[1] Founded in 2006 by Dana Cuff and Roger Sherman,[2] cityLAB leverages design, research, policy, and education to promote equitable and sustainable cities.
cityLAB's work engages urban issues including affordable housing, equitable public space, and underrepresented narratives in Los Angeles and other cities.
[3] Based on their research into backyard homes, cityLAB co-authored AB 2299 (Bloom, 2016), which reduces restrictions on ADUs statewide and became state law in 2017.
Based on this research, cityLAB co-authored AB 2295 (Bloom, 2022), which makes it easier for California school districts to build housing on their property, supporting efforts to attract and retain teachers.
[10] To meet the needs of these housing-insecure and long-distance commuter students, cityLAB designed the BruinHub,[11] a dedicated space in a former squash court in UCLA’s John Wooden Center which opened in 2021.
[19] The BI(h)OME, designed by Kevin Daly Architects based on cityLAB's research on backyard homes, received an AIA Small Project Award in 2018.