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Iconic La

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Author : Gloria Koenig
language : en
Publisher: Balcony Pr
Release Date : 2000

Iconic La written by Gloria Koenig and has been published by Balcony Pr this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Architecture categories.

The twelve buildings of "Iconic LA," identifiable the world over, demonstrate the personality and power of Los Angeles as a major metropolis. Their stories are the story of a city in progress, an urban biography that tells a century's worth of history. Like a character in a movie, each of these buildings has played a role in an unfolding human drama complete with intrigue, political struggle, tragedy, and triumph. The architect of the Bradbury Building accepted the commission after consulting a Ouija board and was inspired by a futuristic novel written in the late 1800s; in 1984 the building became a set for the futuristic-noir film "Blade Runner." The Jetson style LAX Theme Building provides an indelible image of one of the world's busiest airports; however, few know the poignant story of its designer, Paul Williams, one of Los Angeles's most important African-American architects. Frank Gehry's design for the Disney Concert Hall suffered criticism, public apathy, and political frustration; in 1999 construction officially began on what will arguably be the city's most visible and popular landmark. Other buildings discussed include Griffith Observatory, the Getty Center, Watts Towers, and Case Study House #22.

Visible Cities Global Comics

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Author : Benjamin Fraser
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2019-09-25

Visible Cities Global Comics written by Benjamin Fraser and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-25 with Literary Criticism categories.

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title for 2020 More and more people are noticing links between urban geography and the spaces within the layout of panels on the comics page. Benjamin Fraser explores the representation of the city in a range of comics from across the globe. Comics address the city as an idea, a historical fact, a social construction, a material-built environment, a shared space forged from the collective imagination, or as a social arena navigated according to personal desire. Accordingly, Fraser brings insights from urban theory to bear on specific comics. The works selected comprise a variety of international, alternative, and independent small-press comics artists, from engravings and early comics to single-panel work, graphic novels, manga, and trading cards, by artists such as Will Eisner, Tsutomu Nihei, Hariton Pushwagner, Julie Doucet, Frans Masereel, and Chris Ware. In the first monograph on this subject, Fraser touches on many themes of modern urban life: activism, alienation, consumerism, flânerie, gentrification, the mystery story, science fiction, sexual orientation, and working-class labor. He leads readers to images of such cities as Barcelona, Buenos Aires, London, Lyon, Madrid, Montevideo, Montreal, New York, Oslo, Paris, São Paolo, and Tokyo. Through close readings, each chapter introduces readers to specific comics artists and works and investigates a range of topics related to the medium’s spatial form, stylistic variation, and cultural prominence. Mainly, Fraser mixes interest in urbanism and architecture with the creative strategies that comics artists employ to bring their urban images to life.

L A City Limits

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Author : Josh Sides
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2004-01-27

L A City Limits written by Josh Sides and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-27 with History categories.

In 1964 an Urban League survey ranked Los Angeles as the most desirable city for African Americans to live in. In 1965 the city burst into flames during one of the worst race riots in the nation's history. How the city came to such a pass—embodying both the best and worst of what urban America offered black migrants from the South—is the story told for the first time in this history of modern black Los Angeles. A clear-eyed and compelling look at black struggles for equality in L.A.'s neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces from the Great Depression to our day, L.A. City Limits critically refocuses the ongoing debate about the origins of America's racial and urban crisis. Challenging previous analysts' near-exclusive focus on northern "rust-belt" cities devastated by de-industrialization, Josh Sides asserts that the cities to which black southerners migrated profoundly affected how they fared. He shows how L.A.'s diverse racial composition, dispersive geography, and dynamic postwar economy often created opportunities—and limits—quite different from those encountered by blacks in the urban North.

Documenting The Cultural Heritage

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Author : Robin Thornes
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 1998-01-01

Documenting The Cultural Heritage written by Robin Thornes and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Art categories.

This publication presents three internationally agreed standards for the documentation of the cultural heritage: the Core Data Index to Historic Buildings and Monuments of the Architectural Heritage, the International Core Data Standard for Archaeological Sites and Monuments, and the core data standard for identifying cultural objects—Object ID. The standards have been brought together in a single publication to provide a readily accessible guide for use by those responsible for documenting the archaeological, architectural, and movable heritage.

Los Angeles City Hall

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Author : Stephen Gee
language : en
Publisher: Angel City Press
Release Date : 2018-04-09

Los Angeles City Hall written by Stephen Gee and has been published by Angel City Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-09 with Architecture categories.

The full story of the birth, growth, and restoration of Los Angeles City Hall.

In Formal L A

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Author : Victor J. Jones
language : en
Publisher: eVolo Press
Release Date : 2014-01-01

In Formal L A written by Victor J. Jones and has been published by eVolo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with Architecture categories.

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. (IN)formal L.A. 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, (IN)formal L.A. embraces the quirky, celebrates the wide and embellishes the close range to expose the complex social organizations within this contemporary urban network. (IN)formal L.A. serves as both a textbook for classes in art and architecture, urban design, planning and theory in addition to responding to the increasing interest in the study of Los Angeles by scholars in other fields. The book provides an extended overview of the range and variety of urban issues that are critical to understanding present-day Los Angeles. “As hard as it is to wrap the mind around the urban mosh pit known as Los Angeles, it is always comforting to think someone has given a knowing push toward deciphering its DNA. Victor Jones’s compilation of critical essays and native observations does just that. Every L.A. explorer needs a copy in his or her back pocket.” — Craig Hodgetts, partner of Hodgetts+Fung and professor of architecture, University of California, Los Angeles “What form will the contemporary city, with all its fugitive qualities, continue to take? This book, with Los Angeles as the backdrop, tackles the question head on, adding ideas and dimension that will be relevant to the debates concerning all emerging cities.” — Michael Maltzan, principal of MMA and architect of Innercity Arts, Los Angeles “The studio at the heart of this book, and the essays that circle around it, show how architectural practice and pedagogy can open up a space of possibility for more democratic and just forms of political life to emerge if we are willing to embrace and build upon their fragile yet persistent reverberations.” — Aron Vinegar, Director of Art History and Visual Culture, University of Exeter, UK and author of I AM A MONUMENT: On Learning from Las Vegas

Abandoned And Historic Los Angeles

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Author : Jason Horton
language : en
Publisher: America Through Time
Release Date : 2020-09-28

Abandoned And Historic Los Angeles written by Jason Horton and has been published by America Through Time this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-28 with History categories.

