Anderton’s book provides further powerful evidence that density is not something to be scared of, but is fertile ground for architectural invention, creating more neighbourly, walkable communities, and ultimately making Los Angeles a more livable city for all. — The Guardian
The Guardian’s Oliver Wainwright joined Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles author Frances Anderton for a walking tour of select historic apartment buildings that included Richard Neutra’s 1937 Strathmore Apartments in Westwood (noteworthy as the first apartment Charles and Ray Eames rented after they moved to the city in 1941) and the Irving Gill’s 1910 Horatio West Court, whose new neighbor is a just-finished transitional housing project from Brooks + Scarpa.
“There’s still an ingrained cultural stigma here, that renting an apartment means you haven’t quite made it," Anderton reminds us. The city's broken political culture, meanwhile, isn't making the issue much easier.
The former host of KCRW's popular radio show, DnA, has been a frequent collaborator on Archinect. Anderton joined us in December 2020 on the Archinect Sessions podcast to talk about her career and "the backstory behind her transition from architecture student to journalist to radio personality."
Listen to Episode 160 of Archienct Sessions "Goat Wisdom with Frances Anderton."
4 Comments
She must be kidding!
The real stigma here isn't the boujee value of having made or not. The real embarrassment is the availability and the affordability of all those apartments, sitting empty and waiting for those who can afford the "market rate." There are millions of people in L.A. County who would love to live and be proud of it in those low-class loser (!) apartments.
Earth to Frances!
Curious if Frances lives in an apartment herself? Or is this akin to studio professors that promote density, cycling, and public transit, and then drive their Porsche from studio to the suburbs?
https://www.hunker.com/13717849/kcrws-frances-andertons-gehry-designed-apartment-is-far-out
haha, thank you, I'll check my cynicism at the door. Happy to see it's a non-luxury/older apartment too! Really great early Gehry too!
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