Edward Lifson

Edward Lifson makes architecture and urbanism come alive on Public Radio. For nearly twenty years he has reported extensively on these topics, as well as other cultural stories, news and politics. His name is on most of the top awards in his field. Edward created and hosted a popular radio show in Chicago called "Hello Beautiful!" to explore architecture, planning and urban issues. His journalism often focuses on what makes cities work and how they can be improved. He tries to show the audience how they can have an impact, and why it matters; and how well thought-out urban planning can bring people together and enrich lives. His particular interests include public space, transportation and public art; street furniture, landscaping, parks, civic buildings, sustainability, housing and preservation.



Earlier in his career, Edward was a foreign correspondent for National Public Radio. He covered the rebuilding of Berlin and Eastern Europe, and he was an NPR war correspondent in Kosovo. He also lived for many years in Paris, Florence, Italy and in England.



Edward received a 2007 USC/Annenberg Getty Fellowship to study in Los Angeles. For the 2007-2008 academic year he studies histories and theories of architecture, urban planning and sustainability as a Loeb Fellow at the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. In 2008-2009 he was an Annenberg Fellow at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is surprised he loves L.A. as much as he does.