Creating buzz in the city: Ian Schrager; Horton Plaza
Design and Architecture · KCRW
November 5, 201929m 33s
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Show Notes
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The co-founder of Studio 54 is opening a new boutique hotel in West Hollywood. Veteran hotelier Ian Schrager talks about his colorful life and career creating spaces to attract the in-crowd. And filmmaker Matt Tyrnauer tells us about the dramatic life and civic impact of Schrager. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DnA also visits another site that was designed as a social magnet: Horton Plaza, a postmodern icon designed by the late architect Jon Jerde. But the 1985 mall has become a ghost of its former self. DnA learns what’s in store for the complex and how some San Diegans are honoring a building that brought them much joy.</span></p>