December 8 , 2008
  John Kaliski installed as President, Board of Directors AIA LA, 2009
 

For more information please contact:
http://www.aialosangeles.org/

      
Installation of John Kaliski and the new Board of Directors
L to R: John and daughter, Ana; Pink's caters the event; Urban Studio and friends
   
  November 5, 2008
  John Kaliski lectures at Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art
 

John Kaliski travels to the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art for his lecture, "Minicity: The Architecture and Urban Design of Convenience."
http://www.smoca.org/education_calendar.php

      
   
  October 24, 2008
  KCET Webstories
 

Green to the People interviews John Kaliski about sustainability , affordability, and good design in the EHOP sponsored Leighton Townhomes in South Los Angeles, see:
http://www.kcet.org/explore-ca/web-stories/green-architecture/community.php

      
 
   
  September 19, 2008
  Parking Day 2008
 

For our second year celebrating Parking Day, Urban Studio created a street environment for this State-wide annual event to raise public awareness about the lack of open space in urban environments. For more information on this event, see:
http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/19/happy-parking-day

      
 
  L to R: Street view on Wilshire Blvd.; Urban Studio's: Wilson Rodas-Corado,Michael Manalo, and Olivia Lau; John Kaliski and Martin Leitner      
 
  L to R: Pedestrians interact; Mike and Wilson; View from the road      
   
  August 14, 2008
  Leighton Townhomes open to the public
  Enterprise Home Ownership Partners hosts the awards ceremony and grand opening of the Leighton Townhome project in South Los Angeles. Dignitaries, city officials, housing advocates, community members and Urban Studio celebrate as the 8 affordable homes go on the market.      
 
  L to R: Councilman Bernard Parks gives John Kaliski a Certificate of Appreciation from the City of Los Angeles; Guests and dignitaries inspect the townhomes and celebrate
 
  L to R: EHOP's Mark Surdam cuts the ribbon; Urban Studio designers Keri Townsend and Takako Tajima tour a townhome      
                         
May 16, 2008
Urban Studio leads the North Hills Opportunity Workshop in the San Fernando Valley

Co-sponsored by Seventh District Councilmember Richard Alarcon, CRA/LA and Enterprise Homeownership Partners, and attended by community members, stakeholders, urban planners, city agencies and City Council staff, the one-day workshop met to discuss strategies to stabilize and improve housing and community in the North Hills area.
L to R: Bertha Chavoya discusses successful redevelopment in City of Anaheim; Olivia Lau and Ulysis Diaz conduct a neighborhood bus tour; Bus outside low-cost housing development
L to R: Workshop members tour low-cost housing development; Workshop groups brainstorm; John Kaliski leads summation
Bill Jones of EHOP leads group
                 
April 1, 2008

Urban Studio Moves!

Urban Studio moved its offices to the 11th floor of the landmark Art Deco Wiltern Building in mid-town Los Angeles. The building, listed in the National Register of Historical Places, is a 12 storey steel reinforced concrete office tower set on a 2 storey pedestal that contains ground floor retail and the Wiltern Theatre entrance. The French Zig-zag Modern style complex was designed by Stiles O. Clements of the City's oldest architectural firm, Morgan, Walls & Clements, along with theatre designer G. Albert Landsburg. Opened with great fanfare in 1931, the building later fell into disrepair and was targeted for demolition in 1979. The start of the current preservationist movement led by the Los Angeles Conservancy saved the building, which was then renovated and the Wiltern Theatre reopened as a performing arts center.
L to R: The Wiltern Building; View to North; View to West; View of Interior
                 
12 March 2008
Urban Studio in West Hollywood
Working with Hogle Ireland, a professional planning consulting firm, Urban Studio is responsible for the design portion of the update of the West Hollywood General Plan. On February 23, Urban Studio presented ideas and examples of public and private design ideals to the West Hollywood Community
Fair.
photographic examples of design ideals
 
6 February 2008
Groundbreaking at 1016 Leighton
Urban Studio and EHOP announce their first groundbreaking at 1016 Leighton for eight townhouses, intended for people of moderate means. The three storey buildings, close to the Los Angeles Coliseum, will stand as transition between commercial and residential areas.    
           
                         
31 January 2008
John Kaliski elected to AIA Los Angeles
John Kaliski has been elected to the AIA Los Angeles as AIA Vice President, 2009 President Elect.
 
29 January 2008
First Crenshaw Community Workshop
Urban Studio and the consultant team along with the CRA held the first Mid-City Crenshaw Community Workshop to present a study of the area and new visions for its future development. Participants included community residents and stakeholders as well as members from the Council office, city planning and other agencies.
  Crenshaw community members study proposals     JK and community members     Workshop team presents to audience  
                         
  December 2007      
John Kaliski attended a 5-day charrette in Kiryat Shmona, Israel
Over 100 people attended public meetings to discuss, present, and determine new directions for the city's downtown. Check out his blog.
downtown street JK presenting design concepts
surrounding countryside sightseeing in Jerusalem
 
15 October 2007
1315 W. Florence approved in Los Angeles
The Advisory Committee of the West Slauson Area approved Urban Studio's design for Enterprise Home Ownership Partner's small lot subdivision of ten townhouses.
 
21 September 2007

Urban Studio participates in PARK(ING) DAY
Urban Studio's Balloon Park in front of our office on PARK(ING) DAY, an annual event to raise public awareness about the lack of open space in urban environments, transformed a metered parking space into park for a day.
         
 
20 July 2007

Urban Studio begins revitalizing the Crenshaw Corridor
Urban Studio, with consultants Ah'be Landscape, Sussman/Prejza Design, Mollenhauer Group, and the Robert Group, begins work on the Crenshaw Corridor Revitalization Project for the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles.
       

14 April 2007

Urban Studio inspects progress at Tampa site
             
   
                 
24 January 2007
Ms. Cregan's third grade class visits Urban Studio
 
 
8 November 2006
Olivia Lau and Daniel Lee inspect interiors at 1340 West 4th Street