David W. Dunlap
David W. Dunlap | |
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| Born | May 10, 1952 San Francisco, California, US |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | The New York Times |
David W. Dunlap (born 1952) is an American journalist who worked as a reporter for The New York Times. He wrote a regular column, Building Blocks, that looked at the New York metropolitan area through its architecture, infrastructure, spaces, and places.[1]
Career
Born in San Francisco, California,[2] on May 10, 1952, Dunlap extensively documented the rebuilding of the World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks in 2001. He began writing about landmarks in 1981, when he was evicted from the New York Biltmore Hotel so that he would not be able to see its interior being demolished.[3]
He began his career as a clerk to
Dunlap is currently documenting the history of Provincetown, Massachusetts, through its architecture, on the website Building Provincetown 2020, which is under construction.
Awards
Dunlap won the Citation of Excellence award from the American Institute of Architects. In 1992, he received the American Planning Association's New York Metro Chapter journalism award; other winners have included Brendan Gill, Paul Goldberger, Kenneth T. Jackson, and Elizabeth Kolbert.[5][6]
Books
- Building Provincetown: A Guide to Its Social and Cultural History, Told Through Its Architecture. Town of Provincetown, Provincetown Historical Commission. 2015. ISBN 9780692426715.
- From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. Columbia University Press. 2004. ISBN 9780231500722.
- Glory in Gotham: Manhattan's Houses of Worship: A Guide to Their History, Architecture and Legacy. City and Company. 2004. ISBN 9781929439010.
- On Broadway: A Journey Uptown Over Time. Rizzoli International. 1990. ISBN 9780847811816.
- Goldberger, Paul (1979). The City Observed: New York. Random House. ISBN 9780394504506. (Dunlap was the photographer.)
See also
- LGBT culture in New York City
- List of LGBT people from New York City
- National September 11 Memorial & Museum
References
- ^ "Building Blocks A weekly column on what New York City looks like, and how it got that way". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ask A Reporter: David Dunlap". The New York Times. 1999. Archived from the original on November 3, 2002.
- ^ "David W. Dunlap". 2015 MAS Summit for New York City.
- ^ a b "Guide to the David W. Dunlap Papers: 1993–1999" (PDF). New York Public Library, Humanities and Social Sciences Library Manuscripts and Archives Division. February 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Previous Award Winners" (PDF). New York Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association. 2009.
- ^ "Awards Committee". New York Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association. Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
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