A.J. Foyt

Air Date
June 14, 2017
They called him “Super Tex.” Houston native A.J. Foyt earned that nickname with wins in stock cars, sports cars and sprint cars. But Foyt’s greatest achievements were at the Indianapolis 500, where he took four checkered flags as a driver and one more as a team owner. Foyt shares his thoughts on Indy, Le Mans, and the many drivers and cars he raced in his long career.

About the Innovator

Toshiko Mori Interview Transcript
Architect

Throughout her career as a practicing architect and educator, Toshiko Mori has pursued a technical interest in the properties of materials, and especially synthetic materials, in addition to her concerns for purity of line, visual lightness and thermal performance.

Why She Innovates

As an architect, Toshiko Mori has always taken a personal delight in discovering new properties and potentials in materials. Whether designing exhibitions, houses or institutional projects such as the Visitor Center for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, New York, she enjoys a process that combines intuition with the rigor of research.

Toshiko Mori Interview Highlights Transcript

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Toshiko Mori

I would say every architect that I know is a philosopher on his or her own.

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A.J. Foyt

5 Jan, 12:38 PM
They called him “Super Tex.” Houston native A.J. Foyt earned that nickname with wins in stock cars, sports cars and sprint cars. But Foyt’s greatest achievements were at the Indianapolis 500, where he took four checkered flags as a driver and one more as a team owner. Foyt shares his thoughts on Indy, Le Mans, and the many drivers and cars he raced in his long career.