L.A.P.A.L.M

(Los Angeles Preserving All Living Minds)

Arch 302  |  Instructor: Miriam Malpartida|  Spring 2021  |   Woodbury University

           Partner: Joshua Diaz

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has commissioned an environmental project to restore the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve (BWER), the largest coastal wetland complex in Los Angeles County. The project will enhance and establish native coastal wetlands and upland habitat on 566 of the reserve’s 577 acres south of Marina del Rey and east of Playa del Rey, restoring ecological function to currently degraded wetlands and providing a critical buffer against the effects of sea level rise.

To sustain this restoration effort and make it into a living, real-time educational asset to the people of Southern California the CDFW and the California Coastal Commission as well as LA County are asking us to design a Comprehensive Research and Visitors Center for the BWER to include information and education on the Wetlands and MDR marine environment. This encompasses a complete wetland+ marine ecosystem, its wildlife both above and underwater, effects of pollution on this system, etc

L.A.P.A.L.M is a beacon that turns ocean to light. This vertical building is quite sustainable and is prepared for future pandemic

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