Design and Architecture
Creating buzz in the city: Ian Schrager; Horton Plaza
The co-founder of Studio 54 is opening a new boutique hotel in West Hollywood. Veteran hotelier Ian Schrager talks about his colorful life and career creating spaces to attract the in-crowd.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenThe co-founder of Studio 54 is opening a new boutique hotel in West Hollywood. Veteran hotelier Ian Schrager talks about his colorful life and career creating spaces to attract the in-crowd. And filmmaker Matt Tyrnauer tells us about the dramatic life and civic impact of Schrager.
DnA also visits another site that was designed as a social magnet: Horton Plaza, a postmodern icon designed by the late architect Jon Jerde. But the 1985 mall has become a ghost of its former self. DnA learns what’s in store for the complex and how some San Diegans are honoring a building that brought them much joy.
In this episode
2 storiesIan Schrager: From Studio 54 to The West Hollywood Edition
When Ian Schrager and his late partner Steve Rubell co-founded Studio 54, the wildly successful club that defined New York City nightlife in the 1970s, they created “nightclub as theater,” says Matt Tyrnauer.
Read the story17 minHorton Plaza is a ghost of itself: What’s next for the iconic mall?
Many malls of America are dying or changing.
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