Somewhat controversial at the time of publication, it remains the most widely-read & recommended text explaining the history & urban structure of Los Angeles.
In print with Penguin for 30 years (instantly recognisable by David Hockney’s ‘A Bigger Splash’ adorning the cover), it is now published by the University of California Press.
Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies
Published by Allen Lane (Penguin Books)
(Hard Cover 1971 ISBN: 0 7139 0209 4)
(Paperback 1973 ISBN: 0 14 021178 0)
Los Angeles: L’architettura di quattro ecologie
Italian translation published by Gius. Laterza & Figli Spa, Roma-Bari
(1983 ISBN: 88-7648-007-2)
Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies
University of California Press
(Paperback 2001 ISBN: 0-520-21924-4)
Los Angeles: L’architecture des quatre écologies
French translation published by Éditions Parenthèses
(Paperback 2008 ISBN: 978-2-86364-642-7)
Los Angeles: L’architettura di quattro ecologie
Italian translation published by Einaudi editore
(2009 ISBN: 978-88-06-19741-4)
Los Angeles: A Arquitetura de Quatro Ecologias
Brazilian translation published by Editora WMF Martins Fontes
(2013 ISBN: 978-85-7827-643-0)
Los Ángeles: La arquitectura de cuatro ecologias
Spanish translation published by Puente Editores
(2016 ISBN: 978-84-945274-0-1)