Notes from Another Los Angeles
Gregory Ain and the Construction of a Social Landscape
$66.23
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
19 July 2022
Summary
The first book to focus on California architect Gregory Ain’s housing projects, which featured open kitchens, movable walls, and other design innovations.
The Southern California architect Gregory Ain (1908-1988) collaborated with some of the most important figures of midcentury design, including Rudolph Schindler, Richard Neutra, and Charles and Ray Eames, and yet remains relatively unknown. Perhaps one reason for this anonymity is that although he designed private homes for wealthy …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262046657 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262046652 |
| Author: | Anthony Fontenot |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 19 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 848g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 203mm |
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“Notes From Another Los Angeles, edited by the scholar Anthony Fontenot, is the first book devoted to exploring the communal developments that Ain believed in deeply, with a focused look at each of the projects he constructed….As the title of Fontenot’s book suggests, Ain’s legacy conjures a different model of the city than the one some us occupy today; had his ideas taken further hold, “another” Los Angeles might indeed have developed. But in the midst of yet another massive housing and homelessness crisis with few viable solutions in sight, one might wonder if—or at least wish—it still could. Ain’s work and philosophy provide a compelling blueprint.”—The Nation
About The Author
Anthony Fontenot
Anthony Fontenot is Professor of Architecture at Woodbury University School of Architecture in Los Angeles and the author of Non-Design- Architecture, Liberalism, and the Market.
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