78. Irreplaceable cover art

78. Irreplaceable

78. Irreplaceable

Listen for free

View show details

About this listen

 Kevin Kelley, a self-described “attention architect,” is aco-founding partner of design firm Shook Kelley and author of Irreplaceable: How to Create Extraordinary Places That Bring People Together. In our digitized world of ghost commerce, he believes there is still a place for real places, and that it is incumbent on architects to stop looking down their nosesat retail, the essential lubricant of urban life, and start designing places that matter. --Intro/Outro: “24 Hour Limes" by The Cooper Vane--Discussed:Bass Pro Shops at the Memphis PyramidAgainst 15-Minute Delivery“The Bonfire Effect,” courtesy Loxahatchie, FloridaParticipation mystique, as per Jung, as per Lucien Levy-Bruhl“TheAnxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt“Harvard Guide to Shopping” by Rem Koolhaas et. al.Prior Unfrozen commentary on the replacement for the Orange County Government Center by Paul RudolphRobert Venturi on Las VegasMaslow's hierarchy of needsYaromir Steiner and Easton Town Center, ColumbusVictor GruenCountry Club Plaza, Kansas CityThe Grove, Los AngelesThe Farmer’s Market, Los AngelesLarchmont, Los AngelesHollywood and Highland (now Ovation), Los AngelesHarley-Davidson dealerships’ Parts BarMercado Gonzalez, Costa Mesa, CA

What listeners say about 78. Irreplaceable

Average Customer Ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com.au reviews

Amazon Reviews
No Reviews are Available
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.