• Columns

From Ecofuturist Skyscrapers to Committed Criticism, Michael Sorkin Set a Standard for Moral Conviction in Architecture

In his writings, Michael Sorkin defended both architecture and the role of the critic in terms that swung from barbed invective to teasing satire, from the theoretical to the personal, and that in no…

• By
  Ian Volner
• Apr 23, 2020 4:12 pm

• Reviews

Jean-Jacques Lequeu Channeled Revolutionary Fervor into Fantastical Architecture and Transgressive Erotica

Seemingly an odd sideline for a trained architect, Jean-Jacques Lequeu's sexual image-making is in fact key to his legacy, evidence of an artistic project sparked by revolution.

• By
  Ian Volner
• Mar 24, 2020 1:07 pm

• Columns

Trump Can’t Make Architecture Great Again Without an Infrastructure Plan

A week ago, the draft of a provocative new executive order was leaked to the media—a putative fatwa on modern design, proposing that all future federal buildings be constructed in "classical and…

• By
  Ian Volner
• Feb 13, 2020 12:03 pm