Kate Dries
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Kate Dries
@thesskate.bsky.social
Executive Editor, @dwell / kate dot dries at dwell dot com / katedries.com
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Had an emotional conversation about neighborhood trees with the folks at Angel City Lumber & Altadena Reciprocity. They're recycling trees damaged by the wildfires—and making sure that local lumber harvested from urban canopies can become something more than mulch. www.dwell.com/article/dest...
How Trees Destroyed by the L.A. Fires Are Being Recycled Into New Lumber
Angel City Lumber says it will likely be able to produce enough low-cost, millwork-grade board for 500 rebuilt homes—and provide some closure along with them.
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June 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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My latest for Dwell begins with our personal tale during the Eaton Fire to set the table in discussion of the future of mid-century architecture as urban wildfires threatens its legacy as an idealized lifestyle.

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April 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Thanks @anjulierao.bsky.social @dwell.bsky.social for letting me answer the question: Should you turn a mall into housing? www.dwell.com/article/you-...
You Turned a Mall Into Housing?
As strange as a recent viral project in Milwaukee may seem, there’s a historical precedent for this kind of adaptive reuse—but that doesn’t mean it’s always done right.
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December 13, 2024 at 3:37 PM