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Design and Architecture

Writing Design

From the beauty of dead leaves in Japan to Brave New Houses in Los Angeles, design is in the eye of the beholder. Host Frances Anderton speaks with design writer Michael Webb.

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By Frances Anderton • Sep 23, 2003 • 30m Listen

Michael Webb is the author of Brave New Houses: Adventures in Southern California Living

Websites discussed in today's program include:

Frank Gehry: Work in Progress at the Museum of Contemporary Art

Los Angeles Conservancy

Pasadena Heritage

Pasadena Museum of History

Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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