UCLA Architecture Students Propose Modular Housing for LA Wildfire Recovery
The UCLA Architecture and Urban Design department has presented student initiatives tackling urban challenges, such as modular housing solutions for communities impacted by the 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles. Highlighted in Dezeen School Shows, these initiatives encompass a housing program aimed at first-time buyers and strategies for flood mitigation. Among the standout projects are 'Cultural Anchors in Altadena' by Jessie Zhao and Bella Zheng, 'Medium' by Nathan Logan, 'Building-Like Non-Buildings' by Nabil Davidson and Zirui Wang, 'Salton's Life Raft' by Hunter Blackwell and Brandt Rentel, and 'Los Angeles Generics' by Peter Cheng and EmaLee Davidson. Faculty members Hitoshi Abe, Kutan Ayata, and Julia Koerner contributed to these diverse courses, which engage with the contexts of Los Angeles and Southern California.
Key facts
- UCLA Architecture and Urban Design student projects include modular housing for 2025 LA wildfire communities.
- Projects also include a first-time buyer housing program and flood mitigation for a California lake.
- The school show is a partnership between Dezeen and UCLA.
- Projects were created in courses such as Research Studio: Future [Hi]stories of the City, MSAUD Architectural Intelligence Studio, and First-year MArch Core Studio.
- Tutors include Hitoshi Abe, Kutan Ayata, Julia Koerner, and others.
- The projects address issues like density, preservation, environmental remediation, and community rebuilding.
- The 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles is referenced in the Campus Massima project.
- The Salton Sea project addresses lithium extraction and environmental crises.
Entities
Artists
- Hitoshi Abe
- Cristóbal Amunátegui
- Kutan Ayata
- Khorshid Azad
- Hallie Black
- Miroslava Brooks
- Morgane Copp
- Salmaan Craig
- Dana Cuff
- Kevin Daly
- Neil Denari
- Liam Denhamer
- Samaa Elimam
- Yara Feghali
- Claus Benjamin Freyinger
- Georgina Huljich
- Mariana Ibañez
- Jeffrey Inaba
- Julia Koerner
- Max Kuo
- Ayala Levin
- Todd Lynch
- Greg Lynn
- Narineh Mirzaeian
- Michael Osman
- Güvenç Özel
- Martin Paull
- Jason Payne
- Michael Peguero
- Heather Roberge
- Natasha Sandmeier
- Mohamed Sharif
- Tucker van Leuwen-Hall
- Nathan Logan
- Nabil Davidson
- Zirui Wang
- Hunter Blackwell
- Brandt Rentel
- Peter Cheng
- EmaLee Davidson
- Areeba Naeem
- Alanis Velazquez
- Anjana George
- Ceren Harputoglu
- Borna Torabinejad
- Miriam Alghanim
- Feihao Ye
- Xiangshu Zheng
- Jiaying Liang
- Sara Kaplan
- Keily Sarica
- Ellie Wiygul
- Camila Gomez
- Shun Ying Zhuang
- Sydney Patterson
- Mengyan Wang
- Kay Wright
- Alanis Baez
- Anna Shoemaker
- Jessie Zhao
- Bella Zheng
Institutions
- UCLA
- UCLA Architecture and Urban Design
- Dezeen
- Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA)
Locations
- Los Angeles
- California
- United States
- Altadena
- Salton Sea
- Venice
- Vernon
- Commerce
- Santa Monica
Sources
- Dezeen —