Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies

Reyner Banham examined the built environment of Los Angeles in a way no architectural historian before him had done, looking with fresh eyes at its... Comments: Los Angeles. There were a few years there when Los Angles was the center of the... The book was exactly what I wanted for a Christmas present and at a good price.... Even though Banham's book was written in the early '70's, it remains a cogent... Outstanding book about Los Angeles, a must-read for anyone interested in... Reyner Banham's writing is intelligent and entertaining. He has taken LA to... Read More »

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