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About Gustave Heully, Design Critic

Gustave Heully is a designer, artist, critic and West Hollywood resident. He has experience as both a designer in LA architecture offices and as an academic, writing about researching and curating exhibitions on architecture, urbanism and design.

Experiment, Calculus and Art on Sunset Boulevard

Experiment, Calculus and Art on Sunset Boulevard

Ever wonder why Prism gallery is so uniquely designed? Or if you can even go in?

Fri, Apr 19 with 0 Comments
Is WeHo’s CVS Building a Cultural Barometer?

Is WeHo’s CVS Building a Cultural Barometer?

The building saw unique tenants as fads came and went in the second half of the century, from bowling to roller disco.

Mon, Apr 01 with 3 Comments
Sunset’s Green ‘Forum’: A Master Architect’s Design for a Surgeon to the Stars

Sunset’s Green ‘Forum’: A Master Architect’s Design for a Surgeon to the Stars

Get the story behind this unique Sunset Strip building, designed by modern architect Oscar Niemeyer for a plastic surgeon, and currently...

Thu, Mar 07 with 1 Comment
Why Are ‘Crystals’ Growing Out of the Walls In WeHo?

Why Are ‘Crystals’ Growing Out of the Walls In WeHo?

When most people think of street art they conjure up a witty, gritty Banksy spray-paint stencil or a graphic glue-down poster by Shepard...

Thu, Feb 21 with 0 Comments
Reassessing Red: Inside Cesar Pelli’s Final PDC Piece

Reassessing Red: Inside Cesar Pelli’s Final PDC Piece

Does the new Red building measure up to its audacious Pacific Design Center siblings? Our design critic goes inside for the answer.

Wed, Feb 06 with 5 Comments
Flagship or Shipwreck?

Flagship or Shipwreck?

Westime strives to be a serious and sophisticated piece of architecture — a hard sell when there are giant neon watch gears projecting...

Mon, Jan 14 with 0 Comments
Why is the Pacific Design Center Blue?

Why is the Pacific Design Center Blue?

Architect Cesar Pelli argued the building would blend in with the sky above, and the reflection in the glass would speak to the scale of...

Tue, Dec 11 with 1 Comment
West Hollywood Library: One Year In

West Hollywood Library: One Year In

Circulation has nearly tripled over that of the previous library, making the year-old structure one of the top 10 busiest libraries in Los...

Tue, Dec 11 with 0 Comments
There’s Poetry on WeHo’s Streets

There’s Poetry on WeHo’s Streets

Presented as regular street signs throughout the city, artist Rebecca Lowry's work is collectively titled "REGARD."

Sat, Nov 17 with 1 Comment
What’s with the Oil Well Behind the Beverly Center?

What’s with the Oil Well Behind the Beverly Center?

Oil wells exist all across urban L.A. The Salt Lake Oil Field begins in WeHo and runs along Beverly Blvd., past Highland Ave. and south to...

Thu, Nov 15 with 0 Comments
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