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To some Los Angeles spells freeways and sprawl; to others it's a unique city whose climate, proximity to nature and liberating spirit have inspired the design of furniture, fashion, cars and architects from Greene and Greene to Frank Gehry. With the buzz Primary Format : Public Radio Language : English Also Listed as: City : Santa Monica State/Province : CA Country : USA Region : NA User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of KCRW's Design and Architecture Podcasts Methings.com listings of KCRW's Design and Architecture Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

It Wasn't All Bad: Bright Spots in LA in 2010 2010 was hard on the design and construction industry in LA. But at the end of a difficult year,DnAlooks at the upside and finds the place with "no there there" uniting around a quest for community. LA design experts share their favorite projects. Later, design by women for women at the Downtown Women?s Center. Finally, designer Raul Rodriguez, and others discuss the collective design spirit that animates the Rose Parade. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Cadillac Reconsidered; LAMOTH Re-rooted, Permanently The quintessential American car is large and luxurious, but one Detroit giant hopes to change that perception. GM designerNiki Smarttalks about rethinking the Cadillac for urban centers. Then, LA Metro?sPaul Taylordiscusses an LA-Beijing alliance aimed at getting people out of their cars. In the second half of the program, the new home of the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust in Pan Pacific Park has opened.Bobbye Tigermanrecounts her grandfather?s role in founding the museum, and architec ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website When Is a Logo a No-Go? After a lengthy and costly redesign process, Gap unveiled a new logo, to outrage from customers. So they went back to the old one. Frances Anderton talks with branding consultantSasha Straussand graphic designerMichael Hodgsonabout logos. Also, industrial designerYves Béharon a Herman Miller chair for our times. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Piano's Resnick at LACMA; CicLAvia and Biking in LA Renzo Piano's new Resnick Pavilion opens soon at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.LACMA director Michael Govandiscusses how it fits into his art and architecture vision for the campus, and architecture writerSam Lubellexplains why Piano is the go-to architect for so many art museums. Plus,Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa,Stewart ReedandAmanda Brombergdiscuss CicLAvia, biomorphic bikes and the joys and challenges of urban cycling in LA. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website John Leighton Chase: Grand Poobah of West Hollywood John Leighton Chasewas a fantastic character and dear friend to many. He also worked below the radar to make a profound impact on West Hollywood, where he was urban designer. John died suddenly last week at the age of 57. Frances Anderton remembers him withAnn McIntoshof the City of West Hollywood;Richard Loring, developer;Alan Hess, architecture historian;Margaret Crawford, professor of architecture. Also, we get under the surface ofMad Men'scostumes with Emmy-nominated costume designerJan ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Action-Reaction: Design and Transformation What's the connection between a new fan and a house in Malibu? Airplane technology. Find out when Frances Anderton talks toJames Dysonabout his new air multiplier, and toDavid Hertzabout a house made of a mothballed Boeing 747. Plus, California Design and a conversation withRose Apodaca, Alissa WalkerandStewart Reedabout what you'll find at the new Biennial at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Let There Be Shade Los Angeles is a hot place and the sun can be dangerous, but LA has a puzzling aversion to shade. Find out why withJane Houlihan, Emily Green, James RojasandLorcan O?Herlihy. Also,Christopher HawthorneandCoralie Garandeaudiscuss Eli Broad?s latest project and why the French find him fascinating. AndMichael Sylvesterhas the highlights at Dwell On Design. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Oil, Plastic and the Stuff that Surrounds Us Today on DnA, oil, plastic and the stuff that surrounds us. As oilspills into the gulf, we examine our dependence on products derived frompetrochemicals, withChris Lefteri,Sara Banaszak,CarlaDenkerandKevin Hanley. Also, a look at an icon of the oil age: thenewly renovated LAX ThemeBuilding, with guestsScott Markle,Millard LeeandAlastair Gordon. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apple Worship: Creating a Brand The Apple brand has become so powerful that its Manhattan store is a tourist landmark. What's the secret to turning customers into devotees?Andrew BlumandSasha Straussjoin Frances Anderton for a discussion on Apple-worship and the art of branding. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Designing a 'Vibe' Victor Drai, back in LA with a glam new namesake club, on top of the W Hotel, says you can't have a good nightclub without good design. We speak with Drai and young club designer Christian Schulz about LA clubs and how you go about designing a "vibe." Also, Glendale looks for a curator of art for its recession-hit storefronts, and structural engineer Nabih Youssef on LA buildings and their readiness for a Chile-scale earthquake. