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.

In 1991, one of the strangest buildings in America opened — a 32-storey, stainless steel pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee.<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=44180" target="_blank">The Great American Pyramid</a>
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The Great American Pyramid

A group of artists explored the back hallways of a mall in Providence, RI, and found the perfect place to build a private hangout. We interviewed the group's leader Michael Townsend a few years back, and he's now the subject of a new documentary called Secret Mall Apartment. Plus, mall history with Alexandra Lange.For showtimes and more information, visit <a href="https://secretmallapartment.com" target="_blank">secretmallapartment.com</a>.The stories in this episode originally aired in 2018 and 2022.<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=44866" target="_blank">Secret Mall Apartments</a>
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Secret Mall Apartment

When global trade reshapes a city, who pays the price—and who fights back?<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=44175" target="_blank">Beautiful West Oakland, California</a>
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Beautiful West Oakland, California

After we finished up The Power Broker, a bunch of people were asking us what other books we’d been reading. A group of us got together and presented some of our recent favorites, and the choices were so good and surprising and charming, we're now sharing it widely.Here are the books covered in this episode:<ul><li>Lasha's book: <a href="https://amzn.to/3ZqyS0S" target="_blank">Usha's Pickle Digest</a> by Usha R Prabakaran</li><li>Chris's books: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780679746492" target="_blank">What It Takes</a> by Richard Ben Cramer (and <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780394720241" target="_blank">The Power Broker</a> by Robert Caro 😁)</li><li>Vivian's books:  <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780802163622" target="_blank">Orbital</a> by Samantha Harvey, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780593537619" target="_blank">Martyr!</a> by Kaveh Akbar, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780143036531" target="_blank">Amusing Ourselves to Death</a> by Neil Postman, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780063310681" target="_blank">How to End a Love Story</a> by Yulin Kuang</li><li>Jayson's books: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9781499800302" target="_blank">Hoppity Frog</a> by Emma Parrish (for the kids),  <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780374612412" target="_blank">Scattered Snows, to the North: Poems</a> by Carl Philips, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780374293574" target="_blank">Blackouts</a> by Justin Torres</li><li>Joe's book: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9781494885007" target="_blank">Plunkitt of Tammany Hall</a> by George Washington Plunkitt</li><li>Roman's book: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/11658/9780374514426" target="_blank">The Pine Barrens</a> by John McPhee</li></ul>To hear new 99PI episodes ad-free (and the occasional bonus content), subscribe to <a href="https://www.siriusxm.com/podcasts-plus-subscription" target="_blank">SiriusXM Podcasts+</a>.<a href="https://99percentinvisible.org/?p=43976" target="_blank">What We're Reading</a>
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