Gail Fenske is author of The Skyscraper and the City: The Woolworth Building and the Making of Modern New York (University of Chicago Press, 2008). She is professor of architecture in the School of Architecture, Art & Historic Preservation at Roger Williams University, and has taught as a visiting professor at Cornell, Wellesley, and MIT. She is also a licensed architect and has practiced architecture in Boston and New York. She holds a Ph.D. in the history, theory, and criticism of architecture from MIT.
Participating Programs
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Rewriting Skyscraper History: Looking Back from the 21st Century
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Business Buildings: Landmark Skyscrapers in New York
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Rewriting Skyscraper History: Looking Back from the 21st Century
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The Woolworth Building: the Making of a New York Landmark
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