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    Design and Architecture

    Design, Architecture and Inauguration Day

    Today, the Obamas take Washington. What does this mean for design and architecture? Join DnA today to hear from Todd Boyd, AKA The Notorious Ph’d, on the first couple’s “cool” style; Hello Beautiful’s Edward Lifson on lessons learned from Chicago; Dan Neil on how to dress up a tank as a presidential limo; and Diana Dorrans Saeks on new White House designer Michael Smith.

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    By Frances Anderton • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read
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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Diane Dorrans Saeks

      Interior design writer

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      Dan Neil

      Wall Street Journal

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      Todd Boyd

      Professor of Critical Studies at USC School of Cinematic Arts; Katherine and Frank Price Endowed Chair for the Study of Race and Popular Culture at USC

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