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The surprising architecture of Los Angeles

The surprising architecture of Los Angeles

While the city of Los Angeles is currently undergoing heavy densification and transformation, the architects Caroline and Cyril Desroche are publishing a documentary book containing 1,300 photos in order to take stock of the city’s urban fabric. In it they deconstruct the hierarchies and analyze the city’s standards, with billboards and parking lots appearing on the same plane as the mythical stilt houses.

Los Angeles Standards Â© Caroline et Cyril Desroche "A project to document the city's vernacular architecture has been on our minds for a long time." After completing their studies in architecture, Caroline and Cyril Desroche published their firs...

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