2024-05-05T00:27:33-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150144640/in-conversation-with-paul-goldberger-on-the-impact-of-the-ballpark-in-the-american-city Paul Petrunia 2019-07-04T14:44:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f158285b05ec2bc6f198173f1a58c81f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>We have a very special July 4th episode for you today.&nbsp;</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s show offers an especially American conversation with the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Paul Goldberger. The discussion between myself and Goldberger was recorded live at <a href="https://outpost.archinect.com" target="_blank">Archinect Outpost</a> last month for the launch of his latest book <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150135590/baseball-s-rightful-place-in-architecture-history-a-review-of-goldberger-s-new-book-ballpark" target="_blank">Ballpark</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Ballpark takes a deep dive into the history of the ballpark, and the impact it&rsquo;s had on the evolution of the American city. The book looks at a selection of case studies to arrive at a simple yet compelling thesis: &ldquo;In the ballpark,&rdquo; Goldberger writes, &ldquo;the two sides of the American character - the Jeffersonian impulse toward open space and rural expanse, and the Hamiltonian belief in the city and in industrial infrastructure - are joined, and cannot be torn apart.&rdquo;<em></em><em></em></p> <figure><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/33/33694735927e4fbc3e3dc4c9becddcf1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=728&amp;dpr=2"></figure><p>If you&rsquo;re interested in a copy of the book, we have a few copies available at Archinect, both in our shop in downtown Los Angeles, and <a href="https://outpost.archinect.com/store/ballpark-paul-goldberger?rq=ballpark" target="_blank">online at outpost.archinect.com</a>.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f196b4249c373292e511abfa52138407.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f196b4249c373292e511abfa52138407.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Paul Goldberger</figcaption></figure><p>Paul Goldberger began his career a...</p>