Design and Architecture
Beyond The Broad, Clifton's Returns, Goldberger on Goldberg
The Broad is not the only new art museum. Why is there a global boom? Also, critics have extreme reactions to another LA building with a showy skin. Plus, Clifton's reopens, Whole Foods goes budget, and Paul Goldberger explains Frank Gehry.
By Frances Anderton • • 1h 4m ListenThe Broad is not the only new art museum. DnA looks at why there's a global boom right now. Also, there's another LA building with a showy skin -- and it is dividing passersby. Plus, Clifton's returns with a mix of past and present. Silver Lake residents react to a budget Whole Foods, and Paul Goldberger explains Frank Gehry.
Photo: Gideon Brower
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4 storiesA Global Art Museum Boom, and More Showy Building Skins
The Broad has opened -- but the story doesn't stop there. It is just one of numerous new museums built worldwide in the last few years. What's fueling the art museum binge? DnA talks art, money and what drives the public to museums, with CSULB's Nizan Shaked and the LA Times' Carolina Miranda.
Read the story13 minClifton's Cafeteria Reopens
Clifford Clinton opened the beloved comfort-food restaurant in 1935; now developer Andrew Meieran is reopening it to serve a new generation. Long-time patrons will find the new Clifton's Cafeteria to be much the same, but also quite different. Gideon Brower toured the space with Chris Nichols and filed this report.
Read the story4 minBudget Whole Foods Displeases Silver Lake Residents
A new Whole Foods is supposed to open soon in Silver Lake. You'd have thought locals would be pleased. But no, it turns out some are miffed , because the company has selected this site to open "something new and different" -- and low-budget. KCRW's Avishay Artsy reports.
Read the story6 minGoldberger on Goldberg (aka Gehry)
Venerable architecture critic Paul Goldberger turns his hand to the life of an architect in his new book, Building Art: The Life and Work of Frank Gehry .”
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