Design and Architecture

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Design and Architecture episodes

June 26, 2013 Denise Scott Brown, and Designing Couples
After a fight to get Denise Scott Brown co-credit for a Pritzker Prize, Scott Brown talks about being female in an unequal profession. Plus, designing duo Scout Regalia.
31 min
June 18, 2013 Sculptural Architecture is in Full Flower
A look at “sculptural” architecture now in full flower – at MOCA, and LACMA. Plus, changing the image of guns, and design for the disabled by a disabled designer.
30 min
June 11, 2013 Michael Schmidt and a 3-D Printed Dress with Va-Va-Voom
Michael Schmidt has made dresses from Legos and razor blades. Now he is testing 3-D printed plastic. Rose Apodaca talks to the designer about his amazing costumes.
22 min
June 03, 2013 Does Debt Shrink Designers' Dreams?
Design school grads face an obstacle to starting their careers: huge debt. Alissa Walker reports from Calarts. And Greg Lindsay talks about “engineering serendipity.”
29 min
May 28, 2013 James Turrell: Shaper of Realities
With shows in LA, NY and Houston, light and space artist James Turrell is in the spotlight. We hear about how he shapes reality with light, and helps design a gallery.
22 min
May 21, 2013 MOCA, Drama and 'A New Sculpturalism'
MOCA’s "A New Sculpturalism" show stalls and restarts amidst a dispute over its curatorial direction. It also promises an exciting taste of the architecture of tomorrow.
30 min
May 14, 2013 SoCal Design: A New Age for Making?
Speciality fabricator Smilee Barnacle talks about “making” in the digital age. Bobbye Tigerman looks back at yesterday’s community of makers and designers.
25 min
May 07, 2013 Ten Buildings that Shaped the World?
Dan Protess and Geoffrey Baer tell us how they chose ten buildings that changed America? Brendan Ravenhill talks to Alissa Walker about keeping things made in LA.
30 min
April 30, 2013 All You Need Is Zip Ties; Talking Product Design
Jae Won Cho moved around so much he created furniture to fit his lifestyle. Meanwhile, Dieter Rams' products remain universal. A talk with two product designers.
22 min
April 23, 2013 Transformations, in Wood; On Wilshire Boulevard
Mallery Roberts Morgan talks to Stefan Bishop about transforming wood, and his life. Doug Suisman riffs on the transformation taking place on Wilshire Boulevard.
23 min