{"id":565840,"date":"2026-02-04T14:31:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/565840\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:31:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:31:25","slug":"amy-astley-takes-us-inside-ad-s-los-angeles-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/565840\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Astley Takes Us Inside AD \u2019s Los Angeles Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">AD was founded in Los Angeles in 1920, and The Architectural Digest, as it was then known, was expressly devoted to documenting the houses and buildings of the Golden State. Later the magazine expanded its attention beyond the borders of California, but the spirit of the place and its people remains ingrained in our DNA and is integral to AD\u2019s signature style and editorial mission. Los Angeles in particular feels like a birthright, and when the devastating wildfires tore through Altadena, Pacific Palisades, and Malibu last January, our team decided to devote an issue and a fundraising campaign\u2014to be launched with an event at The West Hollywood Edition\u2014in honor of the City of Angels. This month, we are very pleased to announce that AD has partnered with San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity and The Foothill Catalog Foundation to support residential rebuilding efforts for those in need in Altadena. AD100 designers and the industry at large have rallied for the cause, and we invite donations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/donatela?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;mbid=synd_yahoo_rss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>. We look forward to sharing the journeys of these homeowners in future issues and online.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Mandy Moore in her restored Altadena home.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/472e63bfbef50d06087d1a4cc8035c17.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mandy Moore in her restored Altadena home.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Trevor Tondro<img alt=\"Kristen Stewart at the old-school Highland Theatre, which she is in the process of resurrecting.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/74ad43021d44f8828f035f28783bb1e0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kristen Stewart at the old-school Highland Theatre, which she is in the process of resurrecting.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Tierney Gearon<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI absolutely love L.A. There&#8217;s a kind of unified dissonance because it&#8217;s not really a city as much as a cluster of neighborhoods, but there&#8217;s unity in that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kristen Stewart<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actors, entertainers, and athletes of LA are the beating heart of the city, and also its storytellers. So, AD asked a group of iconic Angelenos, from Lisa Kudrow to Noah Wyle to Kristen Stewart and many more\u2014to share their favorite local spots, the spaces that make LA a city like no other. It\u2019s a personal tour with a lot of heart.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Architect Chet\u00a0Callahan (seated at left) with his family\u00a0at their beach getaway.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"643\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/85a5a6ba7f7523c323c0e41f2bf720ba.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Architect Chet Callahan (seated at left) with his family at their beach getaway.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Yoshihiro Makino, Art: June Edmonds \/ Luis De Jesus Los Angeles. Thaddeus Wolfe \/ Volume Gallery. Minjae Kim \/ Marta Los Angeles.<img alt=\"Scout Willis in the garden of her Hollywood home.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ae7083fa5857b3c5452dbd34858c542b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scout Willis in the garden of her Hollywood home.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Laure Joliet<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Speaking of heart, actor Mandy Moore and her husband, musician Taylor Goldsmith, reveal their miracle dream house in Altadena in this issue. It\u2019s a bittersweet tale: Some parts of the beloved property were destroyed, other parts left intact yet irreparably damaged by smoke and ash. Moore and Goldsmith decided to double down on the community they loved\u2014the couple describe themselves as \u201cAlta-Dreamers\u201d\u2014and start afresh while staying put. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that people want to be here,\u201d says Moore. \u201cThere\u2019s an undefeatable spirit. I don\u2019t think that was ever more evident than during the fires.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"571\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/da1bbf426c7475975fb5ee7b7b3e80d8.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Want to Help? AD is proud to partner with The Foothill Catalog Foundation and San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity to help rebuild homes in Altadena. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/donatela?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;mbid=synd_yahoo_rss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Click here to donate;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Click here to donate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story when you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/v2\/offers\/ard-edit?source=Site_0_EDT_ARD_LETTEREDITOR_0_MARCH_ISSUE_2026_ZZ&amp;utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;mbid=synd_yahoo_rss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:subscribe to AD.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">subscribe to AD.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Originally Appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architecturaldigest.com\/story\/amy-astley-editors-letter-march-2026?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;mbid=synd_yahoo_rss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Architectural Digest;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Architectural Digest<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More Great Stories From AD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AD was founded in Los Angeles in 1920, and The Architectural Digest, as it was then known, was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":565841,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[27784,21053,125579,1582,276,246598,100717,2961,224,5337,86970,142456],"class_list":{"0":"post-565840","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ad","9":"tag-altadena","10":"tag-architectural-digest","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-california","13":"tag-foothill-catalog-foundation","14":"tag-kristen-stewart","15":"tag-la","16":"tag-los-angeles","17":"tag-losangeles","18":"tag-mandy-moore","19":"tag-signature-style"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116012848784876762","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=565840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/565840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=565840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=565840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=565840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}