Archinect - Features 2024-05-05T16:19:02-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150284336/in-with-the-old-the-los-angeles-conservancy-s-adrian-scott-fine-on-the-past-present-and-future-of-conservation-work-in-l-a In With the Old: The Los Angeles Conservancy’s Adrian Scott-Fine on the Past, Present, and Future of Conservation Work in L.A. Josh Niland 2021-10-14T09:00:00-04:00 >2021-10-14T17:58:10-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/03/03607a9c18625facc56a7e55e445e8cb.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Los Angeles, a city that is perhaps the most filmed, <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150149781/in-focus-miguel-rodriguez-exhibits-los-angeles-architecture-as-a-silent-observer" target="_blank">photographed</a>, and<a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150277201/reyner-banham-is-los-angeles-the-architecture-of-four-ecologies-at-50" target="_blank"> written about</a> metropolitan area in modern history, has been at the center of public discourse surrounding the typical array of conservation issues in the past few years as more and more of the <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-mar-19-la-me-tobar19-2010mar19-story.html" target="_blank">former Spanish Pueblo</a> falls victim to <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150280427/ian-volner-on-the-changing-face-of-los-angeles" target="_blank">development schemes</a> and the pressure to modernize.</p> <p>Now, as the city stands poised for an unprecedented decade of changes in which it will play host to the 2028 Olympic Games, the <a href="https://www.laconservancy.org/" target="_blank">Los Angeles Conservancy</a>&rsquo;s Adrian Scott-Fine sits down with Archinect for a conversation about some of the challenges,<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150268868/a-landmark-designation-effort-backfires-in-the-push-to-save-one-historic-los-angeles-restaurant-from-the-wrecking-ball" target="_blank"> recent developments</a>, and contriving dilemmas facing conservationists in the City of Angels.</p> <p>A former Director of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Scott-Fine shares his thoughts on the group&rsquo;s efforts and upcoming projects in this exclusive interview.</p>