Sylvia Lavin
Professor of history and theory of architecture at Princeton University and author/editor on modern architectural history and theory.
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Jan 26, 2026 • 33min
Is American architecture destined to be boring?
Sylvia Lavin, Princeton professor of architectural history and theory, joins to examine Frank Gehry’s impact. She discusses Gehry’s rise from Santa Monica experiments to Bilbao and Disney Hall. Conversation covers human-scale monumentalism, architects’ duty to neighborhoods, and how design, budgets, and civic intent shape what cities feel like.
