Historic Downtown Los Angeles Design Guidelines
Consortium of Los Angeles Conservancy & Three Downtown Improvement Districts
Los Angeles, California

ARG compiled a series of design guidelines that help property owners and tenants preserve historic authenticity while encouraging commercial activity. We examined over 200 historic office buildings and theaters in the downtown Los Angeles area as the first step in the development of the final set of guidelines. The design guidelines addressed suggestions for renovation and reuse of existing historic resources. A key component of the project was the collaboration of the Business Improvement Districts, the City of Los Angeles, and the Conservancy, as well as community members, to address local issues in the adaptive reuse of older structures. This project won a 2003 CPF Historic Preservation Design Award, and a 2003 Los Angeles Business Council Architectural Award.

For more information on the Guidelines and the Conservancy's Broadway Initiative, visit www.laconservancy.org/initiatives/
guidelines.php4.