# Frances Anderton

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Courtyards, Community, and Controversy: Rethinking Multifamily Living – Ep 62 with Frances Anderton

In this episode of Better Buildings for Humans, Joe Menchefski sits down with Frances Anderton, former host of KCRW’s Design and Architecture and author of Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles. Frances shares her journey from growing up in England’s architecturally rich city of Bath to…

Born Wild on Rodeo Drive: Richard Orlinski Breaks the Rules

Rodeo Drive has gone wild. Visitors to the luxury street have fallen in love with eight colorful, life-size sculptures of animals – Wild Kong, Standing Bear, Panda and Crocodile – designed by the French artist Richard Orlinski, and part of this summer's “Rodeo Drive Celebrates Fashion”. But sculptu…

WestEdge Wednesday | 552 | Small Space Big Style: The ADU Revolution and Popularity Behind Living Small

As a busy professional designer, you know how important it is to find the right partnerships. Partnerships that allow you to specify the right products for every project. Professionals like you just don’t have time to waste. Let me tell you about one of my partnerships. Pacific Sales is here to ser…

Leo Marmol, FAIA | 564 | Our February 2025 Convo By Design ICON Registry Inductee

You have been hearing the WestEdge Wednesday episodes since the beginning of the year and I do hope that you’re enjoying them. This months addition to the Convo By Design Icon Registry was heard on the WestEdge Wednesday series in 2024 following his appearance on a panel at the show in 2023. It is …

Frances Anderton | 607 | Our August 2025 Convo By Design Icon Registry Inductee

When I was growing up, radio was my solace. I loved it so much that I chose it for my career. I can remember being 10 years old with my transistor radio listening to 10Q and KHJ. Later, it was KLOS, KMET, KNAC and KROQ. The call letters were cool, the music and bands remain bookmarks in my life. I …

Rebels in the Sand: Fred Fisher & The Making of an L.A. Moment

What makes a city fertile ground for creative reinvention? In this episode, we sit down with Fred Fisher, one of the architects immortalized in the iconic 1980 photograph on the sands of Venice Beach, and now a pillar of the Ojai community. The photo, taken by Abe Pildas of Fisher, Robert Mangurian…

Made in Italy: The Canali Man

Italian style and craftsmanship are synonymous with Rodeo Drive, evidenced in Canali, the luxury menswear brand that just reopened its flagship lifestyle store on the high fashion Beverly Hills thoroughfare, with a party attended by some of LA’s leading men, including Chace Crawford, Paul Downs, Ja…

Why Aren't There More Condos For Sale In California?

The condominium used to be a relatively affordable home ownership option in California. But it has almost disappeared from our cities. Why? A new generation of housing activists says California laws have killed the condo, and they want that to change. Reporter: Frances Anderton, KCRW Hundreds o…

Convo By Design ICON Registry | 628 | The 2025 Convo By Design Icon Registry Inductees

For the past 2 years, you have been hearing about the Convo By Design Icon Registry. My version of a hall of fame. I started this reluctantly. Reluctantly? Yes, for one reason. I have shared my disdain for the click-bait lists that many of the trade pubs and outlets offer. I think it’s disingenuou…

Building Ethical Products, Leaning in on Values Based Specification | 668 | Legacy Reissue 2014 feat Frances Anderton & Jeff Denby

Every now and then, I like to hop into the wayback machine and share a fresh listen to conversations that influenced our current times. The one you are going to register to today was recorded live in 2014 from DIEM, Design Intersects Everything Made symposium presented by the West Hollywood Design …