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Design and Architecture

Designing your life, ghostland

Hosted by Frances Anderton and KCRW Staff Oct. 25, 2016
Can you "ideate" and "prototype" your way to a better, more fulfilling life? That’s the premise of the book Designing Your Life, though some designers question the use of "design thinking" as a means of career counselling and self-investigation. And in time for Halloween, the book Ghostland explores what kinds of architectural details make a place feel haunted, as well as what stories of hauntings tell us about our own prejudices and biases.

Photo: Winchester Mystery House (photograph by Jane Lidz, courtesy of Library of Congress)

From this Episode:

Designing your life

When you hear the word "design," what comes to mind? Maybe something tangible like graphics, architecture, fashion, furniture and products. Or the virtual realm -- websites,...

14 min

Ghostland

Haunted spaces have become a tourism bonanza, with ghost hunters and thrill-seekers traveling the world to wander through supposedly haunted houses, hotels, prisons and...

14 min

Credits

Hosts:

Frances Anderton, KCRW Staff

Producers:

Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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