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    Design and Architecture

    Making L.A.’s Beaches and Rivers Public

    Mia Lehrer is a landscape architect who has worked on various projects in L.A. including Dodger Stadium, the L.A. River, Annenberg Beach House and others. She talks about what we can expect to see change at the L.A. River.

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

    Mia Lehrer is a landscape architect who has worked on various projects in L.A. including Dodger Stadium, the L.A. River, Annenberg Beach House and others. She talks about what we can expect to see change at the L.A. River.

    Jenny Price is an activist, historian, and environmentalist who developed an app with designer Ben Adair called ‘Our Malibu Beaches’ that allows users to see where they can access Malibu’s coastline. She’s also launching an initiative this September called ‘Project 51’ that is aimed at bringing the public to all 51 miles of the L.A. River. She talks about why she thinks the L.A. River and Malibu are two of L.A.’s great public spaces.

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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 PublicYou’re reading this
    3. 18:48Camping on Concrete at the L.A. River
    4. 23:43 Everything Talks
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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Caroline Chamberlain

      KUOW

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      Mia Lehrer

      Founding principal of Mia Lehrer + Associates

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      Jenny Price

      writer, artist and historian

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    The full episode

    2 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 PublicYou’re reading this
    3. 18:48Camping on Concrete at the L.A. River
    4. 23:43 Everything Talks
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