Hi, I am Frances Anderton.

I tell stories and distill ideas about design, architecture and the cityscape of Los Angeles, through print, broadcast media, exhibitions and public events. For many years I hosted DnA: Design and Architecture radio show for KCRW public radio station.

Now my main focus is housing. I am the author of the award-winning book Common Ground: Multifamily Housing in Los Angeles, and co-creator of The Angeleno Porch: Six Social Spaces Shaping L.A.’s Affordable Housing for the US Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.

I teach a course on urban housing typologies at USC School of Architecture and I am a 2025 Santa Monica Artist Fellow.