To whittle away my time whilst designing i listen to the podcast 99 percent invisible. Discover 7 alternatives like 99 % invisible the gruen effect and 99 % invisible structural integrity. Daniel burnham was the mastermind behind the white city at the 1893 columbian exposition in chicago. Ann heppermann is an independent radio reporter based in brooklyn. If i sound a little different, its because im recording this at home. Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Abraham, a professor at the university of toronto, and van dokkum, at. Niki shared wipe out, a 99 percent invisible episode about.
It was the pinnacle of the city beautiful movement, with big civic centers and grand neoclassical structures to stir the soul. Each episode generally focuses on a single topic or specific example of design, often including interviews with architects, experts, or people who have influenced or been influenced by a given urban, industrial, graphic or other design. The hugely inventive podcast 99% invisible treats the design of everyday things like a forensic science. You might also like some that i think share certain characteristics with it. On board were several of the worlds most famous modernist architects and artists, including erno goldfinger, le corbusier, alvar alto, and dozens of others. The second part of 99% invisibles episode series on frank lloyd wright s housing project usonia. Whatever her reasons were for doing it, she stood her ground. Sign up to for the 99pi newsletter to get our 1week email with. Episode 375 audio guide to the imperfections of a perfect masterpiece. The best podcast episodes of 2019 so far indiewire.
It began as a collaborative project between san francisco public radio station kalw and the american institute of architects in san francisco. See the latest news and architecture related to 99 invisible, only on archdaily. In 2011, astronomers pieter van dokkum and roberto bob abraham found themselves in a restaurant in toronto nursing something of a midlife crisis. There are also interesting artifacts to explore there. Want to know why sigmund freud opted for a couch over an armchair. In each episode, creator and host roman mars highlights some nearly invisible design. Heres that great article by san francisco chronicle urban design writer john king i mention a couple times in the episode. Planet money subarus sales had been slumping for years. Excerpts and links to latest episodes and articles. This episode focuses on the projects legacy, including usonian houses still used in modern times, and its influence on modern architecture. Stream tracks and playlists from roman mars on your desktop or mobile device.
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Aug 27, 2014 theres a name for architectural relics that serve no purpose. In this second series of ministories from 99pi, we are once again tackling listenersubmitted questions. Hosted by roman mars in beautiful, downtown oakland, california. For reveal, from the center for investigative reporting. All the thought that goes into things that you dont even think about. What happens when a sex club tries to call itself a church. Theres even a tattoo shop in seattle that does a special tattoo to honor the legacy of edith macefield. Apr 07, 2020 on this episode of 99 % invisible, jody talks with roman about his new show and we play two short episodes of this day in esoteric political history. These are the ones to warm hearts, stir the soul, call forth eruptions of laughter, and rattle your bones. In this new podcast from radiotopia, jody avirgan, political historian nicole hemmer, and special guests rescue moments from u. Inside, a coterie of cinemas practicallyfinest, movies promising an experience beyond most others movies that are almost perfect. For more than 100 years, weve relied on the car to get from place.
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That means that the vast majority of its matter is not the matter that makes up stars and planets and peopleeverything we can seebut dark matter, which seems to interact with regular matter through gravity alone. And, as a new twopart episode by 99% invisible reveals, it failed miserably. But the stunning structures aesthetics arent its only draw for the film industrythis episode traces its. The memory palace is hosted by nate dimeo and each episode looks into an event that happened in the past to teach you something new andor revisit something through a different analysis. Episodes will be released on tuesdays and fridays from september 25th through october 12th. Theres a name for architectural relics that serve no purpose. And she became a symbol, whether she wanted to or not. Apr 05, 2016 99 pi is all about design, sometimes it annoys me that i cant see the amazing things that theyre talking about. But the stunning structures aesthetics arent its only draw. Discover 7 alternatives like 99% invisible the gruen effect and 99% invisible structural integrity. The episodic nature of the podcast lends itself easily to. Past present brings together three historians to discuss whats happening in american politics and culture today.
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