Design and Architecture

KCRW

Host Frances Anderton looks at design and architecture from a Los Angeles perspective.

Episodes

LA architect rebuilds after Woolsey Fire and reflects on living in the wildland-urban interface

Roman Mars turns ‘99% Invisible’ city into a 100% visible book

In an age of loneliness, Treehouse offers community that’s carefully curated and designed

Air conditioning becomes a weapon against infection, D.J. Waldie finds the soul in Los Angeles

How Bill English helped create the computer mouse, and the effort to change the face of architecture

City of Santa Monica lets restaurants serve in parking lanes, taking on the primacy of the automobile

XPRIZE’s $1 million face mask contest, and the link between urban design and immunity

For an art conservator, it's hard to say goodbye to Confederate statues

How structural racism shaped LA, and what developers can do about it

Google and Twitter tell staff to keep working from home. What will happen to creative offices?

Can LA be greener, cleaner, slower following COVID-19?

Coronavirus tests the values of global cities like LA

Based on past pandemics, coronavirus will bring changes to buildings and cities

Interior designer Kelly Wearstler can help make your home work for you

Kelly Wearstler shares tips from her interior design MasterClass

Construction continues as coronavirus grinds economy to a halt

White House urges Americans to wear face masks in public. Here’s how to make your own

Long-time champion of public space reflects on impact of coronavirus on city life

Do handsewn face masks protect against coronavirus?

With spring design fairs and travel on hold, LA designers get creative with constraints