Karin Liljegren: Breathing new life into old buildings
Works In Progress
English - March 25, 2021 02:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBVisual Arts Arts Performing Arts art architecture design film theater dance performance visual arts ucla los angeles Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Before the pandemic, downtown L.A. was in the midst of a renaissance, with the steady opening of new bars, restaurants, hotels and apartment buildings.
Architect and UCLA alumna Karin Liljegren has been a leader in that effort. Over the past 20 years, she has overseen or consulted on more than 400 adaptive reuse projects, mostly in downtown’s historic core. Last year, the American Institute of Architects named Liljegren to the College of Fellows, considered one of the architecture world’s highest honors.
Liljegren joined the UCLA Arts podcast Works In Progress to talk about downtown's post-pandemic recovery, her own path to becoming a leader in adaptive reuse, and the pleasure of visiting spaces that she has designed.