1. New Zoning Code
a. Quickly familiarize yourself with the City of LAs new zoning code:
i. https://planning.lacity.org/zoning/new-code
ii. Skim the draft of the code uploaded to Blackboard.
2. Zoning Roundtable Discussion
a. Watch the AIA & LA City Planning Roundtable, New Zoning Code 201, on the citys
new zoning code:
i. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f9lXfAyf3c
ii. As you watch, note down issues that the architects on the panel have about
the new code relative to work of designers and their desired degree of
agency in the built environment.
List Themes – Use clear titles/subtitles and bullet points to list and categorize the
issues the architects on the panel have with the new code.
b. Speculate on the nature of the relationship between urban planning and design
relative to the roundtable discussion. How are these professions allied and where
are they at odds? What are their shared values relative to the physical design of our
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communities? Are there values architects have that are detrimental to community
design? Are there values urban planners hold that are detrimental to physical
design? Discuss in paragraph form and be specific!
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