The buildings of a city are the “stones of history”, the depositories of the most memorable part of a cultural tradition. Our identity, as citizens, is built up according to the place we inhabit and we interact with. Is this the case also of a city like Los Angeles, or do we have to adapt our way of thinking to totally new parameters? This essay examines the most recent evolution of the California metropolis, which scholars of sociology, writers, urban planners, and mass media has defined as a “non-city”, a “large freeway”, or even as a “the outskirts of the world”. A city which is starting to get a new image, with the great renaissance and renovation of the Downtown area, its architectonic alchemy which reflects a multi-ethnic society, and due to new iconic buildings such as the W.D.C.H. by Frank Gehry.
New Eclecticism in Downtown L.A.: Restoration and Innovation
FRANCI, GIOVANNA;
2005
Abstract
The buildings of a city are the “stones of history”, the depositories of the most memorable part of a cultural tradition. Our identity, as citizens, is built up according to the place we inhabit and we interact with. Is this the case also of a city like Los Angeles, or do we have to adapt our way of thinking to totally new parameters? This essay examines the most recent evolution of the California metropolis, which scholars of sociology, writers, urban planners, and mass media has defined as a “non-city”, a “large freeway”, or even as a “the outskirts of the world”. A city which is starting to get a new image, with the great renaissance and renovation of the Downtown area, its architectonic alchemy which reflects a multi-ethnic society, and due to new iconic buildings such as the W.D.C.H. by Frank Gehry.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
