Neil Denari, His Futuristic Architecture and the Music That Inspires It

Another – contemporary – architect with dreams of changing the world is Neil Denari. He is an educator, writer and creator of buildings. Denari was one of the pioneers of applying computers to architecture – not just the process of design, but metaphorically.

He talked to DJ Eric J Lawrence about the music that has inspired his architecture for KCRW's Guest DJ project. Listen to Neil talk about songs and pieces of music as varied as the Isaac Hayes' "Theme from Shaft," Brian Eno's "Kurt's Rejoinder," Glen Branca's "2nd Movement, Symphony No. 5," Lee Ranaldo's "The Bridge" and Suicide's "Keep Your Dreams" (from the First Album).