Once the greatest American example of a modern city served by infrastructure, Los Angeles is now in crisis. Infrastructure has ceased to support architecture's plans for the city. This provocative collection looks at infrastructure as a way of mapping residents' place in the city, remaining optimistic about the role of architecture to affect change.
Language
English
Pages
251
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Actar
Release
December 01, 2008
ISBN
8496954250
ISBN 13
9788496954250
The Infrastructural City: Networked Ecologies in Los Angeles
Once the greatest American example of a modern city served by infrastructure, Los Angeles is now in crisis. Infrastructure has ceased to support architecture's plans for the city. This provocative collection looks at infrastructure as a way of mapping residents' place in the city, remaining optimistic about the role of architecture to affect change.