Christopher Hawthorne on Low-Rise: Housing Ideas for Los Angeles
This article was originally published on Common Edge.
City of Los Angeles' Low-Rise Housing Competition. Image © Charles Young
This article was originally published on Common Edge.
Low-Rise: Housing Ideas for Los Angeles is the latest initiative spearheaded by Christopher Hawthorne, the Chief Design Officer for the City of Los Angeles. Since leaving his post as architecture critic of the Los Angeles Times in March 2018, Hawthorne has carved out a unique and surprisingly wide ranging role at City Hall. Recently I reached out to him to talk about his two-plus years in government, the latest “ideas” challenge (as he describes Low-Rise), and other issues facing Los Angeles.
