Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies

Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies Published in 1971 by the British critic and writer Reyner Banham, 1922-1988, as a pioneer of architectural research on the theme of a single “city” in the 1970s, the first edition of the book features the highly representative cover of the famous Los Angeles artist David Hockney, who moved to Los Angeles. Paintings”A Bigger SplashRevealing the freewheeling nature of this changing American West Coast city, Baan demonstrates the complex ecologically complex interaction between architectural space and social culture by placing the work of local architects against the backdrop of mountains, plains, beaches, and highways.