The Frank Lloyd Wright We Didn’t Know
December 4, 2020
Anthony Alofsin— When you think about Frank Lloyd Wright, you think of him as the architect of the prairies and Chicago, but there’s another story—Wright and New York—that reveals a… READ MORE
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A Personal Canon: Nicholas Adams on Five Influential Texts
June 17, 2020
Why would anyone write a book about the architect Gordon Bunshaft? The consensus is that he was a rude and unpleasant man and, though he was responsible for the design… READ MORE
Silence and Gordon Bunshaft
November 19, 2019
Nicholas Adams– At times, writing about the architect Gordon Bunshaft (1909–1990), former chief designer for the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), was like writing about a sulky teenager…. READ MORE
Ep. 76 – The complex relationship between Frank Lloyd Wright and New York City
July 18, 2019
Architectural historian Anthony Alofsin offers us an entirely new way of looking at role New York City played in the life and career of Frank Lloyd Wright — and a… READ MORE
Ep. 71 – Lina Bo Bardi
March 14, 2019
A conversation with Zeuler Lima about the extraordinary Brazilian architect, designer, illustrator, writer, editor, and curator Lina Bo Bardi. Lima’s book, Lina Bo Bardi, is newly out in paperback. YaleUniversity… READ MORE
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