A+D Museum: Architecture and Design in Los Angeles

The A+D Museum is dedicated to showcasing progressive architecture and design and how they shape our daily lives. The museum explores the definitions of architecture and design, from the conceptual to professional practice. It embraces themes of technology, art, scale, and urbanism. A+D guides our community through the complex effects design has on our lives and the world around us. The A+D Museum was founded by Stephen Kanner and Bernard Zimmerman in 2001. Kanner was inspired by a similar museum he had visited in Helsinki, Finland. The museum first opened its doors in January 2001 in the Bradbury Building, located at 304 South Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. Over the years, the museum has moved to several locations, including the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood and Wilshire Boulevard, before settling in the Arts District. In 2020 A+D Museum restructured the institution as a hybrid platform, both physical and digital, becoming more accessible and far-reaching than ever. The A+D Museum is a profoundly inclusive institution, embracing the intersections between architecture and design, and social and environmental justice. Through exhibits, symposia, multi-disciplinary projects, educational and community programming, A+D serves as a platform for contemporary issues in architecture and design that shape our built environment and our everyday experience.