GEOLOGICAL ORIGIN
FORMATION OF THE SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS: BUILD UP OF SLOWLY RELEASED MAGMA FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR AND THEN THE SLOW EROSION OF THE MOUNTAINS OVER 10 MILLION YEARS.
NATURAL FABRIC
REPRESENTING THE FORCES OF WATER MOVEMENT, FROM THE WATERSHED BOUNDARY TO THE LA RIVER, SHOWS THE EROSIVE FORCES THAT SHAPED THE FORM OF THE MOUNTAINS.
URBAN FABRIC
THE URBAN FORM AS LOS ANGELES MOVES THROUGH THE CANYONS OF SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS, FORMED BY WATER MOVEMENT, SHIFTS FROM GRID TO FOLLOWING THE CONTOURS OF EROSION.
THE ARCHIVE
THE PROPOSED ARCHIVE SETTLED IN THE SCAR OF A LANDSLIDE IS A METAPHOR FOR THE HABITATION OF EROSIVE FORCES, LITERALLY SUSPENDED IN THE EXPERIENCE OF LOSS AND URBAN FORM. AS EROSIVE FORCES SHAPE THE MOUNTAINS, THE FORM AND PEOPLE OF LOS ANGELES LIVE IN THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS AND DEATH. THE ARCHITECTURE ITSELF IS THE ARCHIVE OF THIS FEAR.
