Architecture Does Matter—Even In Crazy L.A.
But How To Use It For Our Benefit Is Another Question
We accord both architects and their buildings celebrity status, but how much do blueprints ultimately influence the way we live or the way our cities develop? Architects, planners, designers, and scholars visited Zócalo at the Getty Center to participate in three panels exploring how architecture has shaped—and will shape—the world and Los Angeles today. The half-day Zócalo/Getty conference, entitled “Does Architecture Matter?”, was part of Pacific Standard Time, an initiative of the Getty with arts institutions across Southern California. A capacity crowd packed into the Harold M. Williams Auditorium, spilling …
