A House Divided: The Dual Histories of Home Ownership in NYC

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 17, 2016

Richard Plunz, professor of architecture and the director of the Earth Institute's Urban Design Lab at Columbia University and the author of A History of Housing in New York City (Columbia University Press; revised edition, 2016), discusses his book and the role of housing architecture in NYC.

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