Design and Architecture
Farewell to a Bridge, Pershing Square, "Ghoulish" LED Lights
Thousands bid farewell to the Sixth Street Bridge, a Pershing Square redesign competition moves ahead, aesthetics versus cost and energy savings with "ghoulish" LED streetlights, and inside the Art Deco hotel of American Horror Story.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenThe Sixth Street Bridge is a Los Angeles icon, and has been filmed in countless movies, TV shows and commercials. But it’s set to be torn down at the beginning of 2016 to make way for a new bridge, designed by Michael Maltzan. DnA joined thousands of others at a farewell festival to the old structure. Meanwhile, another part of downtown LA has long been a source of frustration. Pershing Square is a much-reviled park, and design teams are competing to overhaul the park. The novelist Lionel Shriver lives in Brooklyn part of the year, and says the new LED streetlights are "ghoulish." DnA spoke to her and lighting expert Scott Johnson about why the lights have gotten such a bad rap. And DnA explores the Art Deco-inspired set of the Hotel Cortez in this season of American Horror Story with the show’s production designer, Mark Worthington.
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4 storiesFarewell to a Bridge
The Sixth Street Bridge is an architectural icon of Los Angeles, and has been filmed in countless movies, TV shows and commercials. But it's set to be torn down at the beginning of 2016 to make way for a new bridge . DnA joined thousands of others at a farewell festival .
Read the story9 minRedesigning Pershing Square
Pershing Square in downtown LA has long been a source of frustration. Built atop a parking garage and separated from the street by high walls, it attracts homeless residents of downtown but keeps many others away. Design teams are competing to overhaul the park , and the list of teams has just been narrowed down to ten.
Read the story11 min"Ghoulish" LED Lights
Novelist Lionel Shriver lives part of the year in Brooklyn and hates her LED streetlights. DnA spoke to her and lighting expert Scott Johnson about why the energy-saving lights have gotten such a bad rap.
Read the story4 minArt Deco Hotel of Horror
DnA explores the Art Deco-inspired set of the Hotel Cortez in this season of American Horror Story with the show’s production designer, Mark Worthington.
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