Design and Architecture
From your iPod to the Freedom Chair to the Walt Disney Concert Hall, design and architecture shape our world. On DnA: Design and Architecture, host Frances Anderton talks to design world leaders about the latest in products, fashion, graphics, architecture and more, in Los Angeles and beyond.
On July 6, as part of KCRW Presents Zócalo Public Square, Frances Anderton spoke with award-winning architect Michael Maltzan about his work, whether good design can be affordable, and how architecture shapes our lives.
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Frances Anderton along with hosting DnA, is a producer for Warren Olney's Which Way, L.A.? and To the Point on KCRW. In addition, Anderton is the L.A. Editor for Dwell magazine.
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DnA Calendar
A+D Museum
They Came! Come In!
August 11, 6-9pm: View the results of the last few weeks, when architects and designers were invited to intervene and collaborate in the museum's galleries. A+D Museum, Miracle Mile
Moving Beyond Cars
August 18, 7-10pm: GOOD hosts an "alternative transportation celebration" challenging attendees to walk, ride bikes or take transit to this event. The Jewel Box, Downtown
Proposition 23: California Threat, National Implications
August 25, 12:30-1:30pm: Learn more about California's proposed Climate and Energy Law, and how it could pose problems for LA. The Jewel Box, Downtown
LA Beyond Cars: A Global Perspective on Rail and Public Space
Through August 28: An exhibition featuring visions, ideas and concepts of Los Angeles's high-speed rail future. The Jewel Box, Downtown
Frogtown Artwalk
August 28, 5-10pm: Open studios, live music, screenprinting workshops, film screenings, LA River walks, and food in the neighborhood of Elysian Valley affectionately known to its artsy residents as Frogtown.
Parking Day
September 17: Architects, artists and activists take to the streets to promote public space by converting metered parking spots into parks for the day. Various locations, LA and worldwide
Fountain
Through September: Found plastic children's toys make up Greg Lynn's pop-baroque summertime sculpture in the courtyard of the Hammer Museum. Westwood
Table
Cloth
Through September: Ball-Nogues' "cross-manufactured"
installation features over 500 unique tables and stools knit into a
tapestry. UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Schoenberg Hall, Westwood
Re-Cycle: Bike Culture in Southern California
October 7 through December 31: An exhibition featuring works by 28 artists and collectives which use the bicycle as a way to restructure the urban environment. UCR Culver Center of the Arts, Riverside
California
Design Biennial
Through October 31: Frances Anderton co-curates
this biennial survey of design and architecture produced in California.
Pasadena
Museum of California Art, Pasadena
EATLACMA
Through November: A year-long series of events exploring food,
art, culture and politics, curated by the foraging collective Fallen
Fruit. LACMA, Miracle Mile
A+D Museum
AIGA
AIA
Big City Forum
de LaB
Esotouric
Farmlab
ForYourArt
LA Forum
LA Conservancy
SCI-Arc
UCLA
DnA calendar edited by Alissa Walker
