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Cityscapes: What's Next?

Monday, May 25, 2009

Over the past month the Cityscapes series has explored how we got to this architectural moment. So: what's next? Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for the New Yorker and Liz Diller, principal at the firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro, talk about the future of architecture in New York City. Follow Along With the Cityscapes Slideshow!

Guests:

Liz Diller and Paul Goldberger

Comments [5]

Giuseppe Castellacci from Manhattan

Paul Goldberger stressed that in the 70s New York architecture winced from the streets.

Such paradigm was likely reflecting the widespread association of danger with street life, a perception stemming from much higher crime rates and indirectly reinforced by the residential flight to the suburbs.

Conversely, the current openness is consistent with the image of New York as a safe city.

May. 25 2009 01:29 PM
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FARNAZ MANSURI from NYC

Thank you for studying streets, i have been working on a photo documentary of streets as rooms for a decade and have a photographs of streets around the world. NYC is finally building its street as rooms.
Thank you for checking on the progress and bringing it to our public's attention.
Farnaz Mansuri

May. 25 2009 11:01 AM
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Robert from NYC

Ooooooooo, it's scary I'm all alone in here!

May. 25 2009 10:57 AM
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Robert from NYC

There's too much crap. I thought the 50s-60s architecture was bad-and it is-but much of the stuff going up today is, well, crap!

May. 25 2009 10:57 AM
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Robert from NYC

Interesting comment. I wonder if one gets used to water-boarding over time! Hm, let's ponder that.

May. 25 2009 10:51 AM
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