Chistopher Hawthorne, Architecture Critic
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CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
The Athenian stadium backdrop for the Democratic candidate's acceptance speech...
ON SECOND THOUGHT
'What I've learned . . . is that if there's one reaction to architecture that...
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
The $30-million renovation reaffirms -- and complicates -- its landmark stature.
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
The architects had their hands full with security concerns, German building...
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
'Between Earth and Heaven: The Architecture of John Lautner' seeks to save the...
L.A.'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
From bungalow to midcentury modern, a quest for perfect living.
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Architecture worldwide becomes subject to 'buildering.'
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Is the gavel and block the right way to sell a significant home? The sluggish...
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
Beaux-Arts house is now historic in spirit yet contemporary in sinew.
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
The site was at odds with the needs of the scientists -- until Viñoly got...
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK
Both visions for downtown's civic plaza are less than inspiring and raise...
WATCH THIS SPACE
The giant supermarket on Arroyo Parkway calls itself eco-friendly, but it may be too much of a good...
ARCHITECTURE
Los Angeles awaits the reopening of Griffith Observatory.
MOVIE REVIEW
"Gehry" is intriguing but a bit behind the curve.
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
The L.A. School, with members including Gehry and Mayne, operated outside the...
DESIGN
An excerpt from a new book chronicles the cutting-edge architects who are bringing high style to once-...
ARCHITECTURE REVIEW
The price tag is over the top, but Wynn Las Vegas' exterior isn't.
