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Jun 2022
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#292 - Paul Goldberger, Architectural Cr...

David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet
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This week David and Marina are joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning Architectural Critic and Author Paul Goldberger to discuss his journey to becoming an architectural critic; the importance of critics, their role in society and the challenges of being one; adapting to the digital age; his critiquing process; the state of architecture today; and more.

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