Feeling the Heat in Hollywood: Professionals, Surveillance, and the Landscape of Los Angeles

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May 01 2023 Feeling the Heat in Hollywood: Professionals, Surveillance, and the Landscape of Los Angeles James Heard James Heard James Heard is an architect, historian, and educator based in Somerville, Massachusetts. He received his B. Arch at Virginia Tech and S.M.Arch.S. with a focus in History, Theory, and Criticism at MIT. His master's thesis, “’Professionals in a Soviet America’: Federal Housing Policy, the Popular Front, and Architects in Los Angeles, 1919—1947,” explores the intersection of housing policy discourse and activism in Southern California. He is the recipient of a Graham Grant for the 2021—2022 exhibition The Architects Collaborative: Tracing a Diffuse Architectural Authorship, 1945—1995, along with Gabriel Cira and Emma Pfeiffer. He is a member of the Boston chapter of The Architecture Lobby and was the organization's former National Design Coordinator. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information James Heard James Heard is an architect, historian, and educator based in Somerville, Massachusetts. He received his B. Arch at Virginia Tech and S.M.Arch.S. with a focus in History, Theory, and Criticism at MIT. His master's thesis, “’Professionals in a Soviet America’: Federal Housing Policy, the Popular Front, and Architects in Los Angeles, 1919—1947,” explores the intersection of housing policy discourse and activism in Southern California. He is the recipient of a Graham Grant for the 2021—2022 exhibition The Architects Collaborative: Tracing a Diffuse Architectural Authorship, 1945—1995, along with Gabriel Cira and Emma Pfeiffer. He is a member of the Boston chapter of The Architecture Lobby and was the organization's former National Design Coordinator. Online ISSN: 2572-7338 Print ISSN: 1091-711X © 2023 James Heard2023James Heard Thresholds (2023) (51): 64–79. https://doi.org/10.1162/thld_a_00777 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation James Heard; Feeling the Heat in Hollywood: Professionals, Surveillance, and the Landscape of Los Angeles. Thresholds 2023; (51): 64–79. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/thld_a_00777 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThresholds Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2023 James Heard2023James Heard Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.