arcCA 00.2: Common Ground


Common Ground” explores issues of community from Silicon Valley to Burning Man. It is the 2nd quarter 2000 issue of arcCA (Architecture California), which was, from 2000 to 2012, the quarterly print journal of the AIA California Council.


Editor’s Comment: Learning from SFO
Tim Culvahouse, AIA

You Have to Pay for the Public Life
Charles Moore

Chaos and Community: A Silicon Valley Aesthetic?
Aaron Betsky

The Street as Avenue of Community Expression: Courtland Avenue and Courtland Creek Park
Laura Lawson

Healthy Cities: Steps Toward Community
Larry Dodge

Downtown Los Angeles: Scales of Community
Robert S. Harris, FAIA

The Fluid Agora: Documenting Public Space in Los Angeles
Anne Zimmerman, AIA

Good Day at Black Rock: Lessons from Burning Man
Jane Martin

Birth of a Participant
Wade Gordon

Paradise of the Ordinary, from Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir
D.J. Waldie


Coda: Delta Primer
Jane Wolff


A PDF of the full issue is available here.


Author biographical information as of the date of original publication.