. . . from the Back Jacket
This image, from the Boston City Archives, is used on the back of my book jacket. It nicely mirrors the perspective of the image that spills across the title page that shows the Mechanics Hall and...
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My editor at Yale University Press, Michelle Komie, sent over the first advance copy of the book — hot off the press! My hands were shaking as I unwrapped the object . . . and I couldn’t be happier:...
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Still rummaging through old pictures, I like this one, taken in 2003, that contrasts the textures of the original tower at the Prudential Center, left (1965) and the most recent office tower, 101...
View ArticleUpcoming Talks: SAH-NY and Mass. Historical Society
Very happy to have two opportunities in the coming weeks to speak about Insuring the City. New York chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians Thursday, October 11, 6.30 pm New York...
View ArticleNortheastern Poster
Totally digging on this poster produced by Northeastern student Chelsea Brown for my talk at NEU School of Architecture on September 24. You recognize, of course, the staggered aluminum-frame facade...
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Perspecta 46: Error has been published and includes my essay “Hedging Your Bets: Actuarial Science, Architecture, and Urban Development,” which elaborates on some ideas laid out in Insuring the City....
View ArticleBook Prizes!
I am thrilled to announce that Insuring the City has received two book prizes: the Kenneth Jackson Prize for Best Book in Urban History (North American topic); and the Lewis Mumford Award for Best...
View ArticlePrice Reduction!
Price Reduction! In an effort to make the book more available to potential readers, the Yale University Press has reduced the list price of Insuring the City from $45 to $30. It was never a better...
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