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Game on: USC launches student design competition to bring shade to L.A. for 2028 and beyond [Sponsored]
As Los Angeles is preparing to host a series of major global sporting
events, USC Dornsife Public Exchange and USC School of Architecture
are teaming up to launch a first-of-its-kind student design
competition to tackle one of the region’s growing threats: extreme
heat.
The Shade
Zone Design Competition series kicks off this fall and will run
annually through 2027. This year’s competition calls on the next
generation of architects and designers to help shape a cooler, more
welcoming Los Angeles — one that shines on the world stage in 2028
and beyond.
Rooted in Los
Angeles’ broader commitment to sustainability, community resilience
and design excellence, the competition is part of ShadeLA,
a regional campaign led by USC Dornsife Public Exchange in
collaboration with UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, and
participation from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (Metro), the City of Los Angeles, LA County, the Los
Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic
Games (LA28) and more than a dozen community partners.
