Design and Architecture
Solar Training, Dream Cities, Hollywood Interiors
Here's a job that can't go overseas -- solar panel installation. We meet the laborers who are attending a "rooftop university" in Long Beach. Plus, a conversation with Wade Graham about "castles," "slabs" and the shaping of cities, as Los Angeles goes through a transformation; and Anthony Iannacci discusses "Hollywood Interiors" and what makes for uniquely Angeleno style and design.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenPhoto: Volunteers with GRID Alternative install a solar panel on a home in Long Beach. (Avishay Artsy)
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3 storiesVolunteers Train for a Solar Future
Solar panels are appearing on roofs all over the Southland. But who is installing them? DnA producer Avishay Artsy attended a solar panel installation at the home of a low-income family in Long Beach. A group called GRID Alternatives teaches volunteers how to install solar panels with a view to getting them industry jobs later.
Read the story10 minDream Cities
The Southland is going through transformation, and trauma -- depending on your perspective -- as tall, dense towers burst onto our mostly low-rise cityscape, from downtown to Santa Monica. And they are changing the narrative about home that has shaped LA to itself and the world.
Read the story8 minHollywood Interiors
Are Los Angeles interiors different from elsewhere? Yes, says design writer Anthony Iannacci, describing why he chose a diverse group of homes, from Malibu to Silver Lake, for his new book Hollywood Interiors: Style and Design in Los Angeles ," and what's in store for the LA interior as more people live up in the air.
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