Steve Nygren Book Talk & Signing w/ Paul Goldberger

Reception 5:30-6 pm

Fireside Conversation 6-6:45 pm

Book signing to follow

Hosted by SHoP Architects in New York City, Steve Nygren of Serenbe and Paul Goldberger will be in conversation about Steve's new national bestseller, Start In Your Own Backyard" Transforming Where We Live With Radical Common Sense, that chronicles the rise of Serenbe, a pioneering model of biophilic living outside Atlanta, and charts a path for others wishing to challenge the status quo, embrace optimism, and reinvent their communities…and themselves.

Location

SHoP Architects is located in the iconic Woolworth Building built in1913 and remains to this day one of the most famous skyscrapersin the United States. The building is only open through privateinvitation so visitors to SHoP have the unique opportunity to see themagnificent mosaic covered lobby and many other beautiful details as well as the spectacular views of New York City from the offices.

About SHoP Architects

SHoP Architects is a New York-based global design leader, with iconic projects completed or underway across more than 100 million square feet on five continents. We work with the world’s most important and innovative companies in a wide range of industries to create award-winning projects of international renown. Notable SHoP projects include Brooklyn’s Barclays Center arena, the Uber Headquarters in San Francisco, the Collins Arch complex in Melbourne, the Botswana Innovation Hub, Hudson’s Detroit, a major new building for the Fashion Institute of Technology, multiple diplomatic facilities under a Design Excellence contract with the U.S. Department of State and two supertall residential towers in New York City—111 West 57th Street and The Brooklyn Tower—that have been recognized as instant classics. The diverse, trendsetting and enduring work of the firm has been widely celebrated with a variety of honors, among them the Smithsonian Institute’s National Design Award for Architecture and, in 2025, the AIA Medal of Honor.

SHoP is a 100-percent employee-owned company, furthering a commitment to a culture of innovation and the next-generation practice of architecture.