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Design and Architecture

Does Debt Shrink Designers' Dreams?

Design school grads face an obstacle to starting their careers: huge debt. Alissa Walker reports from Calarts. And Greg Lindsay talks about “engineering serendipity.”

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By Frances Anderton • Jun 3, 2013 • 27m Listen

Students in the US are leaving college with huge debt. And that includes design graduates too. What does that mean for LA’s young talent that hopes to make their mark on the world? Alissa Walker talks to graduates of Calarts, and found that debt is real but that it doesn’t always cramp designers’ style. Plus, Greg Lindsay talks about creating creativity through “engineering serendipity.”

Banner image: Texts on Utopia Construction, and Failure, by Sarah Gottesdiener

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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