Architecture, planning, and social responsibility : oral history transcript / by Marlene L. Laskey, Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 1989.

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Architecture, planning, and social responsibility : oral history transcript / by Marlene L. Laskey, Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 1989.

Alexander discusses buildings and projects he designed, his interest in redevelopment and public housing, his tenure on the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, his partnership with Richard J. Neutra, and his involvement in the American Institute of Architects.

2 v. : front. ; 29 cm.

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