How to reframe our collective thinking about design and public space.
Next month, Christopher Hawthorne, an architecture critic, will become the city of Los Angeles’ first chief design officer. In announcing his new position he described design in the city’s public sector as difficult to address. “Los Angeles is complex and sprawling; many communities go underserved, and seemingly beneficial design projects are sometimes decoys for displacement.” He sat with Hyperallergic Newsletter to talk about how LA “doesn’t quite fit the mold of what we think a city is.”
Interview: Why the City of Los Angeles Hired a “Chief Design Officer"