99% Invisible

99% Invisible-53- The Xanadu Effect

<p>What happens when we build big? Julia Barton remembers going to the top floor of Dallas’s then-new city hall when she was teenager. The building, designed by I.M. Pei, is a huge trapezoid jutting out over a wide plaza. Julia … <a href="http://99percentinvisible.prx.org/2012/05/01/99-invisible-53-the-xanadu-effect/" target="_blank">Continue reading →</a></p>

Design is everywhere in our lives, perhaps most importantly in the places where we've just stopped noticing. 99% Invisible is a weekly exploration of the process and power of design and architecture. From award winning producer Roman Mars. Learn more at 99percentinvisible.org.