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Design and Architecture
Design and Architecture

Future Aleppo, Norman Bel Geddes

Hosted by Frances Anderton Aug. 08, 2017
A Syrian boy hand-built a model of what his hometown might look like after the country's civil war, and now Future Aleppo is on display in Los Angeles. Also, do you think driverless cars are a new idea? Just wait 'til you hear about Norman Bel Geddes, an industrial designer decades ahead of his time.

Photo: Park in Future Aleppo by Mohammed Qutaish. (Mmuseumm)

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'Future Aleppo' and the battle for home

"Future Aleppo" by Mohammed Qutaish Photo courtesy of Mmuseumm The will to invent can flourish even in situations of extreme duress. You’ll find the evidence of that in...

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Do you feel overwhelmed by huge technological change? Well, imagine how folks felt when they saw Futurama, a model of a Utopian future city shown at the 1939 New York...

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Credits

Host:

Frances Anderton

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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