Democracy & Design

Wed May 28, 2008

How can a city be both democratic and beautiful? Is an inclusive planning process inherently at odds with excellent urban design and architecture? Or is it possible for public process to support great architecture and great urbanism? Most importantly, how is this tension playing out in Los Angeles and San Francisco, two of the great West Coast cities?

Please join the Westside Urban Forum, the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, and the American Institute of Architects in welcoming Los Angeles Times Architecture Critic Christopher Hawthorne, San Francisco Chronicle Architecture and Urban Design Columnist John King and moderator David Abel, publisher of The Planning Report for a frank and fascinating exploration of this topic.