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Witold Rybczynski

Witold Rybczynski is emeritus professor of urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, How Architecture Works: A Humanist's Toolkit.

Palladio in the Rough

Palladio in the Rough

A South Carolinian builds classical revival houses that really look old

by Witold Rybczynski | Thursday, December 01, 2005
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Rebuilding The Mack

Is the Glasgow School of Art truly irreplaceable?

by Witold Rybczynski | Monday, September 08, 2014
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The Best Advice for Biographers

by Witold Rybczynski | Monday, October 28, 2013
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Words Apart

A writer in Quebec finds that language creates an unbridgeable divide

by Witold Rybczynski | Monday, June 01, 2009
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After the Storm

by Stephanie Bastek

In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, we’re revisiting our interview with environmental reporter Elizabeth Rush. Smarty Pants host Stephanie Bastek asks what the future looks like for America’s coastal residents, especially as climate change contributes to rising sea levels and worsening storm seasons. “The options for the people and animals in these places is stark: retreat or die,” Bastek says. “Those are the options we generally associate with far-off islands, like Fuji or Kiribati. But dramatic, life-changing climate change is happening right now in our own backyard.”