Design and Architecture

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Design and Architecture episodes

May 12, 2009Waste Not, Want Not
The vacuum, the washing machine and, now, the hand-dryer...industrial designer Sir James Dyson talks about his ongoing mission to keep ourselves and the rest of the world clean. Dennis Hathaway
explains the fight against LA's "visual pollution," and we hear from a
group of artists who are "upcycling" garbage into poetry.
30 min
April 21, 2009 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 with Frank Gehry and Architecture for Humanity’s Cameron Sinclair.

30 min
March 17, 2009 Surviving the Downturn, Creatively
Los Angeles has long been a magnet for architects and designers but
the slump has hit them hard. Can they find creative solutions? We hear about the ups
and downs of the downturn, and the lure of the virtual building site.
30 min
February 17, 2009 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's School of Cinematic Arts on buildings on screen and in reality. David Rockwell, designer of the Oscars telecast, on how they'll make the show sparkle. And friends of Frank Gehry offer tributes as he meets a major milestone.
31 min
January 20, 2009 Design, Architecture and Inauguration Day
Today, the Obamas take Washington. What does this mean for design and architecture? Join DnA today to hear from Todd Boyd, AKA The Notorious Ph’d, on the first couple’s “cool” style; Hello Beautiful’s Edward Lifson on lessons learned from Chicago; Dan Neil on how to dress up a tank as a presidential limo; and Diana Dorrans Saeks on new White House designer Michael Smith.
30 min
December 23, 2008 Back to the Handmade
As mass-produced goods overwhelm us, people are returning to the
handmade. Frances Anderton speaks with Jenny Ryan, Catherine Bailey, William Stranger and Brooke Hodge about Felt Club, Heath Ceramics and raw wood. Plus, Ron Woodson and Jaime Rummerfield on low-cost high-style at a holiday party. And Alissa Walker "raps" up the year in DnA.
30 min
November 18, 2008 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.

30 min
October 21, 2008 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."

30 min
September 23, 2008 '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 Poly and others discuss the "guerrilla" design of public space in Los Angeles. Plus, a leading LA design company opens its doors to locals.
31 min
August 26, 2008 All LA's a Stage
DnA looks at the opening next month of the new Broad Stage
and the remodeled Mark Taper Forum. Plus, Alex McDowell on how computers are changing the way films are designed, and Liz Farrelly on her favorite authentic inauthentic space.
30 min