The new company towns, AIA awards, federal courthouse

Published: Jan. 23, 2018, 10:30 p.m.

Silicon Valley is embracing the idea of the company town, as even high-paying tech companies struggle with the high cost of housing. A westside school district also considers building homes for its teachers. The new downtown federal courthouse wins a major design award, but did an aversion to postmodernism lead the same jury to withhold this year\u2019s 25-year award?