skyscraper conversation with lee bey at the newberry online

One of the best parts about getting a book out into the world is hearing how it provokes further thought by others. Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic Lee Bey and I spoke last month at the Newberry Library and had a great conversation about Chicago Skyscrapers, 1934-1986 and the role that high rises have played in the city’s growth over the last century. A real privilege to have the time with Lee (whose own new book project is in the works…) and to push some ideas about skyscrapers’ origins and afterlives.