Program
Book Talk: Ballpark: Baseball in the American City
What can Chicago’s ballparks tell us about the evolution of our city? Pulitzer Prize winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger will discuss the connection between American cities and America’s favorite pastime.
In a discussion of his 2019 book Ballpark: Baseball in the American City, Goldberger offers some valuable context about how baseball and ballparks have shaped our cities, both physically and psychologically. He tracks the evolution of baseball’s tastes in stadium location and design and why they matter. He explores how the architecture of ballparks, reflects how we view our cities and the game and how the two relate to each other.
After his talk, Goldberger will be in conversation with Eleanor Gorski, CEO & President of the CAC. The program will conclude with a book signing.
Author: Paul Goldberger
Paul Goldberger, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, began his career at The New York Times, where he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism for his writing on architecture. Later, and for 15 years, he was architecture critic for The New Yorker. He is the author of many books, most recently Ballpark: Baseball in the American City (May, 2019). Goldberger teaches at the New School and lectures widely around the country on architecture, design, historic preservation, and cities.