Founded in 2005 by five longtime friends and colleagues in Los Angeles, 5+design is a creative architecture and planning practice with studios in Hollywood, Shanghai, and Dubai. We design places for people, from the scale of a room to a city. Encompassing retail, mixed-use, residential, and large-scale urban planning, our work addresses two contemporary needs: a strong desire for community, and connection to the greater world. Our projects act as frameworks for life's experiences, both local and global in nature. To succeed, our work must always allow room for others. This success is measured by how authentically our projects are tied to the context of their location. Through our close relationships with clients, consultants and collaborators, we are able to reach toward greater authenticity in everything we do.