Going All City

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Author : Stefano Bloch
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2019-11-14

Going All City written by Stefano Bloch and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

“We could have been called a lot of things: brazen vandals, scared kids, threats to social order, self-obsessed egomaniacs, marginalized youth, outsider artists, trend setters, and thrill seekers. But, to me, we were just regular kids growing up hard in America and making the city our own. Being ‘writers’ gave us something to live for and ‘going all city’ gave us something to strive for; and for some of my friends it was something to die for.” In the age of commissioned wall murals and trendy street art, it’s easy to forget graffiti’s complicated and often violent past in the United States. Though graffiti has become one of the most influential art forms of the twenty-first century, cities across the United States waged a war against it from the late 1970s to the early 2000s, complete with brutal police task forces. Who were the vilified taggers they targeted? Teenagers, usually, from low-income neighborhoods with little to their names except a few spray cans and a desperate need to be seen—to mark their presence on city walls and buildings even as their cities turned a blind eye to them. Going All City is the mesmerizing and painful story of these young graffiti writers, told by one of their own. Prolific LA writer Stefano Bloch came of age in the late 1990s amid constant violence, poverty, and vulnerability. He recounts vicious interactions with police; debating whether to take friends with gunshot wounds to the hospital; coping with his mother’s heroin addiction; instability and homelessness; and his dread that his stepfather would get out of jail and tip his unstable life into full-blown chaos. But he also recalls moments of peace and exhilaration: marking a fresh tag; the thrill of running with his crew at night; exploring the secret landscape of LA; the dream and success of going all city. Bloch holds nothing back in this fierce, poignant memoir. Going All City is an unflinching portrait of a deeply maligned subculture and an unforgettable account of what writing on city walls means to the most vulnerable people living within them.

Dk Eyewitness Top 10 Los Angeles

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Author : DK Eyewitness
language : en
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Release Date : 2022-03-24

Dk Eyewitness Top 10 Los Angeles written by DK Eyewitness and has been published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-24 with Travel categories.

Made iconic by its Hollywood connections, Los Angeles is also jam packed with must-see sights - think world-renowned museums, top-notch restaurants, fun-filled theme parks, and scenic surfing spots. Make the most of your trip to the City of Angels with DK Eyewitness Top 10 Los Angeles. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Los Angeles has to offer and ensuring that you don't miss a thing. Best of all, the pocket-friendly format is light and easily portable; the perfect companion while out and about. DK Eyewitness Top 10 Los Angeles your ticket to the trip of a lifetime. Inside DK Eyewitness Top 10 Los Angeles you will find: -Detailed Top 10 lists of Los Angeles must-sees including Historic Hollywood Boulevard, the Getty Center, Griffith Park, and Disneyland® Resort -Easy-to-follow itineraries including ideas for day trips, weekends and a week's worth of plans to make the most out of each and every day - Expert advice: honest recommendations on Los Angeles' most interesting areas, with the best places for shopping, eating out and sightseeing, with top tips on getting ready, getting around and staying safe - Themed lists including the best beaches, movie theatres, drives and day trips, parks and gardens, and much more - Practical tips: Inspiration for different things to enjoy during your trip, including family activities and things to do for free - Detailed maps including a laminated pull-out map of Los Angeles, plus eight full-colour area maps - Covers: Los Angeles Highlights, Historic Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Strip, The Getty Center, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), El Pueblo de Los Angeles, The Huntington Universal Studios, Hollywood SM, Griffith Park, Disneyland® Resort, Catalina Island, Moments in History, Architectural Landmarks, Parks and Gardens, Beaches, Places to See and Be Seen, Off the Beaten Path, Children's Attractions, Hollywood Connections, Movie Theaters, Performing Arts Venues, Restaurants, Shopping Streets,Los Angeles for Free, Drives and Day Trips, Downtown, Around Downtown, Pasadena, Hollywood, West Hollywood and Midtown, Beverly Hills, Westwood, and Bel-Air, Santa Monica Bay, Coastal Orange County, Getting To and Around Los Angeles, Practical Information, and Places to Stay. Planning to explore beyond Los Angeles? Don't forget to check out DK Eyewitness California. About DK Eyewitness: At DK Eyewitness, we believe in the power of discovery. We make it easy for you to explore your dream destinations. DK Eyewitness travel guides have been helping travellers to make the most of their breaks since 1993. Filled with expert advice, striking photography and detailed illustrations, our highly visual DK Eyewitness guides will get you closer to your next adventure. We publish guides to more than 200 destinations, from pocket-sized city guides to comprehensive country guides. Named Top Guidebook Series at the 2020 Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards, we know that wherever you go next, your DK Eyewitness travel guides are the perfect companion.

Visible Cities Barcelona

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Author : George Semler
language : en
Publisher: Somerset
Release Date : 2004-02

Visible Cities Barcelona written by George Semler and has been published by Somerset this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02 with Travel categories.

This guide to the city of Barcelona provides readers with detailed information on the city's history, architecture, art and culture, as well as looking at hotels and restaurants and short city-centre guided walks.