Event Date: Feb 29, 2020; Event City: Los Angeles, CA, US Join us for a symposium hosted by Jeffrey Inaba and the IDEAS Urban Strategy Studio.
LA’s past and future are tied to land - as in land development, land
value, and landmarks. In other cities the grid dictates urban growth and
buildings conform to its strict order. In LA the land rules: street
grids buckle and dissolve along the foothills, and structures and open
spaces follow the principles of grading. Mountains, valleys, and water
determine the shape of urban districts and the path of roads and
freeways. Land is also the city’s primary material for construction.
Every plot of earth has been moved and shaped, turning fields, hills,
and canyons into neighborhoods, infrastructure, and popular
destinations. The LA River, Mulholland’s reservoirs, Hollywood Bowl,
Griffith Observatory, UCLA, Bunker Hill, the 101, 405, 5, Dodger
Stadium, the Getty, and hillside enclaves from Pacific Palisades to
Pasadena all were built by transforming the land into a new typography.
Read the full post on Bustler
Event Date: Feb 29, 2020; Event City: Los Angeles, CA, US Join us for a symposium hosted by Jeffrey Inaba and the IDEAS Urban Strategy Studio.
LA’s past and future are tied to land - as in land development, land
value, and landmarks. In other cities the grid dictates urban growth and
buildings conform to its strict order. In LA the land rules: street
grids buckle and dissolve along the foothills, and structures and open
spaces follow the principles of grading. Mountains, valleys, and water
determine the shape of urban districts and the path of roads and
freeways. Land is also the city’s primary material for construction.
Every plot of earth has been moved and shaped, turning fields, hills,
and canyons into neighborhoods, infrastructure, and popular
destinations. The LA River, Mulholland’s reservoirs, Hollywood Bowl,
Griffith Observatory, UCLA, Bunker Hill, the 101, 405, 5, Dodger
Stadium, the Getty, and hillside enclaves from Pacific Palisades to
Pasadena all were built by transforming the land into a new typography.
Read the full post on Bustler
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