Architect Thom Mayne is principal of Santa Monica-based Morphosis and a founder of the Southern California Institute of Architecture. Before participating in a panel on how architects shape cities, he talked in the Zócalo green room about his love of steak tartare, his hatred of neckties, and the three traffic tickets he got when he abandoned his hot rod for a more sensible Fiat.
Anthea Hartig is the executive director of the California Historical Society. Before participating in an a panel on how people re-invent spaces, she talked partying in 1920s Berlin, optimistic Mondays, …
John King is the San Francisco Chronicle’s urban design critic and author of the book Cityscapes: San Francisco and its Buildings. Before moderating a panel on whether architects shape cities, …
We accord both architects and their buildings celebrity status, but how much do blueprints ultimately influence the way we live or the way our cities develop? Architects, planners, designers, and …
Los Angeles is a city of architects but not a city of architecture—not public architecture, anyway. For more than 100 years, its residential designs have been some of the best …
If you’ve seen neighborhoods razed and replaced by entirely new sorts of structures, you might think it’s all a bit heavy-handed. And one of the key visionaries behind the effort …
Architect Válery Augustin is principal of Dn/A, an architecture and design firm based in Los Angeles and Miami. Before participating in a panel on how architects shape cities, he talked …
Architect Peter Tolkin is the founding principal of South Pasadena-based Peter Tolkin Architecture. Before participating in a panel on how people reinvent spaces, he talked about Ghana, stinky cheese, and …
Architect Mia Lehrer is the founder of the Los Angeles-based landscape architecture and urban design firm Mia Lehrer + Associates. Before participating in a panel on whether the digital age …
Roger Sherman is principal of Roger Sherman Architecture and Urban Design in Culver City and co-director of UCLA’s cityLAB. Before participating in a panel on whether L.A. is mobile enough …
