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    Design and Architecture

    Patrick Shearn at Walt Disney Concert Hall

    Suspended in mid-air inside Walt Disney Concert Hall is a cluster of large, fluffy clouds that emit music. It's an art piece designed by Patrick Shearn, whose company Poetic Kinetics has created many memorable music festival installations, and this summer's "Liquid Shard" in Pershing Square.

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    By Frances Anderton • Oct 4, 2016 • 1 min read

    Suspended in mid-air inside Walt Disney Concert Hall is a cluster of large, fluffy clouds that emit music. It's an art piece designed by Patrick Shearn, whose company Poetic Kinetics has created many memorable music festival installations, and this summer's "Liquid Shard" in Pershing Square.

    DnA catches up with Shearn about "Nimbus," "Liquid Shard," and what it means to work in the public and private sphere.

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    Patrick Shearn, Greenbuild, cargo shorts
    1. 1:14Patrick Shearn at Walt Disney Concert HallYou’re reading this
    2. 12:08Greenbuild conference and expo comes to LA
    3. 21:01Pockets of frustration: The debate over cargo shorts
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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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      Patrick Shearn

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Patrick Shearn, Greenbuild, cargo shorts
    1. 1:14Patrick Shearn at Walt Disney Concert HallYou’re reading this
    2. 12:08Greenbuild conference and expo comes to LA
    3. 21:01Pockets of frustration: The debate over cargo shorts
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