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Design and Architecture

Has 'Zombie Urbanism' Gripped the Global City?

Hosted by Frances Anderton Feb. 24, 2015
What happens when residential real estate is treated like a safe deposit box? DnA explores the urban impact of global investment in high end homes -- in London, New York and L.A.

What happens when residential real estate is treated like a safe deposit box? DnA explores the urban impact of global investment in high end homes -- in London, New York and L.A. 

Photo: Time Warner Center in New York City. Courtesy of Kiah Ankoor.

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The Life -- and Death -- of London and New York

Towers of Secrecy , a New York Times series, examined the shady characters behind the shell companies that own condos in the ritzy Time Warner Center. This DnA broadcast...

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“Zombie Urbanism” and L.A.

Los Angeles is attracting overseas investment in luxury homes in posh neighborhoods and in new high-rise condo developments in downtown. Is this a problem, or a sign of...

14 min

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Host:

Frances Anderton

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Caroline Chamberlain

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