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The Infrastructural City, by Kazys Varnelis

This provocative collection of photography, essays, and maps looks at infrastructure as a way of mapping our place in the city and affecting change through architecture.

WRAPPER by Mary Ann Ray and Robert Mangurian

This book features a collection of drawings for the redesign of the facade of the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles.

Everyday Urbanism by Margaret Crawford, John Chase, and John Kaliski

“Everyday Urbanism” is based on the daily experience of the city – trips to supermarkets, the commute to work, the journey along the strip passing by the mini-mall, the carwash, and the franchise food emporium.

Experimental Architecture in Los Angeles by Leon Whiteson, John Chase, and Aaron Betsky

This book features the work of 22 architecture firms, including Michele Saee, AKS Runo, Josh Schweitzer, Guthrie + Buresh, Koning Eizenberg, and COA. The book is drawn from the work of participants in a series of lectures presented during the … | +

Recombinant Images in Los Angeles – Central Office of Architecture

A series of a dozen black-and-white photographs by COA “created through the super-imposition of found urban artifacts pulled from their functional context and treated as fragment and empty sign” with accompanying text.