Southern California Journal
Architecture, residential streets, regional landscapes, and the everyday details that distinguish communities.
Why Street Trees Change the Feel of a Neighborhood
Southern California residential architecture is shaped by more than the buildings themselves. In this article, the focus is why street trees change the feel of a neighborhood: how design, geography, and daily use help give local places their character. These observations address broad patterns rather than any specific property or transaction. The first impression happens…
Walkability and the Residential Street
Southern California residential architecture is shaped by more than the buildings themselves. In this article, the focus is walkability and the residential street: how design, geography, and daily use help give local places their character. These observations address broad patterns rather than any specific property or transaction. What a map cannot explain A neighborhood may…
Courtyard Planting and the California Home
Southern California residential architecture is shaped by more than the buildings themselves. In this article, the focus is courtyard planting and the california home: how design, geography, and daily use help give local places their character. These observations address broad patterns rather than any specific property or transaction. Plants organize space In a residential courtyard,…