Revealed: Proposed Designs for Chicago's Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
"San Francisco rejected the plan, Chicago officials welcomed it with open arms, and now, mere months later, following promises of organic sponginess from George Lucas himself, Beijing's MAD Architects...
View ArticleCritic: Improve Lighting to Improve Dallas Walkability
"The conventional wisdom about Dallas is that people don’t like to walk here; we drive everywhere.Publication Date: Thu, 11/20/2014
View ArticleFriday Funny: Critics Skewer High-Rise-with-a-Mouth in San Francisco
The critical feature of the public ridicule, wedge-shaped cuts in the building's façade, is here described by San Francisco Chronicle Architecture Critic John King: Publication Date: Fri, 01/02/2015
View ArticleCritic: Development Proposal to Close for Comfort to Philadelphia's Rodin Museum
"Won't someone in City Hall please come to the rescue of this Philadelphia treasure?" is the plea of a recent column by Inga Saffron in the Philadelphia Inquirer.Publication Date: Fri, 01/16/2015
View ArticleArchitecture Critic Finds Faults in Chicago Placemaking
Chicago Tribune Architecture Critic and Pulitzer Prize winner Blair Kamin provides a critical take on the city of Chicago's efforts to create people places around the city.Publication Date: Sun,...
View ArticleThe Past and Future of Architecture Criticism
During a talk at the Society of Architectural Historians conference in Chicago earlier this year, Pulitzer Prize-winning architectural critic Blair Kamin examined the state of architecture criticism in...
View ArticleIs Older Necessarily Better? The Immaculate Conception Theory of Neighborhood...
Daniel Hertz writes of the "immaculate conception theory" of neighborhood development, which reflects an assumption that "older housing was built the right way: ethically, modestly, with an eye to...
View ArticleMr. Kimmelman's Metropolis
The New York Times architecture critic is making good on his promise to focus on the social context and redemptive qualities of urban architecture and design. A recent lecture in Denver identified...
View ArticleFrom the Ashes of the 710 Extension: A Bold Plan for Southern California
Christopher Hawthorne shifts through the ashes of a long-controversial plan to extend the 710 freeway, above ground, through the cities of Alhambra, South Pasadena, and Pasadena.Publication Date: Fri,...
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San Francisco's Plans for Market and Van Ness Reach a Crossroads
John King tells the story of changes coming to the intersection of Market Street and Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco—a conspicuous location on a map, but one that’s less so in reality.Publication...
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McMansion Hell Blog in Legal Hot Water with Real Estate Site Zillow
Natt Garun reports:Publication Date: Mon, 06/26/2017
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Rejecting Flashy Forms, New Architecture Embraces the 'Boring'
On what he calls "the most important emerging strain in contemporary architecture," Christopher Hawthrone writes, "This is an approach that rejects the hyperactive form-making of celebrated architects...
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Review: Philadelphia's Iconic Love Park Gets a Major Makeover
The ceaseless need for "activation" dooms the project to redesign JFK Plaza (also known as LOVE Park) in Philadelphia, according to Inga Saffron.Publication Date: Thu, 04/26/2018
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Design Review: Revamped Gateway Arch an Urban Success
The Gateway Arch isn't just a monument to westward expansion—for many it’s a symbol of St. Louis. But in the past, according to a review by Blair Kamin, the monument has "seemed a little removed from...
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Review: A 'Football Oz' in North Texas
Mark Lamster writes a review of the Dallas Cowboy headquarters, The Star, located in Frisco, Texas. Lamster places the tradition of the Dallas Cowboys as "America's Team" before shifting the history to...
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Design Review: Boston's Posh New High Rise
Robert Campbell, architecture critic for the Boston Globe, writes a column describing Boston's newest skyscraper as a design success.Publication Date: Sat, 06/29/2019
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Chicago's Esteemed Architecture Critic, Blair Kamin, Moves On
Blair Kamin at the end of last week announced the conclusion of a tenure as the architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune that spanned multiple decades and earned numerous accolades along the...
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