Finalists Announced for AIA/LA 2013 Design Awards:
Every year the AIA/LA, or the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects, holds its annual Restaurant Design Awards, a competition which honors excellence in design for restaurants, nightclubs, cafes, bars, and lounges. In order to quality, the venue must be located in LA or the designers must have an office in LA. Out now are the 16 finalists for 2013, as determined by judges...
On a semi-remote stretch of PCH, nestled between the Hungry Cat and Giorgio Baldi, sits SHOREbar in all its nautical glory. What we've got here is a two-level cottage dressed in weathered wood, leather booths and couches, a couple of port hole mirrors, and a bunch of pictures of the sea. It's sleeker than it sounds. Almost 30 cocktails line the menu, including the Sycamore with appleton, extra...