'All Things Classical,' Lara Downes, The Miracle Mets, Architecture Hour

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Mar 15, 2019

Clemency Burton-Hill joins us for her ongoing series, "All Things Classical." Pianist Lara Downes discusses her creative practice. Art Shamsky, former right-fielder for the Mets, and Erik Sherman, a sports biographer, talk about their new book, After the Miracle: The Lasting Brotherhood of the ’69 Mets. Architecture critic and journalist James Russell discusses the opening of Hudson Yards. Frampton Tolbert, creator of Queens Modern, a project that examines and documents the architecture 20th century Queens architecture, explains his project. Leila Bozorg, deputy commissioner for neighborhood strategies at NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and Hayes Slade, president of the American Institute of Architects and a principal of Slade Architecture, join us to discuss the Big Ideas for Small Lots NYC Housing Design Competition.

 

This episode is guest-hosted by Nancy Giles.

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