Zameer Basrai / Group XXX, Apr 10 - Sep 10

FINAL PROJECTS: GROUP XXX

9/11/10 to 9/12/10

Mackey Apartments and Garages 1137 S. Cochran Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90019

Architect and aspiring historian from India, Zameer Basrai conceived a project deeply rooted in the social elements of urban planning. He criticizes the fragmentation of American cities, be it through the built environment or forces such as marginalization, racism, or gentrification. Basrai's final project presented a series of photographic works documenting such action at three such sites: 5th St. & Main St., the Los Angeles River near downtown, and the Westwood neighborhood. Through these, he sought to explain and locate the "abstract forces" defining urban life in Los Angeles.