Paul Goldberger

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Paul Goldberger
Goldberger in 2015
Born (1950-12-04) December 4, 1950 (age 73)
EducationYale University (BA)
Occupation(s)Architectural critic, journalist, educator
SpouseSusan L. Solomon
Children3
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Criticism (1984)
Vincent Scully Prize (2012)

Paul Goldberger (born December 4, 1950)[1][2] is an American author, architecture critic and lecturer. He is known for his "Sky Line" column in The New Yorker.[3]

Biography

Paul Goldberger is a 1972 graduate of

architectural history under Vincent Scully
.

Shortly after starting as a reporter at

Pennsylvania Station. The next year, he was named an architecture critic, working alongside Ada Louise Huxtable
until 1982.

In 1984, Goldberger won the

Rudolph Giuliani
presented Goldberger with the city's Preservation Achievement Award in recognition of the impact of his work on historic preservation.

Goldberger is also the author of the book Up from Zero: Politics, Architecture, and the Rebuilding of New York and The City Observed, New York, a Guide to the Architecture of Manhattan.

In a May 2005 New Yorker column, he suggested that the best solution for rebuilding at

Ground Zero
would focus on residential use mixed with cultural and memorial elements.

From July 2004 until June 2006, Goldberger served as the Dean of

Parsons The New School for Design, an art and design college of The New School. He currently remains the Joseph Urban Professor of Design at the institution.[4]

A resident of the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Goldberger is married to Susan Solomon and has three sons, Adam, Ben and Alex.

Works

Books

Articles

References

  1. ^ Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C. Who's who of Pulitzer Prize winners, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999. Cf. p.87 on Paul Goldberger
  2. ^ "Profile: Paul Goldberger" Archived 2010-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Cityfile New York
  3. ^ "Contributors: Paul Goldberger". The New Yorker. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Paul Goldberger | Parsons School of Design". www.newschool.edu. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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