Shape of the City: Ulrich Franzen with Paul Goldberger - Video

Shape of the City: Ulrich Franzen with Paul Goldberger

Architectural critic Paul Goldberger speaks with brutalist architect, Ulrich Franzen. This discussion is the third part of a series on New York City architecture. Franzen discusses the design choices and controversies of some of his most well-known projects: the Phillip Morris Building, 800 Fifth Avenue, the East and West Towers at Hunter College, and the Alley Theatre in Houston, Texas. He reflects particularly on the contextual assimilation of new architecture, in which “the external configuration of the building attempts to establish some kind of dialogue with the context in which it is placed.” The discussion includes questions from the audience.

Recorded Feb 22, 1983 at 92nd Street Y, New York.

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