La Brea Tar Pits
Join Doug Suisman at the Page Museum this Thursday for an evening lecture as he looks at the La Brea Tar Pits in the context of Los Angeles’s urban history and the development of its boulevards, especially Wilshire. He’ll trace the development of the La Brea Tar Pits from tar pools to private rancho to…
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LAist: “21 of our favorite events in Los Angeles this week”
Looking for something to do this week? LAist includes Doug Suisman’s lecture this Thursday evening at the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits on their list of “21 Of Our Favorite Events In Los Angeles This Week.” LAist
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Exploring Our City
Every time I take a trip to a new city, I think about what, where, and how I am going to explore this new city. With that thought process comes anticipation, and even exhilaration of all the places I am going to explore. Recently, I’ve tried applying that same logic – though less methodically –…
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Words That Start With the Letter S
SCHOOL is in session.
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Suisman Urban Design named in Architizers’ 10 latest trends
Suisman Urban Design’s wayfinding for Hartford has been mentioned as one of the 10 latest trends in Master Planning by Architizer. Architizer
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Doug Suisman at Hartford’s Creative Cities Conversation
The iQuilt Partnership hosted its second Creative Cities Conversation, featuring Leslie Koch, President and CEO of the Trust for Governors Island and Doug Suisman who led the conversation.
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Philz Coffee in Santa Monica
Philz Coffee, a 15-store company from San Francisco, recently opened its newest cafe in Santa Monica – its very first venue outside of the Bay Area. Philz was founded in 2003 by Phil Jaber, who has been experimenting with coffee for more than 25 years. His focus is on unique combinations of beans and on…
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Visit our new map cases on Third Street Promenade
Suisman Urban Design’s new map cases have just been installed on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade. Six custom map boxes now line the length of Third Street from Wilshire to Broadway (Colorado is coming up soon). The design consolidates both the map and directory information on one panel — not only simplifying information to illustrate…
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Bushnell Park North Breaks Ground
The first major piece of Hartford’s iQuilt Plan has broken ground. A road diet has given shape to Bushnell Park North, a pedestrian promenade lining the northern edge of Bushnell Park. Slideshow of progress images here