Design and Architecture
Public Space is the Happening Space in LA Design
Some of the most interesting new design in LA is going on in public space. Frances Anderton speaks with architecture critic Chris Hawthorne, landscape designer Mia Lehrer and architect Frederick Fisher about the public spaces and places to see this summer. Plus, Karen Ginsberg on a bright new future for Santa Monica's public conveniences, and Benny Chan on LA from 1000 feet.
By Frances Anderton • • 1 min readFrances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Christopher Hawthorne
Chief Design Officer, Mayor's Office, City of Los Angeles; former architecture critic at the Los Angeles Times
Mia Lehrer
Founding principal of Mia Lehrer + Associates
Karen Ginsberg
Assistant Director of Community and Cultural Services for the City of Santa Monica