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Design and Architecture

New life for old buildings: MOCA, a Hollywood library, Target Husk

MOCA’s new director Klaus Biesenbach plans to restore “luminosity” -- and, maybe, water -- to the Grand Avenue building, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Arata Isozaki.

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By Frances Anderton • Mar 12, 2019 • 28m Listen

MOCA’s new director Klaus Biesenbach plans to restore “luminosity” -- and, maybe, water -- to the Grand Avenue building, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning Arata Isozaki. Also, if you own an abandoned building or a vacant lot in Los Angeles, the city wants to talk to you about putting supportive housing there. And, an abandoned big box store in the heart of Hollywood has developed sentience. It posts to Facebook, and tweets. We’ll talk to "Target Husk."

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Avishay Artsy

    Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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