David W. Dunlap
David W. Dunlap, a New York Times reporter, currently writes a regular column, Building Blocks, that looks at the New York metropolitan area through its architecture, infrastructure, spaces, and places.[1] He has extensively documented the rebuilding of the World Trade Center after the September 11 attacks in 2001. He began writing about landmarks in 1981, when he was evicted from the New York Biltmore Hotel so that he would not be able to see its interior being demolished.[2]
He began his career as a clerk to James Reston in 1975, became a graphics editor in 1976, and then reporter in 1981. Between 1994 and 1999, Dunlap covered gay, lesbian and AIDS issues for the New York Times. He was the first reporter to officially cover the "gay and lesbian beat".[3] The Times decided to officially document news about gay and lesbian communities after the AIDS-related death of Times reporter Jeffrey Schmalz in November 1993. Dunlap was criticized for covering the news from a politically left position.[4]
Awards
Dunlap won the Citation of Excellence award from the American Institute of Architects. In 1992, he received the American Planning Association’s New York Metro Chapter journalism award; other winners have included Brendan Gill, Paul Goldberger, Kenneth T. Jackson, and Elizabeth Kolbert.[5][6]
Books
- From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. Columbia University Press, 2004.
- On Broadway: A Journey Uptown over Time. Rizzoli, 1990.
- Glory in Gotham: Manhattan's Houses of Worship: A Guide to Their History, Architecture and Legacy. City and Company, 2004.
References
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/column/building-blocks
- ↑ https://2015massummitfornewyorkcity.sched.org/speaker/david_w_dunlap.1ubnop5x
- ↑ The New York Public Library Humanities and Social Sciences Library Manuscripts and Archives Division. David W. Dunlap Papers (1993-1999)
- ↑ The New York Public Library Humanities and Social Sciences Library Manuscripts and Archives Division. David W. Dunlap Papers (1993-1999)
- ↑ http://www.nyplanning.org/docs/APAAwardsList__no2009.pdf
- ↑ http://www.nyplanning.org/comm_awards.html
