Episode 07
Frances Anderton covers Los Angeles design and architecture in print, broadcast media and public events. She is the author of the book “Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles,” published in 2022 by Angel City Press. Also in 2022, she co-produced 40 Years of Building Community, a short film about the influential affordable housing developer Community Corp of Santa Monica; and she co-organized Art for Earth’s Sake, a series at MOCA about the art world and its environmental footprint. For many years Anderton hosted KCRW’s DnA: Design and Architecture radio show, and produced Warren Olney’s current affairs shows Which Way, LA? And To The Point. Honors include the Esther McCoy Award, from the Architectural Guild of USC School of Architecture, for her work educating the public about architecture and urbanism.
Show notes and Frances’ five places:
This interview was recorded on December 29, 2022
Gabrielino-Tongva Springs Foundation
Outdoor dining in Los Angeles
Also mentioned in this episode:
To The Point hosted by Warren Olney on KCRW
Which Way L.A. hosted by Warren Olney on KCRW
Michael Sorkin, the architecture critic who was originally assigned to the project that brought Frances to L.A., and who died of the coronavirus in 2020.
From the L.A. Times: 6th Street bridge: A civic wonder that reflects L.A.'s promise and its simmering problems
From the L.A. Times: More than a bridge: Michael Maltzan’s 6th Street Viaduct addresses mistakes of L.A.'s past
From the New York Times: Los Angeles Enjoys Its New Bridge a Little Too Much
Patti Smith at the Santa Monica Pier (one of many appearances).
“‘Rewilding’ the land brings back birds, bees, butterflies” by Frances Anderton on KCRW.com
An L.A. Times piece on the surge in outdoor dining brought on by the pandemic: The year of the party tent: What the age of COVID taught us about architecture in 2021
Related links:
Read: Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, Frances’ redefinition of "home" in the Southland.
Watch: 40 Years of Building Community, a short film Frances co-produced about Community Corp of Santa Monica.
Listen: Audio tour of buildings in Common Ground, with KCRW's Steve Chiotakis; Q + A with KPCC's Larry Mantle about Common Ground and why he loved apartment living in L.A..
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