The city is structured around function, reinforcing society’s expectations of productivity and efficiency. In Los Angeles, this is evident in the logics of the freeway system and the street grid, both designed to maximize movement and economic output.
But what if we resisted this logic and reconceived how we navigate and engage with the city?
Detours and Loopholes challenges the conventions of the city by examining underutilized spaces and buildings, exploiting the systemic loopholes that produce them to reimagine new ways to explore the city within a public space beyond the city’s logic.