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ebooks and the iPad: A Match for the Coffee Table Book? Ebooks may transmit words but can they furnish a room? We hear from Taschen'sJosh Bakerand Nook designerRobert Brunnerabout ebooks, the iPad and whether they can upstage the coffee table book. Plus,Rose Apodacaremembers fashion designer Alexander McQueen, andKimberli Meyerexplains how artists are re-conceptualizing some LA billboards. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Will Design and Architecture Help Haiti Rise Again? Haiti's catastrophe has killed thousands and destroyed Port-au-Prince, once a jewel in the Caribbean. We look at the architecture past, present and -- possibly -- future in Haiti's heart. Is there a design solution to the desperate need for low-cost housing in overpopulated cities? Can good design trump political mayhem? We hear from experts here and from Haiti: historianPatrick Sylvain, Architecture for Humanity's founderCameron Sinclair, Global Green'sTed Bardacke,Alejandra Lillo, co-crea ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website From Hummers to Hybrids: Design in the Oughts Revisited A decade of design and architecture is drawing to a close. How did we do? Hear fromDan Neilon the everyday object that trumps Twitter,Dakota Smithon how LA's ugliest structure made a Best Buildings list, Otis presidentSammy Hoion the state of LA's "creative economy" andAlissa Walkerwith some design and architecture books that capture the moment. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Welcoming Police Stations; A Sustainable Supersize House Can architecture change the perception, and practice, of policing? We learn about the fancy new precinct stations in LA. PlusKeenen Wayansand his 16,000 square feet "sustainable" house, and City CouncilmanKevin McKeownmakes the case for an Eli Broad art museum in Santa Monica. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Healing by Design You don't hear much about design in the healthcare reform debate, but the way a hospital is planned may affect the way you heal. We hear about the "hospital of the future," under construction in the Southland. Plus, advice on scarifying creations for Halloween fromWhere the Wild Things Areand from two Los Angeles window dressers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Does Creative Architecture Inspire Creativity? The LAUSD's new flagship arts high school opened last week. Will this icon for the underserved enable creativity? We hear about it from architectWolf Prix,Rex Patton, some students and others. Also, we hear about the real (M)ad Men, from filmmakerDoug Pray. Plus,Ken Bernsteintells us why the city is surveying every single building in LA. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website When Architecture Met Pop Culture When the recession hits Los Angeles architectRichard Best,what sensible path does he follow? He joins a reality show. Hear hisamazing story. Plus,Scott Neustadtertalks about(500) Days of Summer's love affair with LA architecture; andJames Harrison the secret history of the 100-year-old Santa Monica Pier. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Goodbye, Julius Shulman Julius Shulman, architectural photographer whose seductive images soldCalifornia Midcentury Modern architecture and its lifestyle around theworld, died on July 15 at the age of 98. We celebrate his legacy withrecollections from some of the people who knew him --Dion Neutra,Craig Krull, Juergen Nogai, Eric Bricker, Ann Videriksen, Frank GehryandElizabeth Armstrong-- as well as pithy taped commentary from Shulmanhimself.In an online exclusive bonus, KCRW's very ownEric J. Lawrencetalks about ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Public Space Is the Happening Place in LA Design Some of the most interesting new design in LA is going on in public space. Frances Anderton speaks with architecture criticChris Hawthorne, landscape designerMia Lehrerand architectFrederick Fisherabout the public spaces and places to see this summer. Plus,Karen Ginsbergon a bright new future for Santa Monica's public conveniences, andBenny Chanon LA from 1000 feet. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Waste Not, Want Not The vacuum, the washing machine and, now, the hand-dryer...industrial designerSir James Dysontalks about his ongoing mission to keep ourselves and the rest of the world clean.Dennis Hathawayexplains the fight against LA's "visual pollution," and we hear from agroup of artists who are "upcycling" garbage into poetry.  Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Is It Goodbye to Architectural Excess? The economic crash has brought a decade of lavish“icon”-building to a halt. Does this mean an architecture of “excess” will be replaced by one of “relevance?” Frances Anderton speaks withFrank Gehryand Architecture for Humanity’sCameron Sinclair.  Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Surviving the Downturn, Creatively Los Angeles has long been a magnet for architects and designers butthe slump has hit them hard. Can they find creative solutions? We hear about the upsand downs of the downturn, and the lure of the virtual building site. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Architect of Cinematic Cities Builds Home for Cinematic Arts The creator of fantasy cities also likes building the real thing.George Lucas, patron of the USC'sSchool of Cinematic Artson buildings on screen and in reality.David Rockwell, designer of the Oscars telecast, on how they'll make the show sparkle. And friends ofFrank Gehryoffer tributes as he meets a major milestone. