Staples Center/LA Live Article from LA Times

I don't really have super strong opinions about the Staples Center, having only ventured into that general area once to check out Steely Dan. I don't feel like much of a real Angeleno, and the complex falls outside of the six block radius where I spend most of my time. But I ran across this LA Times opinion piece from last month, and thought this was the best quote I've maybe ever heard about it:

When you get right down to it, their architecture is fundamentally not really architecture at all but an extensive series of armatures on which the developer and its tenants can hang logos, video screens and a sophisticated range of lighting effects.

It's an interesting read for the Angelenos out there.

The problem . . . is that it actively discourages any of the activities we traditionally associate with the use of collective space in a city: talking, reading, sitting under a tree, even pausing with a friend for a cup of coffee.