These acts of architectural misinterpretation encompass an eclectic selection including Hartley's climb up the infamous Hollywood sign, Frank Gehry's Disney Hall, as well as classic mid-century Case Study Houses ad iconic works by architects such as Wright, Schindler, Meier, Koenig, Lautner and Neutra. These exploits come together to reveal a perception of the city and its architecture reduced to surface, texture and relative distance from the ground. Through a combination of colour photography, drawings and diagrams, this book provides an alternative view of key sites and buildings in and around Los Angeles.

From the Inside Flap
'Whether simply adding a tingle of escapist thrill to the world of coffee table literature or providing a more literal guide for the daring and the extremely agile, Hartley's book is, withut doubt, a story of LA. But this is a new story, one we have not witnessed before.'
Dazed and Confused