UCLA Research Park redevelopment in Los Angeles featuring contemporary research campus architecture, integrated signage, landscaped public spaces, and pedestrian circulation within an urban innovation environment designed by RSM Design.

Los Angeles, California

UCLA Research Park

Where Big Ideas Find Their Place.

Project type

In Progress Donor Recognition Signage Design

Project sector

Workplace Design Education Design
UCLA Research Park campus plaza in Los Angeles featuring contemporary architecture, integrated signage, tiered landscape seating, and pedestrian-focused public space within an urban research and innovation environment designed by RSM Design.

Project info

Client University of California, Los Angeles

Architect Flad Architects

Landscape OJB Landscape Architecture

Lighting Sean O’Connor Lighting, Inc

A campus where curiosity, discovery, and innovation are in every detail

When UCLA acquired the former Westwood Mall, a site that had passed through the hands of Google before stalling mid-renovation, they inherited an opportunity to reimagine what a modern research campus could be.

RSM Design was brought in to transform that layered history into a cohesive identity, unifying public and private spaces, honoring the UCLA legacy, and creating an environment that feels simultaneously open and purposeful within the fabric of an urban neighborhood.

Guided by the belief that UCLA Research Park is where big ideas come to life, RSM Design developed a wayfinding and environmental graphic system rooted in three principles: bold and distinct, harmonious and engaging, and adaptive and fluid.

Using materials and finishes that spoke directly to the building’s character, every sign, donor recognition element, and identity marker feels less like an addition and more like something that was always there. The result is a campus where signage, technology, and identity are woven into the DNA of the environment, with a foundation built to grow as the project continues to evolve.

Aerial view of UCLA Research Park in Los Angeles at night, showcasing illuminated campus buildings, integrated signage, and urban connectivity within a contemporary research and innovation district designed by RSM Design.

Rendering by Flad Architects

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