Design and Architecture

A Bridge to the Imagination

Mayor Villaraigosa on rebuilding the iconic 6th Street Bridge. Plus, lessons from a cardboard arcade, taking chairs back to the basics, and retro in the age of Instagram.

By Frances Anderton • Apr 17, 2012 • 28m Listen

The iconic 6th Street Bridge has to be rebuilt, and the City has announced a worldwide quest for a visionary designer. Hear about it from Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Gary Lee Moore and Alex Ward. Plus, James Rojas and Jay Griffith on lessons from a cardboard arcade; Michael Boyd on taking chairs back to the basics; and Charles Phoenix, Ambassador of Americana, on being retro in the age of Instagram.

Banner image: Arial view of the existing 6th Street Viaduct, looking north along the LA River. Photo courtesy of the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering

Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author

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Design and Architecture

A Bridge to the Imagination

Mayor Villaraigosa on rebuilding the iconic 6th Street Bridge. Plus, lessons from a cardboard arcade, taking chairs back to the basics, and retro in the age of Instagram.

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Design and Architecture

A Bridge to the Imagination

Mayor Villaraigosa on rebuilding the iconic 6th Street Bridge. Plus, lessons from a cardboard arcade, taking chairs back to the basics, and retro in the age of Instagram.

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