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forum issue 5 : parks

edited by alan a loomis and lize mogel

With summer upon us, and the outdoors beckoning, the Forum turns its attention to parks and recreational landscapes in Los Angeles and elsewhere. Through a series of essays, projects, and case studies, we outline the social/political/economic/ecological dimensions of open space in the city. Funded in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department.


  • from paradise to parking lot by lawrence culver
  • civic park proposals, downtown los angeles : project by ken ehrlich / lah*ub
  • exposition park, south los angeles, case study by alan loomis
  • virginia avenue park, santa monica : case study by michael pinto
  • using parks to make an urban metropolis : essay by stephanie pincetl
  • public green by lize mogel
  • baldwin hills park, crenshaw : case study by therese kelly
  • augustus hawkins park, south los angeles : case study by lize mogel
  • les parcs & los parques : new parks & new natures by chris kahle
  • confluence park, los angeles : case study by jennifer price
  • 3 acres on the lake : dusable park, chicago by laurie palmer
  • "it's not as complicated as people think" : essay and case studies terence young
  • about the contributors
from paradise to parking lot by lawrence culver ›
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