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January 01, 1990 - October 05, 2012 + Design and Architecture

Richard Meier; Architecture for Humanity in South East Asia listen

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Arts and Crafts at LACMA listen

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The Arts and Crafts movement brought beautiful design, and a challenge to industrialization, to Europe and America. Frances Anderton speaks with design critic Michael Webb...

Design and Architecture for the Holidays listen

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It's that time of year again for children to be deluged with gadgets and games many of which are thrown aside after a...

Architecture in the Age of Fear listen

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America has embassies in almost 200 countries, in buildings that have evolved to reflect this country-s extraordinary global power. We hear more about how America...

Homemade Heavens and Canine Chic listen

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Home-made altars are living shrines to a democratic heaven. Frances Anderton finds out about their design, and the bot-nicas that supply the icons in a...

Politics, Design and Visions for the Future listen

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Design makes up a huge part of the American economy, but do Senator Kerry or President Bush feel government has a role in promoting American...

Jacques Derrida and Deconstruction in Architecture listen

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The father of deconstruction is dead. Frances Anderton speaks with architecture critic Joseph Giovaninni about Jacques Derrida and his influence on architecture. Plus, Frank Gehry's...

Los Angeles, a Laboratory for Residential Design listen

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Sixty years ago the editor of Arts and Architecture magazine created the Case Study House program. The result was a trove of experimental houses that...

LA's Relationship to the Land listen

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Los Angeles is known as much for its glorious landscape as for its obliteration of it. Frances Anderton speaks with designer Fritz Haeg about an...

Design and Architecture at School listen

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Despite the acknowledgement that arts education plays an essential role in educational, emotional and professional development, many students in LA County have no arts classes...

Design and Architecture at the Olympics listen

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A roof inspired by leaves, and swimsuits by sharks' skin -- at the Olympic Games! Frances Anderton speaks with Melanie Klettner of Women's Wear Daily...

An Homage to William Burroughs in Desert Hot Springs listen

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Three years ago Steve Lowe lovingly restored and reopened John Lautner's 1947 Desert Hot Springs Motel. Now, the onetime collaborator of William Burroughs has transformed...

Renzo Piano listen

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He became world-famous when he designed the Pompidou Center in Paris. Now the Italian architect is making his mark on US cities coast to coast....

The Bouroullec Brothers, and the New Hollywood Bowl listen

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Rising stars of the design world, the French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are synthesizing their talents into furniture and product design of exquisite lightness...

Thom Mayne at the Top of His Game listen

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At 60 years young this year, Thom Mayne, the onetime combative designer of experimental private houses and restaurants, has entered his stride, with a string...