The death and life of great architecture criticism places journal. On september 24, the national academy museum will present a conversation on architecture between 2015 aia gold medal recipient moshe safdie and acclaimed architectural writer and critic nicolai. From the late herbert muschamp, the former architecture critic of the new york times and one of the most outspoken and influential voices in architectural criticism, a collection of his best work. Nicolai ouroussoff writes about all the new glass towers architects are designing in new york these days. The death and life of great architecture criticism, places. And the iconic potential of the tall building as the legitimizer of a new world orderfor better or for worseis on the minds of architects, urbanists, clients, writers and, of course, critics. An array of architectural models, videos, drawings and sculptures, the show tries to demonstrate the link between. I i graduated in 20, but still liveblog here once in a while. Recent and archived work by nicolai ouroussoff for the new york times. As former new york times architecture critic nicolai ouroussoff wrote of the site in 2007, its uneven collection of architectural follies is an expression of a man more notable for a restless imagination and insatiable cultural appetites than for his gifts as an architect.
In 2010 lynn was named a fellow by united states artists. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The pieces herefrom the new republic, artforum, and the new york timesreveal how muschamps views were both ahead of their time and timeless. Exhibition surveying work of architect moshe safdie debuts in new. Three contemporary projects make a compelling case for. The cctv headquarters may be the greatest work of architecture built in this century. Buildings shown as art, and art as buildings the new.
Nicolai ouroussoff is the times architecture critic. The original version of this post attributed the top 10 list of nycs architectural eyesores to the aia. And the iconic potential of the tall building as the legitimizer of a new world orderfor better or for worseis on the minds of architects, urbanists, clients. Although future architects should long appreciate johnsons. In why nicolai ouroussoff is not good enough, lange argues that ouroussoff. Look also at this presentation of some of lebbeus woods projects. Architecture critic nicolai ouroussoff and his wife, british artist cecily brown, closed today on a townhouse at 125 east 10th street in the east village. Beverly ann willis pioneering women of american architecture. Rem koolhaas has been causing trouble in the world of architecture since his student days in london in the early 1970s. Press photo c raf makda, august 2003, via heinz architectural center, carnegie museum of art cropped. Not so long ago many of the worlds greatest architectural talents behaved as though the actual construction of buildings was beneath them. Yet there are still a few architecture critics who count, and nicolai ouroussoff of the new york times is perhaps the most powerful rivaled only.
Preston scott cohen speaks with nicolai ouroussoff about his new herta and paul amir building, at the tel aviv museum of art jan 24 12. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hearts of the city. Nicolai ouroussoff said that steven holl architects vanke center in shenzhen, china demonstrates what can happen when talented architects are allowed to practice their craft uninhibited by. Subdued tower of light by nicolai ouroussoff, the new york times, march 22, 2007. Niemeyer, the brazilian architect, created flowing designs that infused modernism with a new sensuality and inspired generations of architects worldwide. January 29, 2010 heartfelt, thoughtprovoking and at times hilariously funny, the 2008 documentary film koolhaas houselife made ila beka and louise lemoine cult figures in signthe european architecture world. Ouroussoff is not good enough because he reinforces the worst trends in architectural culture, never explains where he comes from and never explores the many different places we might go. If bruce ratners recent embrace of highend architecture has some new yorkers rolling. I program, if i enjoy harvard, if the people really are evil and competitive, or what its like living in cambridgesomerville. He is currently writing a book on architecture, culture and politics from the.
So wrote the new york times critic nicolai ouroussoff when rem koolhaass flagship for the chinese media giant was completed at the beginning of the 2010s. A perfect synthesis of ideas a work of haunting power, gushed the new york times nicolai ouroussoff. He was the winner of the golden lion at the 2008 venice biennale of architecture. Thinking inside the boxthe power of light on human health and wellbeing. Hearts of the city kindle edition by herbert muschamp. Greg lynn born 1964 is owner of the greg lynn form office, an o. Composed of two 49storey towers connected by a 75metre cantilever, big pants, as beijing residents ended up christening the building. Nicolai ouroussoff was the architecture critic for the new york times from 2004 until june 2011. New york times appoints michael kimmelman as chief architecture critic. The interlace in singapore, a largescale residential development by capitaland singapore, has been chosen by the council. In honor of rem koolhaas birthday today, we are printing a fascinating piece on his life and work written by nicolai ouroussoff, architecture critic for the new york times from 20042011. Parametric modeling and increasingly sophisticated computer software have likewise expanded the range of expression. Nicolai ouroussoff and cecily brown buy 125 east 10th street.
