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Dolphins owner, famed architect plan to develop Deauville in Miami Beach
Read full article: Dolphins owner, famed architect plan to develop Deauville in Miami BeachMiami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber announced Monday the Deauville Hotelโs demolition is โall but a certaintyโ and Stephen M. Ross, the owner of the Miami Dolphins, wants to develop the property.
Eli Broad, billionaire entrepreneur who reshaped LA, dies
Read full article: Eli Broad, billionaire entrepreneur who reshaped LA, diesEli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist, contemporary art collector and entrepreneur who co-founded homebuilding pioneer Kaufman and Broad Inc. and launched financial services giant SunAmerica Inc., died Friday in Los Angeles.
Famed architect Paul Williams' archive goes to Getty, USC
Read full article: Famed architect Paul Williams' archive goes to Getty, USCPaul Williams was a trailblazing architect whose long career helped shape Los Angeles and Southern California. The Los Angeles County Courthouse, Los Angeles International Airport and First African Methodist Church were among the projects he led or worked on. He was the first African American member of the American Institute of Architects, its first African American Fellow and the first African American recipient of the institute's Gold Medal, its highest honor. Born in Los Angeles in 1894, Williams was orphaned following the death of his father at age 2 and his mother at age 4. The archives will be a central feature of the USC Center for Architecture + City Design and the African American Art History Initiative at Getty.