John Tauranac

John Tauranac writes on New York's architectural history, teaches and lectures on the subject, gives tours of the city, and is a mapmaker. In 1997, he was the guest curator of A Dream Well Planned: The Empire State Building at the Museum of the City of New York. His books include New York from the Air , Elegant New York , Essential New York , and Seeing New York . He has contributed to the New York Times , the New York Observer , New York Newsday , New York Magazine , Travel & Leisure ,...See more

John Tauranac writes on New York's architectural history, teaches and lectures on the subject, gives tours of the city, and is a mapmaker. In 1997, he was the guest curator of A Dream Well Planned: The Empire State Building at the Museum of the City of New York. His books include New York from the Air , Elegant New York , Essential New York , and Seeing New York . He has contributed to the New York Times , the New York Observer , New York Newsday , New York Magazine , Travel & Leisure , Seaport , Avenue Magazine , and other publications. Tauranac is an adjunct associate professor at NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. See less