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Author:   Sam Hall Kaplan
Publisher:   Academic Studies Press
Imprint:   Cherry Orchard Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.657kg
ISBN:  

9798887195476

Pages:   240
Publication Date:   25 October 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Stoop, and City Beyond 2. Jobs and Bosses 3. Wide-Eyed and Bushy-Tailed 4. City Desk Diversions 5. Saint Jane of Planning 6. Good Times, Bad Times 7. Reality Bites 8. Dreams Deferred 9. Jumping Rock to Rock 10. Los Angeles Beckons 11. Welcome to the Land of Sunshine and Shadows 12. “L. A.’s The Place” 13. Persevering Preservation 14. Planning, for Better or Worse 15. The Art and Angst of Architecture 16. Moving On 17. Disney Hall and Its Discontents 18. Critic at Bay 19. Tough Love Urbanism 20. Teaching as a Delight 21. Ever the Iconoclast  22. Community Planning Challenged 23. Critic Unbound 24. Reading Architecture 25. Misanthropic Malibu 26. The Fire and the Aftermath 27. Democracy’s Soft Underbelly 28. Going Forward Afterthoughts About the Author

Reviews

“A Zelig of urbanism, Kaplan has rubbed shoulders—and rankled egos—with seemingly every major player in modern urban design and architecture. His very enjoyable memoir outlines his consistent mission that planning and architecture need to serve the public. Kaplan has no fear of losing a job or access, as his first allegiance is to the greater community. He always considers the full scope of a building’s effect on its users—workers, builders, patrons—before any artistic gesture. Stalwartly writing his mind—paying no heed to trend or hype—Kaplan consistently maintains that if something looks good but isn’t user-friendly, then it isn’t architecture.” — Julie D. Taylor, Hon. AIA/LA, Society of Architectural Historians/Southern California Chapter, November 2024 “One of the finest journalists of his generation.” — Tom Johnson, former CNN President & Publisher of the LA Times “Unapologetic populist.” — John Rabe, Award-winning radio host and producer

“One of the finest journalists of his generation.” — Tom Johnson, former CNN President & Publisher of the LA Times “Unapologetic populist.” — John Rabe, Award-winning radio host and producer

Author Information

Sam Hall Kaplan is a renowned print and broadcast journalist, activist urban planner, and teacher, who in a seventy-year career has been a New York Times reporter, Los Angeles Times design critic, and Emmy Award-winning television commentator. His books include The Dream Deferred, L.A Lost & Found, and L.A. Follies.

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