Remove author john-massengale
article thumbnail

Between Memory and Invention

A Daily Dose of Architecture Books

Stern has a deep commitment to the city and recording its past — he is the lead author of the monumental New York book series, the definitive history of architecture and urbanism from the late nineteenth century to the present — and shaping its future. Unsurprisingly, New York City plays a big role in Between Memory and Invention.

article thumbnail

Let’s vote on Penn Station

Architecture Here and There

Now it is time to make sure that New York City authorities give the boot to Madison Square Garden, which pays no taxes, squats atop the station and inhibits any real plan to renovate it, let alone rebuild it as originally designed by McKim, Mead & White. Click here to read Massengale’s magnificent article.