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Design, Architecture and Inauguration Day Today, the Obamas take Washington. What does this mean for design and architecture? Join DnA today to hear fromTodd Boyd,AKA The Notorious Ph’d, on the first couple’s “cool” style; Hello Beautiful’sEdward Lifsonon lessons learned from Chicago;Dan Neilon how to dress up a tank as a presidential limo; andDiana Dorrans Saekson new White House designer Michael Smith. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Design, Architecture and Inauguration Day Today, the Obamas take Washington. What does this mean for design and architecture? Join DnA today to hear fromTodd Boyd,AKA The Notorious Ph’d, on the first couple’s “cool” style; Hello Beautiful’sEdward Lifsonon lessons learned from Chicago;Dan Neilon how to dress up a tank as a presidential limo; andDiana Dorrans Saekson new White House designer Michael Smith. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Design, Architecture and Inauguration Day Today, the Obamas take Washington. What does this mean for design and architecture? Join DnA today to hear fromTodd Boyd,AKA The Notorious Ph’d, on the first couple’s “cool” style; Hello Beautiful’sEdward Lifsonon lessons learned from Chicago;Dan Neilon how to dress up a tank as a presidential limo; andDiana Dorrans Saekson new White House designer Michael Smith. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Back to the Handmade As mass-produced goods overwhelm us, people are returning to thehandmade. Frances Anderton speaks withJenny Ryan,Catherine Bailey,William StrangerandBrooke Hodgeabout Felt Club, Heath Ceramics and raw wood. Plus,Ron WoodsonandJaime Rummerfieldon low-cost high-style at a holiday party. AndAlissa Walker"raps" up the year inDnA. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Back to the Handmade As mass-produced goods overwhelm us, people are returning to thehandmade. Frances Anderton speaks withJenny Ryan,Catherine Bailey,William StrangerandBrooke Hodgeabout Felt Club, Heath Ceramics and raw wood. Plus,Ron WoodsonandJaime Rummerfieldon low-cost high-style at a holiday party. AndAlissa Walker"raps" up the year inDnA. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Back to the Handmade As mass-produced goods overwhelm us, people are returning to thehandmade. Frances Anderton speaks withJenny Ryan,Catherine Bailey,William StrangerandBrooke Hodgeabout Felt Club, Heath Ceramics and raw wood. Plus,Ron WoodsonandJaime Rummerfieldon low-cost high-style at a holiday party. AndAlissa Walker"raps" up the year inDnA. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Metropolitan President and Architecture and Design Barack Obama will be the first president to hail from a major metropolis in a long time. What does this mean for architecture and design? Plus, James Bond and his relationship with Modern architecture. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Metropolitan President and Architecture and Design Barack Obama will be the first president to hail from a major metropolis in a long time. What does this mean for architecture and design? Plus, James Bond and his relationship with Modern architecture. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Metropolitan President and Architecture and Design Barack Obama will be the first president to hail from a major metropolis in a long time. What does this mean for architecture and design? Plus, James Bond and his relationship with Modern architecture. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Graphics of Political Protest Shepard Fairey and Robbie Conal, who have kicked up a storm with their political posters, discuss using design to send a message. Plus, the Gamble House turns 100, a conversation with director Ted Bosley about the Greene& Greene brothers' "new and native beauty."  Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Graphics of Political Protest Shepard Fairey and Robbie Conal, who have kicked up a storm with their political posters, discuss using design to send a message. Plus, the Gamble House turns 100, a conversation with director Ted Bosley about the Greene& Greene brothers' "new and native beauty."  Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Graphics of Political Protest Shepard Fairey and Robbie Conal, who have kicked up a storm with their political posters, discuss using design to send a message. Plus, the Gamble House turns 100, a conversation with director Ted Bosley about the Greene& Greene brothers' "new and native beauty."  Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 'Guerrilla' Designers Remake LA Public Space Angelenos are building benches for bus stops in South Los Angeles; clearing trash and landscaping neglected strips of land and covertly planting trees on sidewalks.Jay Griffith, Mr. Stamens, Roly Polyand others discuss the "guerrilla" design of public space in Los Angeles. Plus, a leading LA design company opens its doors to locals. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 'Guerrilla' Designers Remake LA Public Space Angelenos are building benches for bus stops in South Los Angeles; clearing trash and landscaping neglected strips of land and covertly planting trees on sidewalks.Jay Griffith, Mr. Stamens, Roly Polyand others discuss the "guerrilla" design of public space in Los Angeles. Plus, a leading LA design company opens its doors to locals. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 'Guerrilla' Designers Remake LA Public Space Angelenos are building benches for bus stops in South Los Angeles; clearing trash and landscaping neglected strips of land and covertly planting trees on sidewalks.Jay Griffith, Mr. Stamens, Roly Polyand others discuss the "guerrilla" design of public space in Los Angeles. Plus, a leading LA design company opens its doors to locals. