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    Designing for Showtime in Sochi and Hollywood: The Olympic Park, Her and Gravity

    Jerry Anderson talks about working with Russians on the design of Sochi Olympic Park. K.K. Barrett and Andy Nicholson discuss their production work, on Her and Gravity.

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    By Frances Anderton • Feb 18, 2014 • 29m Listen

    The Winter Olympic Games are a showy statement of Russia’s regained power on the world stage. But the designers behind it are American. Jerry Anderson of Populous talks about the joys and challenges of working with Russians despite a tricky political history.

    Two Oscar-nominated movies have had people talking about their visuals as much as their gripping performances: Her and Gravity. K.K. Barrett talks about imagining a future LA for Her; Andy Nicholson talks about the work that went into creating a “period piece” about space.

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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