Heteropolis: Los Angeles : The Riots and the Strange Beauty of Hetero-Architecture

Jencks, Charles

ISBN 10: 1854902067 / ISBN 13: 9781854902061

Published by Wiley-Academy, London, 1993

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A real nice clean 144 page first edition heavy stock softcover. Has numerous full color photos. Covers the architecture and urban texture of Los Angeles in the mid 1990's in this fascinating book, Jencks posits Los Angeles as ground zero for heterophilia, the love of the different; he infers from this the idea of hetero-achitecture, an architecture that combines the traditions of Southern California modernism with realities of the new city: the city of immigrants, gangs, fear and riots. Size: 11h x 8 3/4w.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Heteropolis: Los Angeles : The Riots and the Strange Beauty of Hetero-Architecture
• Publisher: Wiley-Academy, London
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1854902067
• ISBN 13: 9781854902061
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

The brilliant Charles Jencks turns his laser-like eye on the architecture and urban texture of Los Angeles in the mid 1990's in this facinating book, first published in 1993. Jencks posits Los Angeles as ground zero for heterophilia, the love of the different; he infers from this the idea of hetero-achitecture, an architecture that combines the traditions of Southern California modernism with realities of the new city: the city of immigrants, gangs, fear and riots. Jencks's view is refreshingly sunny.