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January 01, 1990 - May 06, 2012 + Design and Architecture

Cartoons for the 21st Century listen

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What do the DNC's new Flash movie, Bushenstein, Virgin Airlines' safety instructions and this weekend's top box-office film have in common? They are all 21st...

New Life in Mid-Century Corporate Towers listen

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There's new life in old office buildings in downtown Los Angeles with yesterday's swanky corporate towers being reborn as swanky apartments for affluent urbanites. Frances...

Schindler-s Neighbor and Chairs for the Future listen

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The Schindler House in West Hollywood is a landmark of early Modernism and a much-loved venue for the art and architecture crowd. Now, the site...

Wacky Chicks and Very Cool Vespas listen

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They've rejected good taste in favor of outrageous personal style. Hear about the wackiest chicks in LA's fashion and interior decor. Plus, find out how...

The Lush Life in LA listen

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The lush gardens of Los Angeles are not created by nature alone. Jay Griffith, one of LA's most colorful landscape designers, joins Frances Anderton for...

Zaha Hadid and Design in a Time of Fear listen

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She has wowed the design world with her visionary, competition-winning designs on paper. Now, Zaha Hadid is finally getting to build her designs. The Contemporary...

Designing the Oscars, West Week and More listen

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We may be going to war, but the show must go on. We explore designing for the Oscars -- from red carpet fashion to the...

Designing the 911 Memorials listen

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After many weeks of anticipation, Daniel Libeskind has been chosen as architect of the World Trade Center site. A quieter competition has taken place...

Frank Gehry, The Person & The Professional listen

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The long awaited Walt Disney Concert Hall is not yet complete, but it's old news for the architect himself. Take a ride with LA's most...

High Design for Household Objects listen

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One artist-engineer spent five years making thousands of prototypes, to reinvent a machine that had cleaned carpets quite well for a century. That vacuum...

Building for the Public Realm listen

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Do architects design mostly for the rich or are they working to improve the urban fabric for everybody? Mark Robbins of Harvard-s Radcliffe Institute, architects...

Envisioning the Future of Manhattan listen

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Can architects enshrine grief and commerce at the World Trade Center site? Frances Anderton joins architecture critics Paul Goldberger of The New Yorker and Nicolai...

DnA Calendar, Window into World of Holiday Windows

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Architecture & The Wow Factor Wednesday, December 11, 7:30pm A conversation with Paul Goldberger & Witold Rybczynski, Presented by the LACMA Institute for Art &...

Window Dressing with Doonan listen

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Holiday windows add a glittery sparkle to the gift-buying season. But who designs them? Frances Anderton speaks with SIMON DOONAN, Barney's grand dame of window...

Design within Reach listen

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Frances Anderton discusses furniture design and marketing with Rob Forbes, founder of Design within Reach, which is opening three new showrooms, and Francisco Pinedo, founder...