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Design and Architecture
Design and Architecture

The “Crisis” of the Big Blue Bus Stops; Is D.C. Too Square for Frank Gehry?

Hosted by Frances Anderton Sep. 16, 2014
Frank Gehry’s proposal for an Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C. and the new Big Blue Bus stops in Santa Monica cause controversy. What do we want in our public space?

Frank Gehry’s proposal for an Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C. and the new Big Blue Bus stops in Santa Monica cause controversy. What do we want in our public space?

From this Episode:

The “Crisis” of the Big Blue Bus Stops

Santa Monica’s new Big Blue Bus stops are intended to provide comforts for riders and an iconic look for the transit agency. But the new stops have ignited complaints from...

13 min

Is D.C. Too Square for Frank Gehry?

Back in 2009, Frank Gehry won a competition to design an Eisenhower Memorial to be built near the Mall in Washington, D.C. Initially people liked his central idea: large...

14 min

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Host:
Frances Anderton

Producers:
Frances Anderton, Caroline Chamberlain

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