Meara Daly joins Ask Us Anything! Speed Dating with PR and Social Media Experts at Design Los Angeles, May 8

Five minutes of one-on-one time with a leading PR or social media expert. This is an invaluable opportunity for expert guidance. With Erik Perez, Marisa Jones Issa, Sarah Boyd, Meara Daly, Courtney Pisarik, Karen Peterson, Andrew Joseph, Roxanne Hanna, Jenny Bradley Pfeffer, Joshua Fearnley and Matt Walker. Register HERE

St Vincents & Studio Goons in the NYT

The Paris-based design studio Goons is presenting its first solo show and new collection at St. Vincents gallery in Antwerp, Belgium. Titled “Evolving Forms,” the show stars an adaptable dining set composed of a console and two dining tables that can be arranged in nine different ways. NYT

The Local Project visits Barbara Bestor at Silvertop

First crafted by John Lautner in the mid-20th century, Silvertop is an iconic modernist home brought back to life. Bestor Architecture renovates the house according to its original design while lending the home a sense of contemporary foresight. Tour Silvertop HERE

Walter Hood is a recipient of the 2025 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal

The University of Virginia and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello have announced the recipients of the 2025 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medals, awarded each year to national and international leaders in the fields of citizen leadership, law and architecture. This year’s recipients are Walter Hood, Bryan Stevenson, and Edwin S. Kneedler. Announcement HERE.

The Dream Was a House on the Russian River (on a Budget)

There are so many reasons to want a little house on the Russian River.

For Mark Jensen and Johanna Grawunder, the draw was partly sentimental: Mr. Jensen had spent part of his childhood in the area around Healdsburg, Calif. Also, his San Francisco-based architecture firm, Jensen Architects, had built projects there. And it was an easy hour-and-a-half drive north from the couple’s loft in the city. NYT