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Nathan Silver (1936-2025) Architecture critic, architect, lecturer. Nathan Silver was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in London, England.

Full Name

Nathan Silver

Locations

Bronx•New York

Author's Timeline

1936

Birth

New York County: Nathan Silver was born in Manhattan, New York, on March 11, 1936.

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Residence

New York County: As a child, Mr. Silver lived in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan, New York.

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Residence

Bronx County: As a child, Mr. Silver lived in the Bronx, New York.

1955

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Silver received a certificate from the Cooper Union in 1955.

1958

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Silver received a bachelor’s degree from Columbia University in 1958.

1961

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Silver taught at Columbia University’s architecture school beginning in 1961.

1967

Literary Work

Lost New York
Generic
Nonfiction, a finalist for the National Book Award in history and biography in 1968.

1972

Literary Work

Adhocism: The Case for Improvisation
Doubleday & Company, Inc.
0385016174 / 978-0385016179
Nonfiction written with Charles Jencks.

1994

Literary Work

The Making of Beaubourg: A Building Biography of the Centre Pompidou
MIT Press
Nonfiction.

2025

Death

Nathan Silver died in a hospital in London, England, on May 19, 2025.

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