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Woodbury Events — School of Architecture
‘Designing Research | Reimagining Housing’ exhibition by cityLAB
December 5, 2025 - January 9, 2026
Opening Reception: December 6, 2025 at 6:00PM
Exhibition Runs from December 5, 2025 鈥� January 9, 2026
Designing Research | Reimagining Housing
cityLAB is UCLA鈥檚 interdisciplinary hub for design-driven urban research. Although housed within UCLA鈥檚 Architecture and Urban Design Department, cityLAB鈥檚 impact extends beyond Los Angeles. cityLAB is unique as it represents both an academic think tank and a practical 鈥渄o鈥�-tank. Comprised of architects, designers, planners, and humanists, cityLAB works within four primary researchareas: Reimagining Housing, Framing the Commons, Marking Narratives, and Radical Pedagogies.
The projects in this exhibition represent four of cityLAB鈥檚 most significant Reimagining Housing projects to date – Accessory Dwelling Units; Education Workforce Housing; Small Lots, Big Impacts; and Altadena Prefab Showcase. While each of the four housing projects is are unique, all four projects have each followed a similar research process from early think tank evaluation to 鈥渄o鈥�-tank production. cityLAB鈥檚 process begins with Research and Outreach, before moving to Accessible Documentation, Prototyping, Impactful Legislation, Capacity Building, and Built Demonstration. This process is what defines cityLAB鈥檚 work, and it allows the lab to have catalytic impacts that open up new possibilities for the field of architecture to create more just urban futures.