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    Design and Architecture

    LAFC’s new stadium, Roma Agrawal

    The Los Angeles Football Club's new soccer stadium made its debut on Sunday. The designers used virtual reality, Hollywood storytelling and assistance from soccer supporters to bring it to life.

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    By Frances Anderton • May 1, 2018 • 28m Listen

    Jimmy Lopez, a Los Angeles Football Club supporter and member of Black Army 1850. Photo credit Frances Anderton.

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    2 stories
    1. 0:00

      Designing a soccer stadium, with help from fans

      Sunday night was a great night for fans of LA’s fledgling soccer team, the LA Football Club. The team beat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on the team’s first outing in their new stadium.

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      12 min
    2. 11:42

      Identity in Design: Roma Agrawal on bringing more women into structural engineering

      DnA is exploring stories about identity -- as in, how much does it matter to design? To what extent are designed objects and buildings shaped by the values and cultural heritage of their designers?

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      17 min
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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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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:0012 min

      Designing a soccer stadium, with help from fans

    2. 11:4217 min

      Identity in Design: Roma Agrawal on bringing more women into structural engineering

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