Santa Monica is fortunate to have grown up as a city with a unique housing identity — a setting that symbolized gracious apartment living in the land of orange blossoms and
A multitude of regulations, ordinances, laws, boards, commissions, etc. define, affect, and impact the work that architects and clients do designing and planning buildings, and public spaces.
A complex web
During a previous water crisis, the City passed a law requiring developers of multifamily dwellings to install individual water meters for each unit. This law has been on the books
Shady Deals, When "Less is More"
In a recent article about Santa Monica's Boulevards, SMa.r.t. wrote that new buildings along our boulevards could rise
On the morning of Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, Santa Monica citizens will converge on the East Wing of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium for the second of three planned
By now everyone knows about the drought, although some people seem to be in denial about the problem it presents.For those who haven't heard yet, there is
Every resident in our city has experienced frustration with some aspect or another of city's policies. Wonderful as it is, our city can improve in many different ways.
SM a.r.t evaluates candidates' suitability to the extent they adhere to our 5 principles outlined below. Based on this 5 -point philosophy, SM a.r.t. has
SMART COLUMN — Santa Monica is undergoing a period of sustained growth. Why are we at a crossroads where even bus shelters can't be designed successfully.
We have a
