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    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.

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    By Frances Anderton • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Christopher Hawthorne

      Chief Design Officer, Mayor's Office, City of Los Angeles; former architecture critic at the Los Angeles Times

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      Mia Lehrer

      Founding principal of Mia Lehrer + Associates

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      Karen Ginsberg

      Assistant Director of Community and Cultural Services for the City of Santa Monica

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