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Dr. Matthew A. Postal

Dr. Matthew Postal is a historian of 20th-century architecture and urbanism. A graduate of Vassar College and New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, he earned his Ph.D. at the Graduate Center of City University in 1998, where his dissertation examined the relationship between Modernism, museums, and the media.

Philip Johnson and John Burgee, The AT&T Building
Philip Johnson and John Burgee, The AT&T Building
by Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Seagram Building, New York City
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Seagram Building, New York City
by Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker
Soaring upward, Louis Sullivan and the invention of the skyscraper
Soaring upward, Louis Sullivan and the invention of the skyscraper
by Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker
A landmark decision: Penn Station, Grand Central, and the architectural heritage of NYC
A landmark decision: Penn Station, Grand Central, and the architectural heritage of NYC
by Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker
Gordon Bunshaft for Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Lever House
Gordon Bunshaft for Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Lever House
by Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker
Frank Lloyd Wright, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City
Frank Lloyd Wright, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City
by Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker
Frank Gehry, Guggenheim Bilbao
Frank Gehry, Guggenheim Bilbao
by Dr. Matthew A. Postal
Robert Venturi, House in New Castle County, Delaware
Robert Venturi, House in New Castle County, Delaware
by Dr. Matthew A. Postal

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