KCRW's Design and Architecture

Metropolis II: The City in Art

webmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:45:37 EST

An LA where cars self-drive at over 200 miles an hour. Also, Chinese-American postwar architects in Los Angeles and the Temporary Insanity of installation design.

Holidays 2011: Keeping it Simple After a Turbulent Year

webmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:14:39 EST

It?s been a tumultuous year. We turn to several mavens of good living for tips on how to celebrate in style. Plus, the architecture of protest.

Building Their Dream: The Chinese Car Industry

webmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:12:38 EST

The biggest hybrid and electric car company you've never heard of has put down a beachhead in Los Angeles. Plus, are you ready to have your car parked by a robot?

From Calligraphy Buff to Design Guru: Steve Jobs Remembered

webmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:14:38 EST

We honor Steve Jobs with a look at how the Apple Mac changed lettering, and hear what "design" meant to him and his chief collaborator, Jonathan Ive.

Back to the Future: Design in Pacific Standard Time

webmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:40:58 EST

When experimental art was "happening" in post-war LA, so too was design, craft and architecture. Pacific Standard Time is showcasing it all....

Preserving the Past without Losing the Future

webmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:31:53 EST

Chris Nichols and Christopher Hawthorne on preservation and the fight over Richard Neutra's Kronish House. Plus, Jonathan Louie and others "Rethink LA."

Battle for the Bottom: TOTO, Kohler and the Luxury Toilet

webmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:27:07 EST

"Is the world ready for a toilet with its own foot warmer, heated seat, bidet washlet and built-in music system, all controlled by a touch-screen remote?"

A Field Operation in Santa Monica

webmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:11:52 EST

Can you design a great park by committee? Also, Japanese design, on display at Dwell on Design and Little Tokyo Design Week. Plus, the new Los Angeles Design Festival.

L.A. Noire: The Game

webmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:30:00 EST

Rockstar's newest video game turns the gamer into a methodical detective in a hyper-realistic recreation of L.A. in 1947. How did they do it and will they please fans?

Art in the Streets, In and Out of the Art World

webmaster@kcrw.org (Frances Anderton) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:53:49 EST

Street art gets the spotlight in a huge MOCA show. Also, Artecnica-Homeboy Industries' "quote" bag collaboration to give a voice to the graffiti work of ex-gang members.