2024-04-28T10:42:11-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/86547991/makers-and-shakers-la-forum-s-out-there-doing-it-2013 Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2013-11-15T13:43:00-05:00 >2018-07-06T16:57:09-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/u6/u63vo3qbh2glkwaf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p> One of Los Angeles&rsquo; most sly urban characteristics is its sprawl: by being so large, its widely cast net defies characterization while also incubating remarkable experimentations.&nbsp;A few outstanding selections from that m&eacute;lange are the members of Out There Doing It -- a collection of architects and designers curated by the <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/355599/la-forum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LA Forum</a>&nbsp; &ldquo;as diverse as they are interdisciplinary&rdquo;. These emerging professionals &ldquo;actively question how architecture is represented, conceptualized, materialized, and publicized&rdquo; -- encouraging accountability throughout the design process. The 2013 OTDI participants are: Anna Neimark of <a href="http://www.firstoff.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Office</a>, <a href="http://www.bryonyroberts.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bryony Roberts</a>, <a href="http://allthatissolid.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ALLTHATISSOLID</a>, and <a href="http://designbitches.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Design, Bitches</a>.</p> <p> Inspired by Russian suprematism and Metallica, practicing in bathrooms and coffeehouses, these designers cover ideas as expansive as the L.A. basin, in all its&nbsp;nooks and crannies. The 2013 OTDIers just completed their final event at ForumFest, the LA Forum&rsquo;s annual fundraiser (<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/85523504/la-forumfest-to-honor-michael-maltzan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this year honoring Michael Maltzan...</a></p>