Mission

Seeks to establish the ACLA as a trusted and accessible resource for communities in LA for all matters of architecture. Partners with neighborhoods and communities on events that can promote the value of design, address community needs, and introduce careers in architecture to students throughout the city.

Community Engagement Tent Events

Our Community Engagement Committee works with neighborhood partners to craft initiatives such as walking tours and neighborhood council partnerships with a particular focus on West Adams, our new home. Through Community Tent Events, ACLA improves the lives of residents by fostering community-centered design, bringing architects directly to the community under pop-up tents at community events such as Farmer’s Markets throughout Los Angeles, CicLAvia, and public neighborhood festivals. These tent events also feature activities for K-12 children and their parents.

Past Events

June. 28th 2025

The Community Engagement Committee activated a pop-up at this summer’s Mid-City Arts & Music Festival in June. Over 4 blocks of Washington Blvd in West Adams were flooded with dancers, live music, and artists amidst the smells of local food and beverage. In collaboration with the 99 Neighborhoods Network, the ACLA drew in participants to share What Community Means to Me. Visitors popped by to take selfies amidst the familiar backdrop of the Center’s storefront – sponsored by The Sycamore Collective. A SOUNDS OF PLACE mapping exercise stimulated young minds on the connections they make when moving between home and places of school or play. Our future designers also created a SOUND CURTAIN with noise-making upcycled materials salvaged from the Rediscover Center which sponsored the Kids Zone.

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