Design and Architecture

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Design and Architecture episodes

July 15, 2014 LACMA Redesigns Its Redesign, Builders Use Drones
Michael Govan, director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, talks about Peter Zumthor’s design and why the blob now bridges Wilshire Boulevard; and comments on reports of a Frank Gehry-designed skyscraper. DnA also launches a series on drones, starting with a look at how architects are using them.
30 min
July 01, 2014 Reclaiming Public Space-- at the Beach and at the River
Aside from water, the L.A. River and Malibu’s beaches at first glance don’t have much in common. But look closer, and you’ll find they are two of L.A.’s most underutilized public spaces. We explore both places and how Angelenos are reclaiming them via recreation.
29 min
June 03, 2014 Apple Buys Beats; Who Built the Beats Brand?
Apple has bought Beats for three billion dollars. What did they buy exactly? A lot of style for starters. We'll hear from the designers behind the image.
30 min
April 29, 2014 LA Reinvents the Wheel; Artists Honor a Utopian Architect
LA is looking for new ways to keep moving; Marlyn Musicant talks about Union Station and Avishay Artsy explores the centennial of a socialist utopia in So-Cal.
32 min
April 15, 2014 The Art of Ritual: Coachella, Passover, a Schindler Church
DnA explores the art of ritual in a season of festivals from Coachella, Passover and an abandoned Schindler church in South L.A.
31 min
March 18, 2014 Silicon Valley Gets an Edifice Complex
Tech titans in suburban Silicon Valley are trading in their regular office buildings for starchitect-designed campuses.
31 min
February 25, 2014 Design and Architecture At – and In – the Movies; with Simon Doonan, Geoff McFetridge, Kyle Bergman
Design in – and At – the movies. Simon Doonan on dreary Oscar gowns; Geoff McFetridge on Her dreamy subway map; Kyle Bergman screens films about design and architecture.
28 min
February 18, 2014 Designing for Showtime in Sochi and Hollywood: The Olympic Park, Her and Gravity
Jerry Anderson talks about working with Russians on the design of Sochi Olympic Park. K.K. Barrett and Andy Nicholson discuss their production work, on Her and Gravity.
31 min
February 04, 2014 Can the Southland Grow in an Age of Drought?
Can the Southland grow if drought is the new normal? Hadley Arnold says yes, with architecture that acts as a sponge. Plus, Dave Hickey, Maura Lucking and Gideon Brower.
34 min
January 21, 2014 The Fight to Save an Ice Rink -- And a Liveable LA
Angelenos fight to save an ice rink, and Planet Granite responds. LA natives and urban critics debate the emerging LA of Her.
31 min