Almost Anonymous & Ubiquitous: The Speculative Architecture of George & Edward Blum

In the 1910s and 1920s, the prolific architectural firm of George & Edward Blum worked closely with speculative builders to design a large number of New York City's apartment buildings and commercial structures. The Blum brothers were among the most active architects in the Garment District, designing nineteen lofts.

Susan Tunick and Andrew Dolkart, guest curator for URBAN FABRIC, are co-authors of George & Edward Blum: Texture and Design in New York Apartment House Architecture (1986). They will expand their close study of the firm's characteristic aesthetics, focusing in this illustrated lecture on their commercial loft buildings.