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Architects were asked to design homeless shelters on $1 million budget. Here are the results

LOS ANGELES - One rendering shows a courtyard accented by contemporary planters and cafe tables. The tents where recently homeless people would live are shaded, and almost hidden, under wooden trellises.

It is one of three designs - depicting shelters of 50, 100 and 150 beds - produced by a group of architects working pro bono in support of Mayor Eric Garcetti's $20 million initiative to build shelters in all 15 of Los Angeles' City Council districts.

The goal is to come up with standard designs that could be placed on a lot

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