One of the first things I noticed about LA in comparison to my hometown of NYC was the mountainous landscape and architectural design of many homes and businesses. It definitely took me quite a while to adjust to the modernity of the city, as I was accustomed to much older designs in combination with modern structures. It was a style that I only examined through art shows (like Frank Gehry’s contemporary home centered in a neighborhood of Spanish style villas – an architectural model featured at the Guggenheim several years ago), books and documentaries about modern design. Living here (and standing on patios held up by stilts on a cliff for example) has peaked my interest in how designers create these beautiful living spaces within nature.

A few days ago, I attended the Come in! S,M,L,XLA exhibition at the Architecture + Design Museum (A+D) to take a peek at projects that could possibly be developed- large, small and everything in between. And did I mention that a few of the installations were interactive causing us to have a little too much fun?