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Design and Architecture
Design and Architecture

Saving Pereira's buildings, 'Wear and Tear'

Hosted by Frances Anderton Aug. 23, 2016
Los Angeles architect William Pereira is getting renewed interest, as two of his prominent works are set to be torn down. And Tracy Tynan, a costume designer in LA, talks about she found meaning in clothing during a chaotic childhood.

Photo: The former Metropolitan Water District headquarters in Echo Park, designed by William Pereira. (Avishay Artsy)

From this Episode:

Saving Pereira's buildings

Los Angeles architect William Pereira designed the former Metropolitan Water District headquarters in Echo Park, opened in 1963, as well as three buildings at the Los...

16 min

'Wear and Tear'

When Tracy Tynan's literary parents, Kenneth Tynan and Elaine Dundy, weren't writing with sparkling wit, they were fighting, drinking and having affairs that culminated in...

11 min

Credits

Host:
Frances Anderton

Producers:
Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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