Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt” Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt”
The FX drama and Netflix animation both attempt to embody the city of Chicago. That’s an increasingly difficult task when the city itself is a jumbled simulacrum of its own past.
Aug 25, 2022 / Ryan Zickgraf
Why Does Utopian Architecture Suck? Why Does Utopian Architecture Suck?
Our plans to rethink the built environment keep going awry.
Jul 14, 2021 / Feature / Kate Wagner
Letter From Italy Letter From Italy
“It’s as quiet in our street as it was a year ago.”
Apr 21, 2021 / Something Is Happening Here / Daisy Cockburn
In Memoriam: Michael Sorkin, 1948–2020 In Memoriam: Michael Sorkin, 1948–2020
Michael Sorkin was The Nation’s architecture critic from 2013 to 2020.
Apr 2, 2020 / Editorial / Mike Davis
Living in the Shadow of Notre Dame Living in the Shadow of Notre Dame
I remained in shock, horrified at the devastation so close to me, in the heart of Paris.
May 7, 2019 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Benoît Duteurtre
The Bare Ruined Choirs of Notre Dame The Bare Ruined Choirs of Notre Dame
This monument to medieval faith will surely be rebuilt—by the techno-mobilization of capitalist individualism.
Apr 22, 2019 / Richard Lingeman
The Burning of Notre Dame Is Not Just a Tragedy—It’s an Opportunity 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.
Apr 17, 2019 / Daniel Judt
Grieving for Notre Dame 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.
Apr 16, 2019 / Arthur Goldhammer
Reckoning With the Man Who Sold Architecture to the Masses 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.
Jan 29, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Kate Wagner
Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown Beyond the Wall: A Q&A With Wendy Brown
For the Berkeley political-science professor, border walls signify a population in distress.
Jan 9, 2019 / Q&A / Atossa Araxia Abrahamian