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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Catching Up With the Broad Museum

    The scaffolding that shrouded downtown’s new Broad Museum during its construction was finally removed during the holidays. But some people are underwhelmed by the big reveal. One architecture critic compared the building’s facade to a giant cheese grater. Why don’t they like it and, more importantly, when will we get to see the interior?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jan 6, 2015 • 1 min read

    The scaffolding that shrouded downtown’s new Broad Museum during its construction was finally removed during the holidays. But some people are underwhelmed by the big reveal. One architecture critic compared the building’s facade to a giant cheese grater. Why don’t they like it and, more importantly, when will we get to see the interior? The museum was supposed to open months ago.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Christopher Hawthorne

      Chief Design Officer, Mayor's Office, City of Los Angeles; former architecture critic at the Los Angeles Times

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Broad Museum Delays, the NFL in L.A., and Hacker Hostage-Takers
    1. 0:00Is the U.S. Drone Fleet at a Breaking Point?
    2. 8:13Catching Up With the Broad MuseumYou’re reading this
    3. 16:13NFL to L.A.?
    4. 27:08Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles
    5. 40:26“How My Mom Got Hacked”
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