Architecture & Design

The Crystal Tower's giant reflective glass tower remains one of the most distinctive buildings in Orange County. For decades, it was home to one of the most important evangelical Christian movements of the Cold War.

Whether you'd like to whet your whistle inside a whiskey barrel or fill your belly inside a bowl, here are seven places where you can feast your eyes upon some of the oddest and most entrancing remains of L.A.'s wackiest roadside architecture.

Every February, architecture fans and interior design enthusiasts descend upon Palm Springs for its annual Modernism Week. But if you're looking for something closer to home, here are five amazing modernist architecture destinations you can visit right now in the L.A. area (and one to save for later).

"Stories Untold: Black Modernists in Southern California," a three-part symposium at Palm Springs' Modernism Week will both pay tribute to African American architects in Southern California — and look toward the future.

Why incubators of Black creativity like Sole Folks are so crucial to the community.

The simple fact that anyone can make a zine, regardless of whether or not they know how to use InDesign or have the money for a large press run, opens up the medium to a bevy of voices.

When it comes to making zines, there are no fixed rules. These homemade magazines can be handwritten on notebook paper or typed into a computer layout. Three zinesters share tips, advice and inspiration for getting started.

The Southeast Los Angeles Cultural Arts Center is a great idea on paper, but locals have well-grounded fear that bright and shiny developments like these would leave their best interests out in the cold.