George Nelson discusses industrial design and the effects on people; part 4
George Nelson discusses the importance of education, teachers, and how we learn as society changes.
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George Nelson discusses the importance of education, teachers, and how we learn as society changes.
George Nelson discusses what this generation will leave behind, the role of the individual in society, and the belief in things.
George Nelson discusses consumerism, business in war and peacetime, destruction leading to creation, and what culture looks like.
George Nelson discusses his impression of industrial design in Brasilia ,Russia, and American Main Street and how business is prioritized over what is better for people.
Interviewing designer-architect George Nakashima.
Recorded live on Chicago's South Side. Robeson is ill at the time of recording. Speakers: Earl Dickerson, Etta Moten Barnett, Judge Sidney Jones, J. Mayo "Ink" Williams, Joan Brown (possibly Abena Joan Brown), Charles Hamilton, Margaret Burroughs, [John Gray's sister], [Stevens?]
Elissa Aalto, architect and widow of Finnish architect Alvar Aalto (first 47 minutes) and architect Paul Dukas (final 6 minutes) discuss architect Alvar Aalto. Aalto believed that architecture could provide society harmony through nature. He was often compared to Frank Lloyd Wright. He was bound with a passion to help mankind.
Discussing the Auditorium Theater with friends.
Discussing the book "Lost Chicago" with the author David Lowe.