Kate Ascher appears in the following:
The Brian Lehrer Local Infrastructure Quiz!
Monday, March 07, 2022
Quiz your knowledge of local infrastructure with Columbia GSAPP's Kate Ascher.
Please Explain: Skyscrapers
Friday, October 26, 2012
Kate Ascher, author of The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper, and Carol Willis, founder, director, and curator of the Skyscraper Museum, discuss the history and future of tall buildings—from Chicago’s 17-story Auditorium Building to Dubai’s 160-story Burj Khalifa. They’ll explain how they’re built, how they work, and how they’ve changed cities.
The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Professor of Urban Development at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), a principal with Happold Consulting, and author of The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper, Kate Ascher discusses her new book about tall buildings and density.
Anatomy of New York City
Monday, March 24, 2008
How do traffic lights work? Where does our water come from? What keeps the subway system going 24 hours a day? Kate Ascher explains how the infrastructure of New York City keeps everything running smoothly…most of the time, anyway. She’s author of The Works: Anatomy of a City.
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Infrastructure Breakdown
Thursday, July 19, 2007
What caused the steam pipe near Grand Central to blow, and do we need to worry that it will happen again? Kate Ascher, executive vice president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation and author of The Works: Anatomy of a City gives her diagnosis.
We Built This City
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Kate Ascher, author of The Works: Anatomy of a City (Penguin, 2005)- on everything you wanted to know about the inner workings of a city