 KCRW's Design and Architecture From your iPod to the Freedom Chair to the Walt Disney Concert Hall, design and architecture shape our world. On DnA: Design and Architecture host Frances Anderton talks to design world leaders about the latest in products fashion graphics architecture and more in Los Angeles and beyond. by podmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) 16 Jun 2009 at 5:53pm Some of the most interesting new design in LA is going on in public space. Frances Anderton speaks with architecture critic Chris Hawthorne, landscape designer Mia Lehrer and architect Frederick Fisher about the public spaces and places to see this summer. Plus, Karen Ginsberg on a bright new future for Santa Monica's public conveniences, and Benny Chan on LA from 1000 feet. Listen by podmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) 12 May 2009 at 6:23pm 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.
Listen by podmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) 21 Apr 2009 at 6:38pm 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.
Listen by podmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) 17 Mar 2009 at 5:53pm 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. Listen by podmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) 17 Feb 2009 at 4:50pm 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. Listen by podmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) 20 Jan 2009 at 5:08pm 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. Listen |