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Design and Architecture

Ten Buildings that Shaped the World?

Dan Protess and Geoffrey Baer tell us how they chose ten buildings that changed America? Brendan Ravenhill talks to Alissa Walker about keeping things made in LA.

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By Frances Anderton • May 7, 2013 • 28m Listen

Why did a shopping center and a factory make the cut of a top ten list of game-changing American buildings? How come San Francisco's Ghiradelli Square almost bumped the Walt Disney Concert Hall? Dan Protess and Geoffrey Baer tell us about ten buildings that changed America. In our coverage of Los Angeles designers in LA, Brendan Ravenhill talks to Alissa Walker about working with veteran manufacturers to make new products. Lynell George narrates another iconic Wilshire Boulevard story in which glittering storefronts deliver less than they promise.

Banner image: Ford manufacturing plant in Highland Park, California

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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