Bottom-up, interventionist approaches to citymaking are having a moment. The 2016 global Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy, showcased many projects with this sensibility. Among them was an adventure playground designed by the Turner Prize-winning British collective Assemble, in collaboration with a community in Scotland. DnA spoke with Luis Schulz and Maria Lisogorskaya, two members of Assemble, about their work and why they were on a scouting mission in LA.