Listen Live
Donate
 on air
    Schedule

    KCRW

    Read & Explore

    • News
    • Entertainment
    • Food
    • Culture
    • Events

    Listen

    • Live Radio
    • Music
    • Podcasts
    • Full Schedule

    Information

    • About
    • Careers
    • Help / FAQ
    • Newsletters
    • Contact

    Support

    • Become a Member
    • Become a VIP
    • Ways to Give
    • Shop
    • Member Perks

    Become a Member

    Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

    DonateGive Monthly

    Copyright 2026 KCRW. All rights reserved.

    Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
    Cookie Policy
    |FCC Public Files|

    Back to Design and Architecture

    Design and Architecture

    Sustainability in Santa Monica, Luxury in Beverly Hills

    Elizabeth Moule, architect of the Natural Resources Defense Council's new Santa Monica office, and Walter Scott Perry, founder of Eco-Tech, who creatively remodeled his Hollywood Hills home using materials at hand, discuss Green design with Frances Anderton. Then, a conversation with publisher Benedikt Taschen and designer Philippe Starck about Taschen's luxurious Beverly Hills store, the publisher's first in the US.

    • rss
    • Share
    By Frances Anderton • Nov 18, 2003 • 30m Listen

    Architect Elizabeth Moule is a partner with Moule and Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists. She is in charge of the new NRDC Office Building at 1314 Second Street in Santa Monica.

    Architect Walter Scott Perry, founder of Eco-Tech Ecology-Technology, is the designer of a remodeled, solar-powered home in the Hollywood Hills.

    Benedikt Taschen is founder of Taschen Publishing, which has just opened its first US store at 354 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills.

    Philippe Starck is a designer of everything from toothbrushes to hotels, including the newly opened Taschen Bookstore in Beverly Hills.

    • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

      Culture
    Back to Design and Architecture