Kay Grigar
Kay Grigar has moved around a lot and wherever she goes she never forgets to look up. Her background as a dancer and choreographer deepens her appreciation for how an architect chooses to use space.
Kay holds a BFA from Simon Fraser University and was an instructor in dance at the Duncan Centre Conservatory in Prague, as well as Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton. When she made a career change into writing she began as a reporter for Radio Prague and a freelance writer for the Prague Post. When she moved to the Big Apple she was an intern at the Village Voice Newspaper, as well as New York Public Radio.
Kay's love of architecture stems from the fact that her Grandfather was an architect in former Czechoslovakia. She had the wonderful opportunity to be a translator and English teacher for the Prague City Planning Authority in 2001. Kay is presently based in New York City.
Latest Articles
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The Palace of Soviets
A critical mark in 20th-century architecture, the Palace of Soviets Competition in Moscow rejects designs from Le Corbusier, Auguste Perret, Walter Gropius and more.
Feb 16, 2007
- Kay Grigar
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Bronx Library LEEDs Green Design
Dattner Architects and the New York Public Library developed the first-ever publicly funded green building in New York State. Where does Barnes and Noble fit in?
Feb 9, 2007
- Kay Grigar
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The Best Skating in New York City
The Pond at Bryant Park is a winter wonderland, an exquisite use of public space, and is the best place for skating in all of Manhattan, perhaps New York City.
Dec 27, 2006
- Kay Grigar
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Toronto Awaits Festival Centre
The dream of a home for the Toronto International Film Festival becomes reality. KPMB's winning bid is sure to add to Toronto's rising volume of unique architecture.
Sep 7, 2006
- Kay Grigar
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Rebuilding Heritage Mississippi
With all the attention on the plight of post-Katrina New Orleans, the destruction in Mississippi is sometimes overlooked. But not by the World Monuments Fund.
Aug 22, 2006
- Kay Grigar
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Restoration One Year After Katrina
In the wake of hurricane Katrina, the World Monuments Fund teamed up with the Preservation Trades Network to launch demonstration restoration projects on the Gulf Coast.
Aug 21, 2006
- Kay Grigar
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Tree House Design in Montreal
Did you imagine idyllic dwellings as a child? (My secret tree house had a spiral staircase and built-in swings.) Now, the Saidye Bronfman Centre exhibits art tree houses.
Aug 6, 2006
- Kay Grigar
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