Architect Yugon Kim discusses the design of the Music Hall at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Designed to be a box within a box, the architect's intention was to make it into a perfect acoustical shape.
The One Bunker Hill Building is the former headquarters of the Southern California Edison Company and was designed by James E. and David C. Allison. Completed in 1931, the design of the building was created as a testament to modernity. The history of the building and artwork is featured on this podcast.
Historian Barry Moreno discusses Tin Pan Alley, the moniker for 28th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, where many of the nation's music publishers were headquartered between the 1880s and WWII.
Hugh Hardy of H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture discusses the history of Radio City Music Hall and its significance in the architecture of New York City.
Sherida Paulsen, principal of PKSB Architects, discusses The Wall, an installation in the Soho area located at Broadway and East Houston Street, by Frosty Myers.
Sherida Paulsen, principal of PKSB Architects, discusses the Manhattan Valley Viaduct, a landmark located at W 125th Street and Broadway.
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About CultureNOW - A celebration of NYC culture and community.
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CultureNOW dedicates itself to the promotion of diversity in New York through arts education and cultural tourism. The purpose of the organization is to promote awareness of New York City's culturally…
vast environment by providing the most current information on cultural and civic organizations and artistic and historic resources. It does this in the form of maps, guides and websites tailored to the specific context of a community. CultureNOW began in 2002 from work done by New York/New Visions, the pro bono coalition of design professionals formed in response to the tragic events of September 11th. Podcasts in .mp3 format are avaliable for free from both our website (culturenow.org) and the iTunes store.