Cool Spaces

Season 1

Profile the most provocative and innovative public space architecture in North America. Each episode is organized around a central theme—Performance Spaces, Libraries, Art Spaces, and Healing Spaces—and profiles three buildings. Guided by architect and teacher Stephen Chung, we see why each building was designed, how it was designed, and discover just what makes the building so cool.

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S1 E1 - Performing Spaces
March 26, 2014
56min
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Featured buildings: Barclay's Center, Brooklyn NY; Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, TX; Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, Kansas City, MO
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S1 E2 - Healing Spaces
April 16, 2014
57min
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Featured buildings: Health Sciences Education Building, Phoenix, AZ; Yale Health Center, New Haven, CT; Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, Las Vegas, NV
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S1 E3 - Libraries
April 2, 2014
56min
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Featured buildings: James B. Hunt Jr. Library, Raleigh, NC; South Mountain Community Library, Phoenix, AZ; Seattle Central Library, Seattle, WA
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S1 E4 - Art Spaces
April 9, 2014
55min
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Featured buildings: Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA; Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, Charlotte, NC; Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
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