(IN)formal LA: The Space of Politics

Synopsis

Often Portrayed As A Confluence Of Cars And Movies, This Book Traces Another Course To Uncover Los Angeles' Primal Sources Of Creation - Land And Opportunity. Within The Endless Sprawl There Reside Flurries Of Uncodified Spatial Configurations That No High-definition Map Or Satellite Image Can Accurately Capture Nor Present. This Book Explores A Range Of Unique Spatial Practices And Pedagogies Through The Lens Of Politics In Los Angeles. While This Book Articulates Growing Skepticism In Current Design Discourse And Education, It Also Provides A Spatial Awareness That Is Culturally Rooted, Socially Responsive And Vitally Connected To The City. Composed Of Essays, Photos, Projects And Interviews, This Book Embraces The Quirky, Celebrates The Wide And Embellishes The Close Range To Expose The Complex Social Organizations Within This Contemporary Urban Network. Invisible Acropolis / Diane Ghirardo -- Bundle Of Rights / Roger Sherman -- Instructions For The Reconstitution Of Historical Smog / Marcos Sánchez And Mark Wasiuta With Adam Bandler -- Bogotá>los Angeles / Rachel Berney -- The Studio And The City : Notes On Architectural Pedagogy / Kenny Cupers -- Studio Brief / Markus Miessen With Kenny Cupers -- Trash / Victor J. Jones -- Speeding / Reid Cigolle -- Outtakes From The Space Of Politics : A Panel Discussion / Edited By Stefano De Martino And Victor J. Jones -- Agency And Politics In Architecture / Warren Techentin. Victor Jones. Includes Bibliographical References.