The Value Of Good Design

Good design creates value – in products, buildings, even cities. Smart City Radio investigates.

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August 11, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

Guests on this week's "Smart City" are attempting to create value and influence the direction of cities through their work in design. Kent Larson is director of House N: The MIT House of the Future, a project to reconsider how we design, build and incorporate technologies into the places we live. Christine Saum is working to turn mayors into clients for good design in their cities. She is the executive director of The Mayors Institute on City Design where she has trained more than 500 mayors.Host Carol Coletta will talk about design and its value with Kent Larson and Christine Saum on the next "Smart City." 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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