Chistopher Hawthorne, Architecture Critic


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ARCHITECTURE REVIEW

The site was at odds with the needs of the scientists -- until Viñoly got creative.



CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Both visions for downtown's civic plaza are less than inspiring and raise questions about how the...



CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Hiding a contentious torch, a San Francisco warehouse ousts bold architectural projects in China as...



In design, the temporary is so contemporary
ARCHITECTURE / CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

Some architects are playing up the idea of impermanence, perhaps underscoring...



The massive new Whole Foods Market on Arroyo Parkway in Pasadena represents the height of one-upmanship...



CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

His finest designs slip into otherworldly realms of desire and memory.



ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW

The museum's Research Institute presents a show on an iconoclast who called architecture 'a vase for...



CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

New parcel means new opportunities.



ARCHITECTURE REVIEW

'Worlds Away' at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis explores the populist shift outside of the city.



THE OSCARS | CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

With this year's best-picture candidates, conformity in buildings mirrors the erosion of individuality in...



Seeing stars — in the sky
ARCHITECTURE

Los Angeles awaits the reopening of Griffith Observatory.



'Sketches of Frank Gehry'
MOVIE REVIEW

"Gehry" is intriguing but a bit behind the curve.



Their declarations of independence
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW

The L.A. School, with members including Gehry and Mayne, operated outside the...



A glitch in the glitz
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW

The price tag is over the top, but Wynn Las Vegas' exterior isn't.


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