Saturday Mornings at the Huntington

Colloquium VII:

Planning Los Angeles: Myths, Realties, and Lessons

Presented by the Los Angeles Region Planning History Group in cooperation with the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West Huntington Library and Garden, Friends Hall Saturday, April 28, 2012 Coffee and Pastries at 9:30 am Colloquium and Lunch from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Much of the world thinks that Los Angeles just happened by chancethe inexplicable yet somehow inevitable outcome of booming population growth and real estate investment unconstrained by coordinated intentions or public policy. Planners know better, and this event is all about refuting the persistent stereotype of an unplanned Los Angeles. Experts in the field will present on more than a century of plans, planners and planning, including the citys first comprehensive plan; a state-of-the-art urban design for the last undeveloped area on the Westside; and innovative policies encouraging the amazing resurgence of a supposedly nonexistent Downtown. Anyone interested in how our metropolis has been shaped and reshaped by purposeful planning should attendand be prepared to discuss and debate possible lessons for the next generation of planners. This event draws its speakers and issues from the new book Planning Los Angeles, a diverse collection of more than two dozen essays examining many aspects of LAs urbanism and urbanization. (Published by the American Planning Associations Planners Press, copies of the book will be available for purchase.) Author/presenters will include: David Sloane, Professor, USC Price School of Public Policy Vinit Mukhija, Associate Professor, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs Vinayak Bharne, Director of Design, Moule & Polyzoides Architects & Urbanists Ken Bernstein, Manager, Office of Historic Resources, LA Department of City Planning Todd Gish, Urban Designer and Historian

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Planning Los Angeles: Myths, Realties, and Lessons Saturday, April 28, 2012 Registration

Cost for the event is $40 ($20 for students with a valid student ID) Price includes coffee and pastries, box lunch, parking, and a day pass to the Huntington Library and Gardens Seating is limited. Please RSVP to: Alice Lepis, LARPHG Secretary alepis@prodigy.net (preferred) or at 818.769.4179 Deadline for registration and payment is Tuesday, April 24.

Payment may be made in one of two ways (to complete RSVP): 1) Using PayPal, accessible via the LARPHG website:
http://larphg.org/2012/02/23/planning-los-angeles/

click on PayPal Or 2) Via US mail: print out and fill in this form, include a check payable to Los Angeles Region Planning History Group, and send to: Los Angeles Region Planning History Group c/o Alice Lepis, Secretary 11227 Acama Street North Hollywood, CA 91602

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