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Overdrive, L.A. constructs the future, 1940-1990, edited by Wim de Wit and Christopher James Alexander

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edited by Wim de Wit and Christopher James Alexander

L.A. constructs the future, 1940-1990

Foreword. Studying Los Angeles's urbanism / Thomas W. Gaehtgens -- Introduction. Provoking new perceptions of Los Angeles / Wim de Wit and Christopher James Alexander -- Transformative landscapes. The deep historical morphology of the Los Angeles metropolis / Philip J. Ethington ; Dreams deferred : parks and open space / William Deverell ; All freeways lead to East Los Angeles : rethinking the L.A. freeway and its meanings / Eric Avila ; Los Angeles after dark : the incandescent city / Sandy Isenstadt -- Engaging modernism. "The style of the future"? The vicissitudes of modernism in Los Angeles / Wim de Wit ; Professional and educational discourse : training the next generation of architects in Los Angeles / Ken Breisch ; Across the Pacific : Los Angeles as a catalyst for architectural change in East Asia / Jeffrey W. Cody ; Latin America and Los Angeles : architectural exchanges / Hugo Segawa and Fernando Atique ; Preserving modern architecture in Los Angeles / Susan Macdonald -- Developing communities. Suburban landscapes of Los Angeles / Becky Nicolaides ; Domestic speculation : architects and builders in postwar Los Angeles / Dana Cuff ; Experimental jet set : aerospace and the modern house in Los Angeles / Dana Hutt -- Engineered audacity. LAX : designing for the jet age / Vanessa R. Schwartz ; Architecture industry : the L.A. Ten / Stephen Phillips ; Everyday entertainment : post-postwar life in the San Gabriel valley / Chris Nichols