Theory + Criticism

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Alexandra Lange|Essays

On DO: Why Ouroussoff Is Not Good Enough

Well, it took me about six month to work up to this, but here goes: If the death of the architecture critic is nigh, we really need better ones than Ouroussoff occupying the top spots.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Serious Fun

I am headed to California this week, and realized I might be passing by the Nut Tree, a roadside restaurant on the highway from Sacramento to San Francisco.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Overkill, Design Publishing Dept.

I have a piece out in the new issue of Dwell, a peek at a modest kitchen reno in Brooklyn. It's not online yet.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

More! Women! Architects!

A lot of attention — in Chicago, at least — has been given to the fact that Aqua is the tallest building in the world designed by a woman.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

I Heart Huxtable

Ada Louise Huxtable is still the most knowledgeable, elegant, thoughtful critic out there.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Size M

Nicolai Ouroussoff, Paul Goldberger, and Ada Louise Huxtable may live here in New York, but in general they have become too big to pay attnetion to the small stuff.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Criticizing the Critics

The two men who controlled the architectural conversation in New York (and hence America and the world) for better than two decades have recently published collections of their criticism.

Rob Walker|Essays

Scenes from the Crowdcrit Revolution

Assessing the crowdcrit revolution of the past decade, and what it could mean for serious thinking about design.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

MoMA’s Modern Women

The Museum of Modern Art's new installation, "Designing Modern Women," could have made a bolder statement about the transformative role of women in 20th century design and architecture.

Rick Poynor|Essays