viernes, 22 de enero de 2016

What has emerged is an architecture criticism less contemplative, perhaps, but more nimble (Christopher Hawthorne, architecture critic for the Los Angeles Times)

En este comentario publicado en ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, Christopher Hawthorne valora el pulso de la crítica de arquitectura surgida recientemente, desde su propia experiencia como crítico del periódico Los Angeles Times.

What Happens to Architectural Criticism When Dailies Shrivel and Bloggers Take Over?:

In 1998, the British critic Martin Pawley rather dramatically announced what he called “the strange death of architectural criticism.” Pawley lamented the disappearance of an aggressive, “take-no-prisoners” approach to critical writing about architecture, which he felt was being replaced by “wall-to-wall testimonials of praise.”

I wonder what Pawley, who served as architecture critic for both the Guardian and Observer newspapers and died in 2008, would say about the state of the field today, particularly in this country.