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    Design and Architecture

    SCI-Arc in Mexico City, Identity in Design

    President Trump may diss Mexico but designers and architects are flocking there. Now SCI-Arc has set up a satellite school in the capital and LA is learning from Mexico City. And, the buzz is starting for “Crazy Rich Asians.”

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    By Frances Anderton • Apr 24, 2018 • 28m Listen

    Mexico City's Cineteca Nacional, designed by Michel Rojkind, is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions. Photo by Frances Anderton.

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    2 stories
    1. 0:35

      SCI-Arc in Mexico City

      While President Trump sends out tweet after negative tweet about Mexico, designers are preoccupied with the country -- for its food, fashion, architecture and products that meld old traditions and new technology.

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      14 min
    2. 14:09

      Designing “Crazy Rich Asians”

      This week the first full-length trailer was released for “Crazy Rich Asians,” a film opening in August. It’s based on the bestselling rom-com of the same name by Kevin Kwan. “It's really the Downton Abbey of Asia.

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      14 min
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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

      Culture

    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:3514 min

      SCI-Arc in Mexico City

    2. 14:0914 min

      Designing “Crazy Rich Asians”

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