"From my hours of observing the reactions of the building's visitors at the Central Library, it appears to me that the vast Los Angeles public definitely disagrees with The Times critics' views of that public's new library. Of course, reasonable people often differ. Even critics."
"Two New York critics--Joseph Giovannini, writing in our Los Angeles Times Magazine (Oct. 3), and Paul Goldberger, writing in their New York Times (Oct. 10)--were quite enthusiastic about the Pfeiffer design condemned by Knight and Whiteson."
"The library project's contribution to our urban environment is a theme of the other three reviews, and it is a subject on which Goldberger, Giovannini and I all agree. We're very positive! The Central Library and its neighborhood are experienced as a pedestrian, at street level."
A local lawyer and Los Angeles Library Association trustee responds to negative reviews of the Central Library by Christopher Knight and Leon Whiteson, arguing that public visitors overwhelmingly appreciate the building. While acknowledging that critics may reasonably disagree, the author notes that other prominent critics, including Joseph Giovannini and Paul Goldberger, praised the Pfeiffer design. The author emphasizes the library's significance as urban infrastructure and public space, particularly regarding its role at a critical geographic crossroads in downtown Los Angeles and its contribution to the pedestrian experience at street level. The restored West Lawn, known as Maguire Gardens, further enhances the library's urban value.
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