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    Design and Architecture

    "Ghoulish" LED Lights

    Novelist Lionel Shriver lives part of the year in Brooklyn and hates her LED streetlights. DnA spoke to her and lighting expert Scott Johnson about why the energy-saving lights have gotten such a bad rap.

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    By Frances Anderton • Oct 27, 2015 • 1 min read

    Novelist Lionel Shriver lives part of the year in Brooklyn and hates her LED streetlights. DnA spoke to her and lighting expert Scott Johnson about why the energy-saving lights have gotten such a bad rap.

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    Farewell to a Bridge, Pershing Square, "Ghoulish" LED Lights
    1. 0:30Farewell to a Bridge
    2. 9:28Redesigning Pershing Square
    3. 21:00"Ghoulish" LED LightsYou’re reading this
    4. 24:46Art Deco Hotel of Horror
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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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      Lionel Shriver

      journalist and author

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      Scott Johnson

      Wolcott Architecture Interiors

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Farewell to a Bridge, Pershing Square, "Ghoulish" LED Lights
    1. 0:30Farewell to a Bridge
    2. 9:28Redesigning Pershing Square
    3. 21:00"Ghoulish" LED LightsYou’re reading this
    4. 24:46Art Deco Hotel of Horror
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