Architecture criticism
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| '''Architecture criticism''' is the act of writing or speaking about a [[building]], usually of historical importance or novel design or built in a notable public space. | '''Architecture criticism''' is the act of writing or speaking about a [[building]], usually of historical importance or novel design or built in a notable public space. | ||
| - | Most major national [[newspapers]] of [[first world]] countries cover the [[arts]] in some form and architecture [[criticism]] may be included as a part of this arts coverage. Some newspapers, however, carry their architecture reviews with the [[real estate]] section or the ''Home & Style'' supplement. | + | [[Lewis Mumford]] wrote extensively on architecture in the nineteen thirties, forties and fifties at ''[[The New Yorker]]''. [[Ada Louise Huxtable]] was the first full-time architecture critic working for an American daily newspaper when ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave her the role in 1963. [[John Betjeman]], a co-founder of the [[Victorian Society]], wrote and broadcast from the 1950s to 1970s, principally covering historical rather than new buildings, but contributing to a trend for criticism to expand into radio and then television. [[Charles, Prince of Wales]], is outspoken in his criticism of modern architecture, memorably describing a proposed extension to the [[National Gallery (London)|National Gallery in London]] as a "[[monstrous carbuncle]] on the face of a much-loved friend". |
| - | In addition there may exist specialist media to cover any artistic [[discipline]] and so some devoted to architectural coverage. [[Architectural Review]] is an example of such a [[periodical]] | ||
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| - | As with other forms of criticism it uses its own [[technical language]] to convey what the [[review]]er has seen. | ||
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| - | [[Ada Louise Huxtable]] was the first full time architecture critic working for an American daily newspaper when the [[New York Times]] gave her the role in 1963. [[Lewis Mumford]], though, had written extensively on architecture in the nineteen thirties, forties and fifties at the [[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]. | ||
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| - | ==Considerations== | ||
| - | Amongst matters for consideration when reviewing a building may be: | ||
| - | * [[Aesthetics]] - whether the building is pleasing to the eye. | ||
| - | * [[Function (engineering)|Functionality]] - whether the building meets the needs of the client and those who will use the building. | ||
| - | * Style - see [[:Category:Architectural styles]] for examples of these. | ||
| - | * [[Building materials]] - discussion of the choice of these and whether wise or unwise. | ||
| - | * [[Environment (biophysical)|Environment]] - does the building fit into its surroundings, whether those surroundings consist of other buildings or of a natural [[landscape]]. Also, of increasing importance these days, is the building [[environmentally friendly]] (regarding such things as energy consumption, pollution, renewable materials). | ||
| - | * Context - asking how the building relates to projects built around the same time (contemporaneous projects) or by the same architect. | ||
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| - | Indeed those considerations should be thought over by the architect: it is the critic's task to assess how successful the architect (and others involved with the project) have been in meeting both the criteria the project set out to meet and the criteria that the critic himself feels to be important. | ||
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| - | ==Contemporary critics== | ||
| - | Contemporary critics working for major [[newspapers]] include: | ||
| - | * [[Jonathan Glancey]] of [[The Guardian]] | ||
| - | * [[Paul Goldberger]] of [[The New Yorker]] | ||
| - | * [[Christopher Hawthorne]] of [[The Los Angeles Times]] | ||
| - | * [[Edwin Heathcote]] of [[The Financial Times]] | ||
| - | * [[Blair Kamin]] of the [[Chicago Tribune]] | ||
| - | * [[Michael Kimmelman]] of [[The New York Times]] | ||
| - | * [[Rowan Moore]] of [[The Observer]] | ||
| - | * [[Nicolai Ouroussoff]] formerly of [[The New York Times]] | ||
| - | * [[Hugh Pearman (architecture critic)|Hugh Pearman]] of [[The Sunday Times]] | ||
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| - | ==Specialised periodicals== | ||
| - | * [[Architectural Review]] | ||
| - | * [[The Architect's Newspaper]] | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Architectural history]] | ||
| *[[Architectural theory]] | *[[Architectural theory]] | ||
| + | *[[List of architectural historians]] | ||
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Architecture criticism is the act of writing or speaking about a building, usually of historical importance or novel design or built in a notable public space.
Lewis Mumford wrote extensively on architecture in the nineteen thirties, forties and fifties at The New Yorker. Ada Louise Huxtable was the first full-time architecture critic working for an American daily newspaper when The New York Times gave her the role in 1963. John Betjeman, a co-founder of the Victorian Society, wrote and broadcast from the 1950s to 1970s, principally covering historical rather than new buildings, but contributing to a trend for criticism to expand into radio and then television. Charles, Prince of Wales, is outspoken in his criticism of modern architecture, memorably describing a proposed extension to the National Gallery in London as a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved friend".
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