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Design and Architecture
Design and Architecture

Fire safety in towers, artists and developers, PetSpace

Hosted by Frances Anderton Jun. 20, 2017
London's Grenfell Tower fire shows what can go wrong when a high rise building is not designed or retrofitted in accordance with fire and safety needs. Are artists the victims or perpetrators of gentrification? A downtown luxury apartment building will have an "artist-in-residence." Plus, the new private animal shelter PetSpace offers a high-design venue for adopting your new four-legged friend.

Photo: Siri, a short-haired terrier, is one of the lovable pets available for adoption at the new Wallis Annenberg PetSpace in Playa Vista, opening June 24. (Frances Anderton)

From this Episode:

Fire safety in high-rise towers

The exact cause of the fatal blaze that consumed London's Grenfell Tower in the Borough of Kensington is not yet known, but the findings will be closely watched by fire...

6 min

Developer uses art to entice downtown LA tenants

The owners of a new apartment complex in downtown LA are tapping artists for help marketing their building, OLiVE DTLA. They've launched a competition for an artist in...

13 min

PetSpace: a fancy treat for would-be pet owners

Have you thought about adopting a cat, dog or bunny but can't quite take the leap? Perhaps a spin on a giant, humanscale hamster wheel under the watchful eye of a giant...

10 min

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Host:
Frances Anderton

Producers:
Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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