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The Colour of Money
Episode 54
US paper currency is so ubiquitous that to really look at its graphic design with fresh eyes requires some deliberate and focused attention. So pull …
13 years, 9 months ago
The Xanadu Effect
Episode 53
What happens when we build big? Julia Barton remembers going to the top floor of Dallas’s then-new city hall when she was teenager. The building, des…
13 years, 10 months ago
Galloping Gertie
Episode 52
Even during the construction of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the deck would go up and down by several feet with the slightest breeze. Construc…
13 years, 10 months ago
The Arsenal of Exclusion
Episode 51
“Cities exist to bring people together, but cities can also keep people apart” – Daniel D’Oca, Urban Planner, Interboro Partners. Cities are great. T…
13 years, 11 months ago
DeafSpace
Episode 50
The acoustics of a building are a big concern for architects. But for designers at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC, it’s the absence of sound …
13 years, 11 months ago
Queue Theory and Design
Episode 49
In the US, it’s called a line. In Canada, it’s often referred to as a line-up. Pretty much everywhere else, it’s known as a queue. My friend Benjamen…
13 years, 11 months ago
The Bathtubs or the Boiler Room
Episode 48
“I have this habit of walking into any door that’s unlocked…You start poking around, going into doors…you find the coolest things…” -Andrea Seabrook,…
14 years ago
US Postal Service Stamps
Episode 47
Somebody might be able to do a great painting that’s 20 x 30 inches, but you take that down to 1 x 1.5 inches, and it’s a challenge to make it work. …
14 years ago
Vulcanite Dentures
Episode 46
Before the 1850s, dentures were made out of very hard, very painful and very expensive material, like gold or ivory. They were a luxury item. The inv…
14 years, 1 month ago
Immersive Ideal
Episode 45
Beauty Pill is band I really like from Washington DC. They have released two EPs (The Cigarette Girl From the Future and You Are Right to be Afraid) …
14 years, 1 month ago