Christopher Hawthorne (journalist)

Christopher Hawthorne is an American journalist and television director who served as the architecture critic for the Los Angeles Times from 2004 to 2018.[1][2] In 2018, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti appointed him as the city's first Chief Design Officer.[3]

Not to be confused with American screenwriter and producer Christopher Hawthorne.

In 2018, he directed the documentary That Far Corner for the KCET series Artbound about architect Frank Lloyd Wright's work in Los Angeles.[4] He also directed another Artbound episode titled Third Los Angeles.[5][6] In 2020, in his role as Chief Design Officer he launched the Low-Rise design challenge, aiming to promote housing affordability, new paths to homeownership, and innovative models of sustainable residential architecture.[7][8] In 2021, his office announced the creation of standard Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) plans to help address the housing shortage facing the City of Los Angeles.[9]

References
  1. Walker, Alissa (March 13, 2018). "Critic Christopher Hawthorne explains why he's taking a job with the city". Curbed LA.
  2. "Why the City of Los Angeles Hired a "Chief Design Officer"". Hyperallergic. March 27, 2018.
  3. Nukaya-Petralia, Pablo (February 20, 2019). "As LA's first Chief Design Officer, professor Christopher Hawthorne is the man behind the future of the city".
  4. "What Do These Frank Lloyd Wright Houses Have to Do With a 1914 Murder?". Architectural Digest.
  5. Barragan, Bianca (June 14, 2016). "Take a Tour of the Third Los Angeles". Curbed LA.
  6. "Christopher Hawthorne". IMDb.
  7. "Low-Rise: Housing Ideas for Los Angeles". lowrise.la. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  8. "Christopher Hawthorne on Low-Rise: Housing Ideas for Los Angeles". ArchDaily. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  9. "Los Angeles launches bold new ADU program to combat housing shortage". The Architect’s Newspaper. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-03-31.


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