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A Very Special Film Screening - Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles (1972)

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (PT)

Los Angeles, CA

A Very Special Film Screening - Reyner Banham Loves Los...

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- Reyner Banham loves Los Angeles (1972) - 

NB: the venue requires all attendees to have visitor passes, so pre-registration via eventbrite is required.

HMC Architects can offer attendees validated parking at the nearby Pershing Square Garage only. Parking can not be validated inside HMC's building.

 

Sneak preview of the film at: http://www.cityworkscampaign.org/our-next-event.html

 

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Join us for a glass of wine from 6.30pm and an intimate evening watching this very special film (begins at 7pm).

 

Synopsis
Long before Los Angeles's contribution to modern culture became widely recognized, British architectural historian Reyner Banham proclaimed it one of the world's great cities. Banham's influential yet controversial book Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies (1971) saw beauty in the city's sprawling layout and car-based urbanism. Shortly after the book's publication, the BBC documented Banham's vision of Los Angeles for an episode of its series One Pair of Eyes. The documentary takes the viewer on a tongue-in-cheek tour of the city's cultural landscape. The trip includes stops at iconic landmarks such as Watts Towers and the Lovell "Health" House designed by Richard Neutra, as well as mini-malls, drive-thrus, and strip clubs. The film documents a city situated at the divide between the modern era's clean lines and faith in progress-as captured in the work of architectural photographer Julius Shulman-and what has been described as Banham's "Pop Art" view, with its sparkle-front houses, Tiki huts, and jarring juxtapositions.

Who should attend

Anybody who wants to learn more about Los Angeles and her secrets

Cost

To cover the cost of the wine and the organization, we are asking for a donation of between $3 and $15.

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About LA Here and Now!

LA Here and Now is the LA-based event and workshop series of the City Works Campaign.

The goal of LA Here and Now is to to make the City of Los Angeles a better place to live, work and play in. Through partnering with interesting LA groups and putting on workshops and events, we leverage and integrate the skills of local urbanists, designers programmers, software developers, designers, community activists, urban planners, and urban thinkers into real solutions for our city’s problems.

More details about City Works Campaign can be found at www.cityworkscampaign.org



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HMC Architects
633 W. Fifth Street
Third Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM (PT)


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City Works Campaign




www.cityworkscampaign.org

City Works Campaign aims to improve quality of life in cities by mobilizing creative people to find varied solutions for urban problems.

We connect influential thinkers, tinkers, designers and software developers with government, business and community groups. And through events, competitions, roadmaps and projects, we make our cities better places to live, work and play.

Central to our work is a belief in the role of multidisciplinary creative teams and working from the ground-up to inspire and create lasting change. We also recognize that we are living in a very unique time where social networking, smartphone apps and other emerging technologies are aiding us in remarkable ways. As such, although we are the first to say that not all city problems require technology-based solutions, we get excited about and have a deep understanding of how computing can be harnessed for good.