Rocio Huesca

Rocio is an independent sustainable design consultant, Art lover, and shutterbug. She studied Interior design at The Art Institute – Hollywood and a future candidate for LEED AP. As a child, she was fascinated by the world around her, forming sustainable design principles as a second nature to her. Moved by the Los Angeles River and the poor condition of it, she is dedicated to inform the community about the river’s past and the future, hopping for the day when the river will be revitalized to its once natural condition. Constantly on the move, researching environmental movements happening locally and worldwide, she is dedicated to motivate people in the protection of a delicate nature, regardless of social and economic background. Her latest contribution to the environment; she refuses to use the car for unnecessary purposes, relying on alternative transportation, whenever possible.
Until this day, she lives mesmerized by nature and its wonders, enjoying long walks at sunset.

The Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center

The Columbia Memorial Space Science Learning Center is located at the Southwest of Los Angeles, in the City of Downey. This interactive museum is dedicated to inspire and educate young generations in the exploration of the universe and the history of aerospace. The museum is named after the seven members of the Space Shuttle Columbia lost in 2003, during re-entering into the Earth’s atmosphere.

Chinatown-Cornfields Development is an Incredible Recreational Area for the LA River Master Plan

An ambitious riverfront recreation space, the Chinatown-Cornfields is just one of twenty major opportunity areas identified by the Los Angeles River Master Plan. The proposal for this particular stretch of the 32 mile LA River corridor includes a habitat island, a small pond suitable for kayaking, an amphitheater along the river, a promenade, and an extensive trail system through a 20-acre community park. The revitalization development will maximize community connectivity, allowing easy access to Downtown and Chinatown to the southwest, Boyle Heights to the east, and Elysian Park and Solano Canyon neighborhood to the north. Green river arterials with improved pedestrian and bicycle lines, shaded trees, street furniture and convenient paseos serve as primary connectors for surrounding communities. Complementing this new recreation section, the river’s flow will be diverted through a naturalized channel. A second river diversion provides an inner city dam and a large island in the center of the development.