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Constructive criticism: the week in architecture

Maggie's centres have proved one of the most imaginative and sensitive architectural patrons this year, with the opening of two new cancer care buildings, in Nottingham, by Piers Gough and Paul Smith, and Swansea, by Kisho Kurokawa. N [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Critic's Notebook: A film twist on LACMA's architectural mix

When Michael Govan was named director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2006, there was reason to hope that LACMA's campus — in its jumbled, sprawling form something of a microcosm of Southern California urbanism &mdash [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Critic's Notebook: Neutra's Kronish House in the cross hairs

There are signs that the new owners of Richard Neutra's Kronish House, in Beverly Hills, are determined to knock it down. In most California cities, those signs would signal the beginning of a long review process. In Beverly Hill [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

History vindicates architects against their critics

The history of art appreciation shows that each generation has been unsuccessful in forecasting which current styles will eventually become admired. Many new works – be they ballet, opera, music, architecture, sculpture or painting [...]