Build, Memory

In this reflective volume, James Stewart Polshek, a prominent New York-based architect, offers a first-person chronicle of sixteen significant public buildings he designed over a fifty-year career. The text moves beyond technical specifications to explore the personal and anecdotal dimensions of the design process, tracing each project from initial conception through complex decision-making to the finished structure. Polshek’s narrative connects his professional work to broader themes of memory and the built environment, providing insight into the creation of iconic spaces such as the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and the Rose Center for Earth and Space.

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