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Design and Architecture

Dismaland, Shelter and Another LA Olympics?

Hosted by Frances Anderton Aug. 25, 2015
DnA explores Banksy’s dystopian theme park and a new exhibit at A+D Museum examines the future of housing in LA. Plus, could an Olympic bid jumpstart ambitious plans for LA and its river?

DnA explores Banksy’s dystopian theme park and a new exhibit at A+D Museum examines the future of housing in LA. Plus, could an Olympic bid jumpstart ambitious plans for LA and its river?

Image: Michael Maltzan Architecture, Star Apartments, Downtown Los Angeles, 2014 © Iwan Baan

From this Episode:

Dismaland

On the West Coast of England is a small seaside town called Weston-Super-Mare. Now, all of sudden it’s the hottest destination in Europe -- thanks to that ever-surprising...

7 min

Shelter

How will we live in a future LA? In supertall towers or variations on granny flats? And will we build on a the century of experimentation in home design that LA is famed for?

11 min

Another LA Olympics?

Can LA do a low-cost Olympics as it did in 1984? Or should it use the games to advance a vision for the region as it faces the impacts of climate change?

9 min

Credits

Host:

Frances Anderton

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Caroline Chamberlain

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