Frances is the host of DnA: Design and Architecture aired monthly on 89.9 KCRW and podcast weekly at KCRW.com/dna. She is also a former producer of KCRW’s national and local current affairs shows, To The Point, and Which Way, LA?, both hosted by Warren Olney. In addition, she is a frequent public speaker on architecture and design. Prior to this she reported for many years on West Coast design for The New York Times. She has authored and edited several books and is currently co-teaching a research-based studio at USC Architecture School with Frank Gehry. In 2009 she was made an honorary member of the AIA/LA, and in 2010 the USC School of Architecture’s Architectural Guild gave her their sixth Esther McCoy Award for her work in educating the public about architecture and urbanism.
Twitter:@francesanderton