JUST ONE PAGE

Select 2 architectural critics from the list below

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Find one article from each critic (be sure to cite your source), and write a brief (one paragraph) summary

of each criticism. In an additional paragraph, compare/comment on the writing style and readability of

the authors….would you recommend them

to a friend?.

Be prepared to discuss your observations in class. This assignment is to be "typed" (word

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processed);

hand

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written submittals are not acceptable. Remember the single page,

8 1/2" x 11" paper format.

The purpose of this assignment is

to encourage research and reading.

Blair Kamin

Critics

Peter Blake

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THE NEW REPUBLIC

Blair Kamin

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THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Robert Campbell

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THE BOSTON GLOBE

Sam Hall Kaplan

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THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

Beth Dunlop

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THE MIAMI HERALD

Herbert Muschamp (d. 2007)

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THE NEW YORK TIMES

Joseph Giovannini

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THE NEW YORK TIMES

Nicolai Ouroussoff

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THE NEW YORK TIMES

Paul Goldberger

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THE NEW YORKER

(formerly)

Robin Pogrebin

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THE NEW YORK TIMES

Robin Pogrebin

Christopher Hawthorne

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THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

Witold Rybczyn

ski

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THE NEW YORK TIMES

Ada Louise Huxtable

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THE NEW YORK TIMES

Michael Sorkin

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THE VILLAGE VOICE

Jane Jacobs

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THE NEW YORK TIMES

Sarah Williams Goldhagen

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THE NEW REPUBLIC

This list is not all

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inclusive; there are additional critics and additional

publications.

Nicolai Ouroussoff

Should you wish to research a critic not on the list, please clear the critic with me.

A number of people have complained that they had to "subscribe" or "pay" for copies of online articles.

In some cases that may be

so, although I have found that:

I can usually find downloadable articles at no charge.

Some online subscriptions are free, especially to students.

Most of these newspapers and magazines are available for free at the USF Library, or any public

libr

ary……be serendipitous!!!!!

Most of these newspapers and magazines are available for purchase at local newsstands,

Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc……..again, be serendipitous!!!!!