"Architecture After the Fires: L.A. in Progress" takes viewers inside SCI-Arc’s exhibition on rebuilding in the wake of California’s wildfires. Over fifty architects and designers present new approaches to living in fire-prone areas. Most of the projects are home designs intended to improve upon what was lost; others offer specific research into aspects of resilience. Through models, drawings, site analysis, and conversation, the film reflects on how the local architecture community can respond to crisis, imagining not only how we rebuild, but how we rebuild smarter, safer, and more sustainably for the landscapes ahead.

The exhibition "Architecture After the Fires: L.A. in Progress" is a Resilient Futures Task Force event.

TASKFORCE:

SCI-Arc
Erik Ghenoiu, Head of Taskforce
Winka Dubbeldam, Director/CEO
Zeina Koreitem, Design Faculty
Sophie Pennetier, Design Faculty
Darin Johnstone, Design Faculty
Herwig Baumgartner, Applied Studies Coordinator
Pierce Myers, Research Program Manager

Terremoto: Landscape Partner
David Godshall, Danielle Vonlehe, Hannah Pae

Research Associates
Ade Ayoade, Kai Johnson

Collaborators
Nate Wittasek, Principal and VP at Simpson, Gumpertz, and Heger
Mathew Aitchison, CEO of Building CRC 4.0
Ricardo Roldan, Steven Fierce, iO Wright and Patty Raterman: Co-Founders of postfire.la

Students
Natalie Rubio, Kahin Vasi, Marti Vera Marsal, Eric Joo, Maxwell Lorenze, John Northrup, Sara Simon

Film Crew Credits –

Production:
Executive Producers - Winka Dubbeldam/Reza Monahan
Creative Director - William Virgil
Director - Reza Monahan
Director of Photography - Sean Morris
B Camera - Carlos Bonachea
C Camera - Akar Escamilla Gomez/Jeweliana Escamilla

Post-Production:
Editors - Sean Morris/Reza Monahan

Additional Images and Video Provided by the exhibitors.

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