Joseph Rykwert - 49 - Alain Elkann Interviews

JOSEPH RYKWERT is one of the world's leading authorities on the history of art and architecture. We publish this interview to celebrate his 94th birthday. Born in Warsaw in 1926, he is currently Paul Philippe Cret Professor of Architecture Emeritus and Professor of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania. The author of numerous books, among his most celebrated are The Golden House, On Adam's House in Paradise and The Idea of a Town.