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July 14, 2021
Why Does Utopian Architecture Suck?
Our plans to rethink the built environment keep going awry.
Kate Wagner
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April 21, 2021
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April 2, 2020
In Memoriam: Michael Sorkin, 1948–2020
Michael Sorkin was The Nation’s architecture critic from 2013 to 2020.
Mike Davis
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May 7, 2019
Living in the Shadow of Notre Dame
I remained in shock, horrified at the devastation so close to me, in the heart of Paris.
Benoît Duteurtre
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April 22, 2019
The Bare Ruined Choirs of Notre Dame
This monument to medieval faith will surely be rebuilt—by the techno-mobilization of capitalist individualism.
Richard Lingeman
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April 17, 2019
The Burning of Notre Dame Is Not Just a Tragedy—It’s an Opportunity
It’s an occasion to a consider a more expansive idea of what it means to be French.
Daniel Judt
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April 16, 2019
Grieving for Notre Dame
The church embodies a civilization, and had it been erased from the earth—as thankfully it has not been, as it now appears—the loss would have been irretrievable.
Arthur Goldhammer
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January 29, 2019
Reckoning With the Man Who Sold Architecture to the Masses
A new biography explores how Philip Johnson’s career transformed architecture into the celebrity-obsessed and market-driven field it’s become.
Kate Wagner
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January 9, 2019
Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown
For the Berkeley political-science professor, border walls signify a population in distress.
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
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November 30, 2017
What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS?
We’ve seen a flood of retrospective projects about AIDS—from books to dance to architecture and art. But who is being remembered? And why?
Alisa Solomon