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Design and Architecture

10 Buildings that Changed America

Why did Southdale shopping center and the relatively obscure Vanna Venturi House in Philadelphia 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? And where was Louis Kahn's Salk Institute?

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By Frances Anderton • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Why did Southdale shopping center and the relatively obscure Vanna Venturi House in Philadelphia 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? And where was Louis Kahn's Salk Institute? These and more are questions raised by 10 Buildings that Changed America, a PBS special airing this weekend, produced and written by Dan Protess, and hosted by Geoffrey Baer.

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Dan Protess

    producer and writer

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    Geoffrey Baer

    television producer

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