sloping

Approaching the building from East Mariposa Street, one encounters only the central garden, the Nest’s key gathering space, sloping toward its edges as it traces the roofline of the buildings below.

The large, sloping walls feature projections of birds taking flight and sparks rising from the faux firepit in the center of the room, along with detailed illustrations recognizing the region’s Chumash bands.

The gold, sloping rooftops of Buddhist temples shimmer every few miles as they catch especially sharp sunlight.

One Universal is a 350,000-square-foot office building erected in a sloping hillside, its 11 stories tiered to create outdoor spaces.

L.A.’s sloping suburbs came to embody not just the city’s ambition but its folly.