Local to Global: Defining a Sense of Place for LA 2028

What does it mean to be an Angelino?

As Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games, this festival seeks to identify the distinctive qualities that define our city and the sense of place in which we are deeply rooted. We will examine how the built environment can broadcast that heritage and culture both at a local and global scale.

This two-day festival will investigate place attachment across several scales. A workshop centered on neighborhood and community dynamics will inaugurate the event. Participants will employ empathetic approaches and anthropological methods to assess the needs of locals in communities in conjunction with key olympic sites. How does the community/Olympic planning relationship look like over the next three years and during the games? How can we mitigate this anxiety and tension surrounding the games?The next session will shift its focus to the urban scale. A panel discussion featuring guests from local universities, LA City Planning, and planners of 2028 Games will engage in a discussion over initiatives currently underway across the city. At the culmination of festival, participants will utilize the insights from the previous workshop in a design charrette to create a tangible design outcome beneficial for both the community/Olympics.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will gain an understanding of the design research process and how to directly apply their findings to achieve tangible design outcomes.
2. Participants will learn effective strategies for engaging with local communities and obtaining feedback on their designs.
3. Participants will acquire knowledge about the urban initiatives and processes currently taking place in Los Angeles.
4. Participants will explore various potential avenues of research-informed design.

Host or Publisher Conscious Cities Los Angeles