A few posts back, I discussed “fake architecture news” (FAN) in blogs and social media, describing an offer I had … More
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Fake Architecture News?
A few weeks ago, I received a curious e-mail from someone representing “a digital marketing agency currently working with a … More
La crítica arquitectónica y la imagen del arquitecto / Architectural Criticism and the Public Image of the Architect
[English text follows below] [una versión previa de este texto ha sido presentada en un simposio de la ETSAB y publicada … More
Plus ça change…
This is a screengrab of what appeared on my laptop recently when I downloaded a New York Times article titled “What You … More
A conversation with Ricardo Devesa
[Originally published in Mark Magazine #58] Ricardo Devesa is editor in chief of Actar, a Barcelona-based publisher known for books … More
How to become a “public space” benefactor in 6 easy steps:
Pssst. Nouveau-riche and dying to go down in philanthropic history? Why not build a “public space” vanity project? It’s easy. Here’s how you do … More
Groupies
[Originally published in Mark Magazine #51] We’ve all heard of ‘selfies’. What about ‘groupies’? During the opening of the 14th … More
Criticism 2.0, or Nobody Likes a Critic when Everyone’s a Critic
[This text originated as a talk at the CICA Critical Juncture symposium session “Architectural Criticism Now” in February 2014 at the … More
Reality Check: Spain
[Text originally published in Mark Magazine #50] Revisiting architecture is always a good thing to do, especially when the work … More
Spanish Steps
[Originally published in Azure, Nov/Dec 2013] One thing becomes immediately apparent when approaching MediaLab-Prado. There is no confusing old with … More
How Much Does Your Conscience Weigh, Mr. Koolhaas?
Mr. Koolhaas, you designed a daring and ambitious building for CCTV, China’s state-controlled television broadcaster. But it is from this … More
Ill-Fitting: The Balenciaga Museum
Fashion, Architecture, Politics: Image is Everything The inauguration of a cultural institution is normally a cause for widespread celebration; even … More
Paragraphs on Architectural Criticism
Architectural criticism is what distinguishes architecture from building, inasmuch as those two terms are distinguishable. Buildings exist perfectly well without … More
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