
Landmark Architecture of LA's Past and China's Present
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This week, we look at the architecture of big ideas, in LA past and China present. Frances talks with UCLA Hammer Director Annie Philbin and others about John Lautner, and with LA Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne about the aesthetics and politics of new buildings in Beijing.
Guests:
- Nicholas Olsberg: Architectural historian and curator
- Annie Philbin: Director of the Hammer Museum
- Mark Haddawy: Co-owner of Resurrection Vintage
- John McIlwee: Business manager
- Frank Escher: Principal of Escher GuneWardena Architecture
- Christopher Hawthorne: Architecture Critic, Los Angeles Times
- Jeff Shapiro: Frontman for CIAM
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