Digital Archive

Mid-Century Masters

A four-part series of audio recordings from the Architectural League's archives of leading figures in post-war modernism.

Mid-Century Masters is a four-part series of archival recordings of presentations held at The Architectural League by leading figures in post-war modernism. The series is presented as part of the League’s Digital Archive Project, an initiative to make available curated selections of audio and video from the League’s historic archive of more than six hundred recordings spanning more than four decades.

Max Abramovitz lecture

In a 1994 lecture, Max Abramovitz discusses his career, beginning with the 1939 New York World's Fair.

May 13, 2009

Charles Eames

March 31, 1976 | Recordings from a dinner honoring Ray and Charles Eames at the National Arts Club in New York City | Reissued as part of Mid-Century Masters, a digital archive series.

May 4, 2009

A conversation with Natalie de Blois

Natalie de Blois, the first woman to be named senior designer at Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, discusses her career with architect Françoise Bollack.

July 6, 2009

Craig Ellwood

October 22, 1987 | Part of the lecture series Three Modern Architects | Reissued as part of Mid-Century Masters, a digital archive series.

April 29, 2009

Explore

John Hejduk

John Hejduk's (1929-2000) highly theoretical work is demonstrated in his isometric projection drawings that deal with the organization of shape and volume.