• Meet the Designer Behind San Diego’s Iconic Public Parks,Lili Kim

    Meet the Designer Behind San Diego’s Iconic Public Parks

    The woman who designed many of Balboa Park’s gardens was nine or 10 years old when the head of Bay Park Elementary decided the trajectory of her life. “I would draw little downtowns, and one day the principal came by and said, ‘Let me see that,’” recalls Vicki Estrada, founder of Estrada Land Planni

    View more

  • An Ode to Horton Plaza’s Architectural Insanity,Lili Kim

    An Ode to Horton Plaza’s Architectural Insanity

    Back then, it was the haircut of Flock of Seagulls’ frontman as a mall—angular, wild to look at, confusing to old people. It was even perplexing to young people, who loved every single thing about malls. It was a real-life recreation of M.C. Escher’s painting, Relativity, with stairs that went every

    View more

  • 16 Things To Do in San Diego This Weekend: April 14-19,Lili Kim

    16 Things To Do in San Diego This Weekend: April 14-19

    Indoor soccer playoffs, engaging art exhibitions and avocado activities are in store this weekend in San Diego. Sports fans can root for the Gulls as they finish their regular season slate and catch a postseason matchup between the Sockers and the St. Louis Ambush. Evocative artwork can be admired t

    View more

Name
Phone*
Message