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Left of Standard Architecture LOSA - An Architecture Design Practice by Carolina Garcia & Eric Swanson

05/11/2026

Thank you all for giving Left of Standard your Undivided Attention! For real though, it means so much to us. Let us know what you want to see more of!!

05/11/2026

Lets make some playful spaces.

Images:
Glass Brick - Image Unknown
Indoor Hammock - Image Unknown
Stair Slide - MLK JR Memorial Library by Mecanno and OTJ Architects
Hidden Murphy Bed - Ikea using the Ori robotics system
Breakfast Nook - Port Townsend Residence by Lawrence architecture
Lots - The Greenbrier Resort by Dorothy Draper
Of - Wood Ribbon Apartment by Toledano Architects
Color - unknown image
Form - unknown image

05/06/2026

ICCFs, in the US at least, an incredible option for fireproof construction at an affordable price.
Theyre use of recycled materials as well, fantastic.
Though i do deeply believe we need to reduce out plastic use in every aspect of life.

05/06/2026

Still my favorite art piece in Los Angeles. If you visit LACMA, after exploring the new Zumthor building, pop by and see this urban classic. Its interesting to me how both this chris burden sculpture and the new lacma building speak to the same thing - the scale of the urban environment around them, geared toward cars.

05/01/2026

In honor of May Day I’m relaunching this video series I made on Margarete Schüte-Lahotsky, a real architectural hero.

05/01/2026

In a bold sweep 🧹 - architecture either Has Character, Is a Character, or is without Character. There are many shades of grey in between but thats the basic understanding of it.

Slide 1: unknown house as character
Slide 2: Studio Libeskind Denver Art Museum
Slide 3: Frank Lloyd Wright Robie House
Slide 4: Charles Moore Sea Ranch
Slide 5: hey didn’t i see that place in THX 1138?

04/23/2026

Sun studies are super important for interior an exterior design. At the beginning of every project we conduct a sun study to under where the sun lands in all 4 seasons. Then we begin the schematic design process and start organizing elements. The play of natural light in a space hugely dictates how a space is used and how enjoyable it is to be in.

04/23/2026

Its never about what the client asks for, its about what the client’s issue is and how you solve it. If they knew how to solve it, it’d already be done.

04/13/2026

Powers of 10 by Ray and Charles Eames wasnt just a kids science film, it was a tool to get people to understand that THEY have agency in theEarths destruction or preservation. This is a mentality we take with us into all our architecture projects by consciously designing solutions that have enviro friendly materials and reduce waste.

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