Christopher James Alexander

Getty Research Institute

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Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design at the Getty Research Institute

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One of the first shows to open is the Getty's own, called  Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940–1990 .

Overdrive

One of the first shows to open is the Getty's own, called Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future, 1940–1990 .

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