Theorist

John Kaliski

Everyday urbanism
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Details

Nationality
American

Classifications

Holder
Communal intergenerational
Source of authority
ObservationLived experience
Subject
Human centred
Political position
Subaltern resistant
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Relational embodied
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Notes

[DRAFT] American architect and urban designer (Yale, 1982), principal of Urban Studio / John Kaliski Architects in Los Angeles, former principal architect at the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles. Co-editor, with John Chase and Margaret Crawford, of 'Everyday Urbanism' (1999). Named by TIME in 1994 as one of fifty leaders shaping the twenty-first century.

Connections

Sources

  1. John Chase, Margaret Crawford & John Kaliski (eds.). Everyday Urbanism. The Monacelli Press, 1999.
  2. John Kaliski. John Kaliski biography. johnkaliski.com, 2024.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "John Kaliski." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/john-kaliski/. Accessed July 17, 2026.