The Contradictions of Disney Hall An architecture critic’s history—professional and personal—with Frank Gehry’s most celebrated Los Angeles building.

The Contradictions of #WaltDisneyConcertHall. An amusing tribute to #FrankGehry from a long time critic. #SamHallKaplan bit.ly/3KW7Ivw

Letter From Malibu: City Balks at Creating a Disaster Registry For Elderly Residents Though 60% of its residents are old, officials won’t assist in an effort to identify the most vulnerable.

Letter from #Malibu: City balks at creating a #DisasterRegistry for #ElderlyResidents. Why? Asks #SamHallKaplan @CityMalibu bit.ly/47MX17D

Letter From Los Angeles: ICE Raids and Fear Cloud Rebuilding Efforts The Trump administration’s actions are slowing, and possibly undoing, progress toward repairing scorched communities.

Letter from LA: #ICE #Raids and fear cloud the #Building effort. #Altadena #PacificPalisades #Malibu #SamHallKaplan bit.ly/3HkMvd9

An Architect’s Life in a Diehard Profession Scott Johnson surveys his impressive career—and designs—in a new book.

A rollicking review by #SamHallKaplan of #ScottJohnson’s #InsideArchitecture. #DieHardTower #JohnsonFain bit.ly/3Tcf8v2

Designs to Heal the Singed Heart of Los Angeles Rather than court “exercises in reconstruction,” a competition sought “acts of memory, creativity and hope.”

The estimable #SamHallKaplan on the #HealingTheHeartOfLA competition, sponsored by the #FriendsOfResidentialTreasuresLA #FORTLA #Memory #Resilience #Recovery bit.ly/3GCIMXH

Letter From Los Angeles: Aftermath Musings Fear and loathing in the burned-out communities of Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Altadena.

Letter from #LosAngeles: Aftermath Musings from #SamHallKaplan and the #Community. #Rebuild bit.ly/4huBbba

The Art and Angst of Architecture in Southern California An excerpt from An Urban Odyssey: A Critic’s Search for the Soul of Cities and Self.

The art and angst of #Architecture in #SouthernCalifornia. A memoir: #UrbanOdyssey excerpt #SamHallKaplan #FrankGehry bit.ly/3OpIZ0L