The Rebirth of L.A.’s Buildings

“Adaptive reuse” should become the motto for all of Los Angeles (“Recycle, Reuse, Re-create,” Home Design Issue, Oct. 1). Thanks to Barbara Thornburg’s wonderful look at the art of artful living, perhaps many more useful and exciting L.A. buildings will be reborn.

I’ve made copies of her article to give to Beverly Hills developers so that instead of tearing down old estates, they can adaptively reuse them as new estates. What a concept.

Rodney Kemerer

Beverly Hills