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Witold Rybczynski

In conversation with Roy Eisenhardt

Wednesday, May 21, 2008  |  Herbst Theatre, 8pm

Witold Rybczynski focuses on architecture, design, and urbanism in his widely read essays and books. His concepts merge ideas with tangible forms; for instance, Rybczynski reviewed cultural variables for creating a psychologically comfortable house instead of technical practices in his book Home. His ability to inform without pretension animates the acclaimed biography A Clearing in the Distance, tracing the pioneering work of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and The Look of Architecture, a concise survey of style from cottages to Frank Gehry. His most recent study is Last Harvest: How a Cornfield became New Daleville. Following the creation of a residential subdivision in rural Pennsylvania, Rybczynski deflates the myth of urban sprawl and explains America's preference for single-family homes. Witold Rybczynski is a professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania and architecture critic for Slate.

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