Design and Architecture

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Design and Architecture episodes

November 10, 2016 Angelenos vote for density and transit
Voters in Los Angeles on Tuesday agreed to tax themselves to pay for mass transit, homeless housing, and parks. They also want developers to pay for affordable housing. And Santa Monica voters rejected a controversial anti-density measure.
5 min
November 09, 2016 A new hope for Lucas Museum in LA, The Wangs vs. The World
Los Angeles and San Francisco are competing to play host to George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art, which comes with a site-specific design by Ma Yansong. Jade Chang draws from her experience covering LA's art and design scene in her first novel,The Wangs Vs. The World.
31 min
November 09, 2016 Angelenos vote for density and transit
Voters in Los Angeles on Tuesday agreed to tax themselves to pay for mass transit, homeless housing, and parks. They also want developers to pay for affordable housing. And Santa Monica voters rejected a controversial anti-density measure.
5 min
November 08, 2016 A new hope for Lucas Museum in LA, The Wangs vs. The World
Los Angeles and San Francisco are competing to play host to George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art, which comes with a site-specific design by Ma Yansong. Jade Chang draws from her experience covering LA's art and design scene in her first novel,The Wangs Vs. The World.
30 min
November 03, 2016 Big pot embraces high design
Voters in California will decide next week whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Meanwhile, the fast-growing cannabis industry is turning to high-end product design and sleek new dispensaries to attract new customers and clean up its image.
6 min
November 02, 2016 Big pot embraces high design
Voters in California will decide next week whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Meanwhile, the fast-growing cannabis industry is turning to high-end product design and sleek new dispensaries to attract new customers and clean up its image.
5 min
November 01, 2016 Designing dispensaries, the southland's growing pains
How does the booming marijuana industry shed its illicit image and attract new customers? By turning to high-end product design and sleek new dispensaries. And Santa Monica residents will vote next week on Measure LV. Will it slow growth or create new problems? The initiative is being closely watched as a bellwether for development in the Southland.
30 min
October 27, 2016 Frank Gehry strips down on Sunset
A Frank Gehry-designed project on Sunset Boulevard is moving forward, despite neighborhood opposition.
6 min
October 26, 2016 Frank Gehry strips down on Sunset
A Frank Gehry-designed project on Sunset Boulevard is moving forward, despite neighborhood opposition.
5 min
October 25, 2016 Designing your life, ghostland
Can you "ideate" and "prototype" your way to a better, more fulfilling life? That’s the premise of the book Designing Your Life, though some designers question the use of "design thinking" as a means of career counselling and self-investigation. And in time for Halloween, the book Ghostland explores what kinds of architectural details make a place feel haunted, as well as what stories of hauntings tell us about our own prejudices and biases.
31 min