tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28665449.post3563688628401464897..comments2023-11-05T03:55:46.013-06:00Comments on Building Minnesota: toddmelbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01083865983834066354noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28665449.post-26697095837043601652008-04-15T13:06:00.000-05:002008-04-15T13:06:00.000-05:00Since Ada Louise Huxtable left the field, Bob Camp...Since Ada Louise Huxtable left the field, Bob Campbell is the only critic worth reading.William Beyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768833547101212842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28665449.post-41949174490611607942008-04-15T10:55:00.000-05:002008-04-15T10:55:00.000-05:00So, what architecture critics do you like better?So, what architecture critics do you like better?toddmelbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083865983834066354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28665449.post-78696702548889578832008-04-15T09:57:00.000-05:002008-04-15T09:57:00.000-05:00I took the time to read Ouroussoff’s review of the...I took the time to read Ouroussoff’s review of the Newseum in the New York Times. He actually seems to like the building a little, if not the exhibit designs (for which he doesn’t blame the architect). <BR/><BR/>Most of the review is a jumble of non sequitors. In the end, he derides a rooftop terrace as “uninspired”, then claims an “epiphany” upon arriving there. And what is his blinding flash of spiritual understanding? Something about Pei’s East Wing standing up to its Classical neighbors without eclipsing it or compromising Modernist values. A possibly worthy theme, but nowhere present in the rest of the review. Get me rewrite, indeed. <BR/><BR/>Is Ouroussoff the next Kakutani? Should we take this to suggest that he is the most feared architectural reviewer at the Times? The only fear Ouroussoff inspires in me is that anyone will take his incoherent drivel seriously.William Beyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11768833547101212842noreply@blogger.com