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website All LA's a Stage DnAlooks at the opening next month of the new Broad Stageand the remodeled Mark Taper Forum. Plus,Alex McDowellon how computers are changing the way films are designed, andLiz Farrellyon her favorite authentic inauthentic space. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website All LA's a Stage DnAlooks at the opening next month of the new Broad Stageand the remodeled Mark Taper Forum. Plus,Alex McDowellon how computers are changing the way films are designed, andLiz Farrellyon her favorite authentic inauthentic space. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website All LA's a Stage DnAlooks at the opening next month of the new Broad Stageand the remodeled Mark Taper Forum. Plus,Alex McDowellon how computers are changing the way films are designed, andLiz Farrellyon her favorite authentic inauthentic space. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Landmark Architecture of LA's Past and China's Present This week, we look at the architecture of big ideas, in LA past and China present. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Landmark Architecture of LA's Past and China's Present This week, we look at the architecture of big ideas, in LA past and China present. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Landmark Architecture of LA's Past and China's Present This week, we look at the architecture of big ideas, in LA past and China present. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website One-Seaters, Two-Wheelers and the Honda Fuel Cell Car With gas prices and congestion getting worse, is it time to trade inyour car for a two-wheeler? Plus, Charles and Ray Eames get the USPSstamp of approval. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website One-Seaters, Two-Wheelers and the Honda Fuel Cell Car With gas prices and congestion getting worse, is it time to trade inyour car for a two-wheeler? Plus, Charles and Ray Eames get the USPSstamp of approval. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website One-Seaters, Two-Wheelers and the Honda Fuel Cell Car With gas prices and congestion getting worse, is it time to trade inyour car for a two-wheeler? Plus, Charles and Ray Eames get the USPSstamp of approval. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Design and the Elastic Mind; New Uses for Old Materials New technologies are changing our lives so fast it's dizzying. How can designers help? Find out when Frances Anderton talks withPaola AntonelliaboutDesign and the Elastic Mind. We also hear from "elastic" minded architectGreg Lynnabout hisBlobwall Pavilionand building materials of tomorrow. Plus, new uses for building materials of the past, as the ReUse People open in Pacoima. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Design and the Elastic Mind; New Uses for Old Materials New technologies are changing our lives so fast it's dizzying. How can designers help? Find out when Frances Anderton talks withPaola AntonelliaboutDesign and the Elastic Mind. We also hear from "elastic" minded architectGreg Lynnabout hisBlobwall Pavilionand building materials of tomorrow. Plus, new uses for building materials of the past, as the ReUse People open in Pacoima. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Design and the Elastic Mind; New Uses for Old Materials New technologies are changing our lives so fast it's dizzying. How can designers help? Find out when Frances Anderton talks withPaola AntonelliaboutDesign and the Elastic Mind. We also hear from "elastic" minded architectGreg Lynnabout hisBlobwall Pavilionand building materials of tomorrow. Plus, new uses for building materials of the past, as the ReUse People open in Pacoima. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Selling Architecture as Art; Disney's Small World Richard Neutra's famed Kaufmann House in Palm Springs goes on theblock in May, to be auctioned off in Christie's Fine Art sale. What doesthis mean? Plus, an update on a classicDisneyland ride. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Selling Architecture as Art; Disney's Small World Richard Neutra's famed Kaufmann House in Palm Springs goes on theblock in May, to be auctioned off in Christie's Fine Art sale. What doesthis mean? Plus, an update on a classicDisneyland ride. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Guerrilla Stores; Edible Estates Comme des Garçons has opened a temporary "guerrilla" store downtown. New York's Storefront for Art and Architecture is touching down on Sunset for a month. What's going on with high-style, low-impact design outlets? Plus, AD seeks new design talent, Fritz Haeg attacks the suburban front lawn, and California design goes on display. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Guerrilla Stores; Edible Estates Comme des Garçons has opened a temporary "guerrilla" store downtown. New York's Storefront for Art and Architecture is touching down on Sunset for a month. What's going on with high-style, low-impact design outlets? Plus, AD seeks new design talent, Fritz Haeg attacks the suburban front lawn, and California design goes on display. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website BCAM Comes to Town It's by a blue-chip architect and filled with blue-chip contemporary art. So how is the new BCAM at LACMA? Find out when we talk toRenzo Piano,Michael Govanand others. Plus, where should you eat in LA if you want to be heard? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website