Design and Architecture

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Host Frances Anderton looks at design and architecture from a Los Angeles perspective.

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514 episodes
Updated Nov 6, 2020

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Jul 17, 2012 · 30 min
Design for the London 2012 Olympics: A Very British Story
The design story at the London 2012 Olympics is modesty over monumentality. We will hear about the results, from branding confusion to inspiring "legacy" planning.
Jun 19, 2012 · 29 min
Networks, Connections and a Sound Booth for Sonic Trace
Last month we launched a design competition for a Sound Booth. Today we announce the winner. Also, Union Station, the Internet and the design of infrastructure.
May 15, 2012 · 29 min
Hats and High Culture, Reconsidered
From an opera designed by Frank Gehry and Rodarte to Philip Treacy's futuristic hats, a look at how some old traditions are being reconsidered for our time.
Apr 17, 2012 · 29 min
A Bridge to the Imagination
Mayor Villaraigosa on rebuilding the iconic 6th Street Bridge. Plus, lessons from a cardboard arcade, taking chairs back to the basics, and retro in the age of Instagram.
Mar 20, 2012 · 29 min
Creative Meets Corporate in 'Delirious' LA
Moby on his passion for LA architecture and the photo blog he's writing about it. Also, the rise, fall and reinvention of the former Arco Plaza.
Feb 21, 2012 · 29 min
Swimsuits, Swimming Pools and the Birth of Modern Body Culture
We explore the evolution of body culture in post-war LA, through the radical designs of Rudi Gernreich, and the rise of the suburban swimming pool.
Jan 17, 2012 · 29 min
Metropolis II: The City in Art
An LA where cars self-drive at over 200 miles an hour. Also, Chinese-American postwar architects in Los Angeles and the Temporary Insanity of installation design.
Dec 20, 2011 · 30 min
Holidays 2011: Keeping it Simple After a Turbulent Year
It’s been a tumultuous year. We turn to several mavens of good living for tips on how to celebrate in style. Plus, the architecture of protest.
Nov 15, 2011 · 30 min
Building Their Dream: The Chinese Car Industry
The biggest hybrid and electric car company you've never heard of has put down a beachhead in Los Angeles. Plus, are you ready to have your car parked by a robot?
Oct 18, 2011 · 29 min
From Calligraphy Buff to Design Guru: Steve Jobs Remembered
We honor Steve Jobs with a look at how the Apple Mac changed lettering, and hear what "design" meant to him and his chief collaborator, Jonathan Ive.
Sep 20, 2011 · 30 min
Back to the Future: Design in Pacific Standard Time
When experimental art was "happening" in post-war LA, so too was design, craft and architecture. Pacific Standard Time is showcasing it all....
Aug 16, 2011 · 19 min
Preserving the Past without Losing the Future
Chris Nichols and Christopher Hawthorne on preservation and the fight over Richard Neutra's Kronish House. Plus, Jonathan Louie and others "Rethink LA."
Jul 19, 2011 · 29 min
Battle for the Bottom: TOTO, Kohler and the Luxury Toilet
"Is the world ready for a toilet with its own foot warmer, heated seat, bidet washlet and built-in music system, all controlled by a touch-screen remote?"
Jun 21, 2011 · 29 min
A Field Operation in Santa Monica
Can you design a great park by committee? Also, Japanese design, on display at Dwell on Design and Little Tokyo Design Week. Plus, the new Los Angeles Design Festival.
May 17, 2011 · 30 min
L.A. Noire: The Game
Rockstar's newest video game turns the gamer into a methodical detective in a hyper-realistic recreation of L.A. in 1947. How did they do it and will they please fans?
Apr 19, 2011 · 30 min
Art in the Streets, In and Out of the Art World
Street art gets the spotlight in a huge MOCA show. Also, Artecnica-Homeboy Industries' "quote" bag collaboration to give a voice to the graffiti work of ex-gang members.
Mar 15, 2011 · 30 min
Architecture and the BIG Idea
A wow factor without waste, SF MOMA's How Wine Became Modern, Facebook's design "hackathon," and engineering to withstand catastrophe.
Feb 15, 2011 · 29 min
The Art of Rodarte: Black Swan and Design for the Movies
What’s in a frock? Schlock, horror, and much more, when it’s designed by the Mulleavy Sisters of Rodarte. Join Kate and Laura Mulleavy as they discuss creating the ballet costumes for Oscar-nominated Black Swan, their upcoming MOCA show and their fall line. Also, Cathy Whitlock on the sets that tell a story and Nick Verreos on the movie costumes you can see in the flesh. And a visit with Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman, on a life of love and creativity, now on display in the Craft and Folk Art Museum's Marriage of Craft and Design.
Jan 18, 2011 · 29 min
Grand Visions, Rare Earths and Design's Fictions
High Line designers Diller Scofidio + Renfro have unveiled their "veiled" new Broad Museum for Grand Avenue. But can architecture alone fix what ails Grand Avenue? Find out from architect Elizabeth Diller, critic Sam Lubell and Councilwoman Jan Perry. Plus, science researcher Richard Seymour on the dirty story of rare earths, hidden behind our clean technologies and glistening gadgets. And Art Center's Tim Durfee on the show that explores how fantasy feeds real world design.
Dec 21, 2010 · 30 min
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, DnA looks 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.

Design and Architecture

Design for the London 2012 Olympics: A Very British Story

Networks, Connections and a Sound Booth for Sonic Trace

Hats and High Culture, Reconsidered

A Bridge to the Imagination

Creative Meets Corporate in 'Delirious' LA

Swimsuits, Swimming Pools and the Birth of Modern Body Culture

Metropolis II: The City in Art

Holidays 2011: Keeping it Simple After a Turbulent Year

Building Their Dream: The Chinese Car Industry

From Calligraphy Buff to Design Guru: Steve Jobs Remembered

Back to the Future: Design in Pacific Standard Time

Preserving the Past without Losing the Future

Battle for the Bottom: TOTO, Kohler and the Luxury Toilet

A Field Operation in Santa Monica

L.A. Noire: The Game

Art in the Streets, In and Out of the Art World

Architecture and the BIG Idea

The Art of Rodarte: Black Swan and Design for the Movies

Grand Visions, Rare Earths and Design's Fictions

It Wasn't All Bad: Bright Spots in LA in 2010