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    Design and Architecture

    Camping on Concrete at the L.A. River

    DnA’s Caroline Chamberlain attended the first official L.A. River campout last month. Organized by the arts nonprofit Clockshop , California State Parks and Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority , it turned out to be a gathering of some of the river’s biggest fans.

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    By Frances Anderton • Jul 1, 2014 • 1 min read

    DnA’s Caroline Chamberlain attended the first official L.A. River campout last month. Organized by the arts nonprofit Clockshop, California State Parks and Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority, it turned out to be a gathering of some of the river’s biggest fans.

    But what is it like to camp on a concrete river that lies adjacent to freeways, train tracks and a high school?

    With Lewis Macadams of Friends of the Los Angeles River, Kat Superfisky of Mia Lehrer + Associates and Damian Robledo of RAC Design Build.

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    Reclaiming Public Space-- at the Beach and at the River
    1. 0:39California Builds Greener
    2. 6:02Making L.A.’s Beaches and Rivers Public
    3. 18:48Camping on Concrete at the L.A. RiverYou’re reading this
    4. 23:43 Everything Talks
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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Caroline Chamberlain

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Reclaiming Public Space-- at the Beach and at the River
    1. 0:39California Builds Greener
    2. 6:02Making L.A.’s Beaches and Rivers Public
    3. 18:48Camping on Concrete at the L.A. RiverYou’re reading this
    4. 23:43 Everything Talks
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