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    Design and Architecture

    YOLA in Inglewood, living above the store

    The LA Phil's Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (or YOLA) is getting a new home in an old bank, designed by architect Frank Gehry. What does it mean for Inglewood? And, how about living 90 seconds from Whole Foods?

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    By Frances Anderton • Aug 21, 2018 • 28m Listen

    A seven-year-old resident of Inglewood, Emma Bordenave, admires a model of the new Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen YOLA Center in Inglewood at a public unveiling of the design on August 15. Photo by Frances Anderton.

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    1. 0:00

      Frank Gehry designs YOLA’s new Inglewood home

      Last week the LA Philharmonic’s Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, or YOLA, unveiled the model and renderings for a brand new concert and rehearsal space in Inglewood, designed by Frank Gehry.

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      9 min
    2. 9:19

      Living above the store

      Runway at Playa Vista features 217 apartments located over businesses. Photo by Avishay Artsy. In Los Angeles, if you want to go shopping, you typically have to get in your car.

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      19 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. 0:009 min

      Frank Gehry designs YOLA’s new Inglewood home

    2. 9:1919 min

      Living above the store

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