Reyner Banham’s 1971 book “Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies” is one of the April picks for Culture Monster’s Reading L.A. series. Ah, what is Reading L.A.? It’s Christopher Hawthorne’s yearlong project reading through 27 of the most significant books on Southern California architecture and urbanism. See the complete list of books or read the latest posts on Culture Monster.

We’re in the middle of Banham’s book now. Here’s a great retrospective review from 2009.

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   I like Banham, and I imagine this book served as the basis for the 1972 BBC documentary, Reyner Banham Loves Los...

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   architecture? yes, please.

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