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While not well received by all, Mike Davis’s City of Quartz from 1990 is still a significant book on Los Angeles urbanism. Essays like his text “Fortress L.A.,” served as an “often strident reality check, an examination of the ways … Continue reading
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Tagged Ai Weiwei, BIG, Bjarke Ingels, Christopher Hawthorne, CLOG, Michael Lingerfelt, Mike Davis, Security, Shanghai Expo
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What About Landscape Architecture Criticism?
Speaking of Michael Kimmelman’s new job at the New York Times—what subjects should architecture critics cover? In the Huffington Post, Charles Birnbaum, President of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, calls for better landscape architecture criticism. There’s good news and bad news … Continue reading
Kimmelman to Replace Ouroussoff
Michael Kimmelman’s name had been floating around as a possible Ouroussoff replacement for a few weeks, but his appointment was finally made official a few days ago. While Kimmelman has primarily served as an art critic at the paper, he … Continue reading
Success Story
It’s not often that we take a closer look at the places we inhabit and use often, even though there could be the potential for some valuable architectural lessons. Why are certain buildings successful? Why are others less so? In … Continue reading
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Tagged environmental, Metropolis Magazine, Places That Work, Sally Augustin
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Community Benefits
A few weeks ago, I discussed the value of small-scale architecture. In the Wall Street Journal, Julie Iovine described the community benefits of Toshiko Mori’s new Poe Park Visitor Center in the Bronx, while mentioning the center’s $3.8M price tag … Continue reading
Should Ouroussoff Be Missed?
As we now all know, Nicolai Ouroussoff may not have been good enough. But in his ArchDaily column The Indicator, Guy Horton argues that we shouldn’t be too quick to jump for joy at the news of the critic’s departure … Continue reading
News Alert: Ouroussoff Leaving the New York Times
According to reports from Architect’s Newspaper, Nicolai Ouroussoff has announced that he is leaving the New York Times! It’s worth reading AN’s brief report if only for their mention of Ouroussoff submitting his own Pulitzer nomination package this year. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Architect's Newspaper, New York Times, Nicolai Ouroussoff
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Criticism Needs Time
“We reviewed the newcomer as though it were a sculpture and then moved on,” says John King in his recent commentary in Architectural Record, titled, “Criticism Needs Time, as a Second Look at Thom Mayne’s San Francisco Federal Building Shows.” … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture criticism, John King, Morphosis, San Francisco Chronicle, Thom Mayne
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The Value of Small-Scale Architecture
Designs can be great regardless of scale, and bigger is not necessarily better. As Julie Iovine explains in her article on Toshiko Mori’s new Poe Park Visitor Center, “Splashy new architecture attracts a blaze of attention, but it’s the carefully … Continue reading
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Tagged High Line, Julie Iovine, Poe Park Visitor Center, Toshiko Mori
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A new life for the Whitney Museum
From abandoning less than ideal buildings, to building brand new homes: Justin Davidson reports on Renzo Piano’s design for the new Whitney Museum by the downtown end of the High Line. A story can’t help being controversial when it involves … Continue reading
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Tagged Justin Davidson, Marcel Breuer, Renzo Piano, Whitney Museum
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