This feature is best accessed online directly at the new york times web site. Cancelled words build worlds with nicolai ouroussoff. Aspiring architects who are just emerging from graduate programs are likely to move on to more secure professions. He is currently completing a book on architecture, culture and politics from the first world war to today, which will be published by farrar, straus and giroux. It goes without saying that the most famous architectural element of the ancient chinese is the great wall of china, built along the northern borders of china during the reign of emperor shi huang, in the closing decades of the 3rd century bce.
Pioneering wom a n of american architecture edited by mary mcleod and victoria rosner. Nicolai ouroussoff is a writer and critic living in new york. Introducing the new york dozen, the antimovement movement. He wrote the newspapers obituary for muschamp in 2007. Architectural forum magazine covered the homebuilding industry and architecture until. Explore photos of some of the great buildings by architect frank gehry, with additional information about the architecture and the architect.
Adjunct associate professor nicolai ouroussoff is a writer and critic living in new york. Preston scott cohen, museum as genealogy, with responses. One of the most delirious eras in modern architectural history has come to an end. This architectural guide examines how berlins growth has been linked to the development of science, including how universities realize demands for research, teaching and housing scientific collections. And their facility with computer software can make it easy to churn out seductive designs without digging deeply into hard social truths. Hearts of the city kindle edition by herbert muschamp, nicolai ouroussoff. A history of new orleans public housing, through no limit. Occasionally i get emails from people asking about what its like in the gsds m. This is the new architectural revolution, filled with pragmatic optimism and an understanding that designing for the other 98% is much more rewarding than responding to the desires of the few. Introducing the new york dozen, the antimovement movement in new york architecture. In why nicolai ouroussoff is not good enough, lange argues that ouroussoff, the architecture critic of the new york times from 2004 until. The interlace by oma ole scheeren wins global urban.
Ouroussoff has the opportunity to write about architecture anywhere and often. Join facebook to connect with nicolai ouroussoff and others you may know. An unsettling exhibition in montreal comes to terms with an awkward chapter in modern architectural. Last sunday nicolai ouroussoff, the architecture critic for the new york times, published an essay as heroes disappear, the city nees more lamenting the 1970s heyday when charles gwathmey. Getting inside philip johnsons head at the glass house.
Professor of architecture at university of applied arts vienna and a studio professor at the ucla school of the arts and architecture. Text by nicolai ouroussoff, ruben gallo, hilary sample, tatiana bilbao, jacques herzog. The protege of the late herbert muschamp, ouroussoff replaced his mentor as the new york times architecture critic in 2004. Yet there are still a few architecture critics who count, and nicolai ouroussoff of the new york times is perhaps the most powerful rivaled only by his predecessor paul goldberger, now at the new yorker. Born in cambridge, massachusetts, he received a bachelors degree in russian from georgetown university and a masters degree in architecture from the columbia graduate school of architecture, planning. By nicolai ouroussoff new york times war and architecture 22, woods launch slideshow in the early 1990s this irreverent new york architect produced a series of dark and moody renderings that made him a cult figure among students and academics. The selected writings of herbert muschamp muschamp, herbert, ouroussoff, nicolai on.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. As architecture critic for the new york times since 2004, nicolai ouroussoff is part of a venerable lineage of writers that includes ada louise. Nicolai ouroussoff, architecture critic from the new york times, described it as the most attractive project the architect rem koolhaas has ever built and saying its a building whose. Lebbeus woods remains an architect unshackled by limits of the real world.
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