Alan Goldberg

Alan Eliot Goldberg (born 1931) is an American architect known for his work in corporate architecture and design and for his residential modernist architecture in New Canaan, Connecticut. He worked closely with Eliot Noyes at Eliot Noyes & Associates, contributing to corporate design programs for companies including IBM, and later continued the firm's work through AG|ENA. He has also been involved in initiatives related to hydrogen fuel infrastructure and has participated in activities associated with the National Hydrogen Association. He lives in New Canaan, Connecticut with his wife.

Early life and education Goldberg grew up in Queens, New York. He has described visiting the nearby 1939 New York World's Fair as an early encounter with modernist architecture. In interviews he recalled frequent visits to the fairgrounds and being particularly struck by the U.S. Steel Pavilion Building, with its “stainless steel glistening dome,” an experience he later said inspired his interest in architecture.

When it came time to enroll in high school, Goldberg chose to attend Brooklyn Technical High School, one of the few New York City public schools at the time offering a specialized program in architecture.

He later graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in architecture in 1954.

Following graduation he was drafted into the United States Army during the period of conscription in the 1950s and served for two years before returning to professional architectural practice.

Goldberg was named head of the firm's architectural department in 1972 and became a partner in 1974. After the death of Eliot Noyes, he became the sole principal of the firm in 1977 under the name AG/ENA.

He has also been involved in the development of hydrogen fueling infrastructure and has participated in initiatives connected with the National Hydrogen Association.

Goldberg has also been associated with work related to the American Airlines terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Residential architecture Goldberg designed several modernist houses in New Canaan, Connecticut. These include the Wendy and Jules Spotts House (1972), the Paschal Campbell House (1977), the Michael Kane House (1982), and the John and Sally Hough House (1993). Goldberg's residential work continued this modernist tradition in New Canaan during the later decades of the twentieth century, extending the architectural legacy established by the earlier generation of modernist architects in the town.

The Wendy and Jules Spotts House in New Canaan was featured in the 1997 film The Ice Storm directed by Ang Lee.

The publication documented modernist residential architecture in New Canaan and contributed to broader recognition of the region's architectural heritage.

Honors In 2004 the School of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis awarded Goldberg the "Distinguished Alumni Award."