City of Los Angeles' South Central
Los Angeles Animal Shelter Project
Los Angeles, California
64,941 square foot building
44,691 square feet outdoor support space
shelter, clerical, field enforcement,
kennels, cat holding areas,
public animal receiving,
animal support spaces, medical area,
spay neuter clinic, euthanasia,
staff support spaces
2002 AIA Citation Award for Design
Jury Comments: This is a remarkably humane project that is carefully thought through and a fine example of how to create good architecture from a mundane program.
