We are excited to partner with The New Urbanism Film Festival to present THE URBANISM FILMMAKING CHALLENGE on September 29th thru October 9th. Filmmakers have a week to shoot and edit a 3 to 5 minute documentary about a contemporary LA urban planning issue or project, submit the finished film, and then participate in a premiere and awards ceremony.
On Thursday, October 6th from 6:30 - 8:30, Urban Land Institute's Young Leader Group takes over the Helms Design Center for their own version of Shark Tank.
In support of Culver City Art Walk 2016, Studio II kicks off their fall exhibition on Saturday, October 8th from 2 to 6PM inside the Helms Design Center.
We are excited to announce our newest partnership with The New Urbanism Film Festival (NUFF), an organization concerned with how we design our cities and the effect on residents living and working in those cities. "Safe sidewalks and open spaces encourage healthy lifestyle habits for ourselves and our community." Well NUFF kicks off their fourth season today, with a series of screenings, tours, discussions, and events throughout the city, ending with closing night awards and festivities on October 9th at Helms Design Center.
On Thursday, February 23 from 6:30 - 8:30pm, Helms Bakery District is pleased to present a reception, lecture, and discussion with Florencia Pita nd Jackilin Bloom of Pita and Bloom, in collaboration with the Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design.
On Saturday, February 25 from 6:30 - 8:30pm, Helms Bakery District is pleased to present a reception, exhibition, and book signing with Patrick Tighe of Patrick Tighe Architecture, in collaboration with the Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design.
On Tuesday, March 14 from 6:30 - 8:30pm, Helms Bakery District is pleased to present a reception, lecture, and discussion with Tom Wiscombe of Tom Wiscombe Architecture, in collaboration with the Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design.
On Tuesday, April 4 from 6:30 - 8:30pm, Helms Bakery District is pleased to present a reception, lecture, and discussion with Baumgartner+Uriu Architecture, in collaboration with the Cal Poly LA Metro Program in Architecture and Urban Design.
The Unmentionables Symposium is aimed at exploring new narratives for interior architecture and establishing a precedent for welcoming previously unmentioned ideas in spatial practice and theory. The symposium will serve as a provocation for marginalia, taboos, illicit ideas, and undertheorized issues such as critical interiority and physical and virtual constructed environments.
