Design and Architecture
Disneyland at 60 and the Decline of World’s Fairs, Solar Sun Flowers
Disneyland’s 60th birthday party attracts crowds while a huge world’s fair in Milan gets no love in the US. Why? Plus, filmmaker James Cameron creates solar Sun Flowers to power -- and educate -- a school.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenDisneyland’s 60th birthday party attracts crowds while a huge world’s fair in Milan gets no love in the US. Why? Plus, filmmaker James Cameron creates solar Sun Flowers to power -- and educate -- a school.
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2 storiesDisneyland Turns 60, What Happened to World’s Fairs?
This past Friday, Disneyland kicked off its 60th birthday party with a 24-hour celebration that maxed out the amusement park’s capacity. After all of these years, and ever-growing admissions prices, how does the park continue to inspire?
Read the story21 minJames Cameron Creates Solar “Sun Flowers”
Filmmaker James Cameron has turned his hand to functional art, creating solar ‘sun flowers’ to power MUSE school in Malibu, co-founded by his wife Suzy Amis Cameron with her sister Rebecca.
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