Achitecture

It's not a patio, it's not a lanai--it's an outdoor living room," says interior designer Jarrett Hedborg, who decorated the outdoor pavilion in a Beverly Hills garden designed by architect Frank Perrino. The 16-by-16 open-frame wood structure, with its four Doric columns and soft tie-on canvas roof, sports all the accouterments of an interior room: comfortable furnishings, a fireplace with mantle, heating, mood lighting and stereo--as well as an outlet for the TV.

It's not a patio, it's not a lanai--it's an outdoor living room," says interior designer Jarrett Hedborg, who decorated the outdoor pavilion in a Beverly Hills garden designed by architect Frank Perrino. The 16-by-16 open-frame wood structure, with its four Doric columns and soft tie-on canvas roof, sports all the accouterments of an interior room: comfortable furnishings, a fireplace with mantle, heating, mood lighting and stereo--as well as an outlet for the TV.

Los Angeles seems cursed by a blight of mini-malls. Every corner holds the potential for becoming an empty parking lot fronted by the cheapest stucco construction designed to sell a continually changing array of consumables. It makes you nostalgic for the days of strong corners, neighborhood stores and active streets--except that most of Los Angeles never had those amenities. Mini-malls usually replace corner gas stations.

Los Angeles seems cursed by a blight of mini-malls. Every corner holds the potential for becoming an empty parking lot fronted by the cheapest stucco construction designed to sell a continually changing array of consumables. It makes you nostalgic for the days of strong corners, neighborhood stores and active streets--except that most of Los Angeles never had those amenities. Mini-malls usually replace corner gas stations.