We take on evangelist Robert Schuller's legacy as an architectural patron in Garden Grove, commissioning buildings from the likes of Richard Neutra, Philip Johnson and Richard Meier. And we also examine the Orange County Museum of Art's long history of thwarted building plans — involving architects from Renzo Piano to Thom Mayne.

Here are links to our respective stories:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-modernist-architecture-robert-schuller-20150402-column.html
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-ocma-layoffs-part-of-plan-to-get-new-museum-built-says-board-president-20150407-column.html#page=1

Theme music is "Suburbia" from the Pet Shop Boys, available for download from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Suburbia-2001-Digital-Remaster/dp/B000TEDCNY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433960040&sr=8-1&keywords=pet+shop+boys+suburbia&pebp=1433960041957&perid=4B11BE51F06A49C69574

All about Orange County

We look at the Chilean architecture boom -- including the soaring careers of internationally recognized designers such as Alejandro Aravena (who sits on the Prtizker jury) and Smiljan Radic (who designed the Serpentine Pavilion in London)-- as well as MoMA's sprawling exhibition on modernism in Latin America, "Latin America in Construction," an important show that seeks to recast the ways in which we consider the history of design on the continent.

Links to the related stories:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-chilean-architecture-goes-international-20150515-column.html#page=1
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-modernism-moma-latin-america-architecture-show-20150505-column.html#page=1

This weeks opener is "Mini Skirt" by Esquivel, which is avialable for download on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Mini-Skirt/dp/B001BHJRX2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433961411&sr=8-1&keywords=mini+skirt+by+esquivel&pebp=1433961412167&perid=9B647A9D82B84E0FBA6B

The Latin Design Boom: Architecture in Latin America

In which Christopher and Carolina report back on their various journeys: Christopher to Facebook's new Frank Gehry-designed headquarters in Silicon Valley (complete with anecdote about non-disclosure agreements) and Carolina's visit to Minneapolis, where she attended the Superscript, a conference about arts journalism in the digital age, and visited Jean Nouvel's innovative Guthrie Theater.

Links to related stories:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-facebook-gehry-20150527-column.html#page=1
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-jean-nouvel-guthrie-theater-minneapolis-20150531-htmlstory.html

The opener is courtesy of Kraftwerk: "Boing Boom Tschak" and it is available for download on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Boing-Boom-Tschak-Remastered-Version/dp/B00IPBZOWA/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1433961535&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=kraftwerk+boom+tsack

Visiting Facebook HQ and criticism and design in Minneapolis

A very beta podcast about art, architecture and design from architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne and culture blogger Carolina A. Miranda of the Los Angeles Times.

Design & Conquer