The Power Of Place

Have you ever fallen in love with a place but you weren't quite sure why?

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July 14, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

Do you know a place that is so compelling that you want to return again and again?What gives a place such power? Host Carol Coletta ask two architects who have designed places that are much beloved for very different reasons.Hans Butzer, with his wife Torrey and colleague Sven Berg, designed the Oklahoma City National Memorial on the site where the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building occurred.Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, with her husband Andres Duany, designed Seaside on Floridas gulf coast, a project that has won worldwide praise as the first traditionally organized new town designed in over 50 years. Her latest project is Aqua, on Allison Island in Miami Beach.Listen Sunday, 9 a.m. on the WKNO-FM Stations and again Tuesday, 9 a.m. on 88.9 FM. Or you can hear the show streamed live on the Web.

Thanks to Carol Coletta

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Sunday, July 14, 2002 in Smart City

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