Design and Architecture Should Parker Center Be Saved?; Remembering Michael Graves Hosted by Frances Anderton Mar. 24, 2015 Listen 29 min MORE Should Parker Center be preserved? We weigh the pros and cons. Plus, a look back at Michael Graves, prolific architect and designer whose late-life paralysis reshaped his work. Photo by Hunter Kerhart From this Episode: Should Parker Center Be Saved? For more than a half a century, Parker Center in downtown Los Angeles served as the LAPD’s headquarters. And during that time it represented the best and worst of the Los... 18 min Historic Places LA For several years now the Office of Historic Resources has been making a survey of buildings and districts of note -- and now the findings are available to you at... 5 min Remembering Michael Graves Earlier this month, postmodernist architect and designer Michael Graves died at age 80. His Portland Building was a game changer when it appeared in 1982, and since fell... 5 min Credits Host: Frances Anderton Producers: Frances Anderton, Caroline Chamberlain