Paul Goldberger (born December 4, 1950)[2][3] is an American author, architecture critic and lecturer — widely known as contributing editor at Vanity Fair,[4] architectural critic for the New York Times (1997-) and columnist of Sky Line for The New Yorker.
[5] In 1984, while at the New York Times, Goldberger received the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism, the highest award in journalism.
[citation needed] He's lived in numerous notable buildings in New York City, including The Dakota; The San Remo; The Beresford by Emery Roth and 870 United Nations Plaza by Harrison & Abramovitz.
In 1984, Goldberger won the Pulitzer Prize for his architecture criticism in The Times, and in 1996, New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani presented Goldberger with the city's Preservation Achievement Award in recognition of the impact of his work on historic preservation.
In a May 2005 New Yorker column, he suggested that the best solution for rebuilding at Ground Zero would focus on residential use mixed with cultural and memorial elements.