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Design and Architecture

Writing Design

Hosted by Frances Anderton Sep. 23, 2003
From the beauty of dead leaves in Japan to Brave New Houses in Los Angeles, design is in the eye of the beholder. Host Frances Anderton speaks with design writer Michael Webb.
Michael Webb is the author of Brave New Houses: Adventures in Southern California Living

Websites discussed in today's program include:
Frank Gehry: Work in Progress at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Los Angeles Conservancy
Pasadena Heritage
Pasadena Museum of History
Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)

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Frances Anderton

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