With the Sixth Street Viaduct (2022), the large apartment buildings he designed to house the homeless, and the reconstruction of the Hammer Museum, architect Michael Maltzan is reshaping the face of Los Angeles with successive touches. From his agency, located in the Silver Lake district, spared from the flames, he shares his thoughts on the current disaster.
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As an architect, how do you perceive the situation?
Everyone is affected, on multiple levels: personal, emotional… We have many friends who have lost everything. Architecturally, this is a pivotal moment for the city. Many historic houses have disappeared. But above all, nearly ten thousand homes went up in smoke. This is something difficult to conceive intellectually…
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