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    Militantmodernist

    Crossrail'sdesignsarecheap,cheerlessandpotentiallyvandalousPaolozzismuralsmaybethreatened,buttherealoutrageisthearchitectureoftheCrossrailstations,saysOwenHatherley

    Hatherley:'WhathappenedinVegasshouldhavestayedinVegas'Letsstoplearningfromandstartworkingwith,saysOwenHatherley

    There'snowondereverycitywantsaHighLineNewYorkselegantandsubtleHighLineisamachineforgeneratingpropertyspeculation,saysOwenHatherley

    KievcinemaarsonattackrevealsaroleforarchitecturalpreservationinUkrainesunrestCommunisteracinemaswereoftenhousedinthemostimportantbuildings,usuallygivenuniquedesigns,writesOwenHatherley

    TheBrutalismvogueignoresthemovementsethicalaspectBrutalismsrevivalishappeningwhenitssocialideasaremoreneededthanever,saysOwenHatherley

    AcritichastherighttounfairnessinordertoforcethroughmuchneededchangeFillerscritiquesareparticularlygoodatsolidifyingsomethingyoumayhavebeenthinkingbutcouldntputintowords,saysOwenHatherley

    Wearebuildingcitiesbasedonexclusivity,distinctionandsnobberyThesocialsegregationof19thcenturyhousingisusedasatemplatebytodaysarchitects,says

    OwenHatherley

    http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/hatherley-what-happened-in-vegas-should-have-stayed-in-vegas/8674790.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/a-critic-has-the-right-to-unfairness-in-order-to-force-through-much-needed-change/8669284.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/crossrails-designs-are-cheap-cheerless-and-potentially-vandalous/8678004.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/hatherley-what-happened-in-vegas-should-have-stayed-in-vegas/8674790.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/DSBCreateAccountOnline.aspxhttp://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/newsletters/http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/we-are-building-cities-based-on-exclusivity-distinction-and-snobbery/8666623.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/crossrails-designs-are-cheap-cheerless-and-potentially-vandalous/8678004.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/cookies-policy/http://aj.emap.com/http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/kiev-cinema-arson-attack-reveals-a-role-for-architectural-preservation-in-ukraines-unrest/8670466.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://info.architectsjournal.co.uk/home1_websitelinkshttp://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/sign-in?js=yes&height=auto&width=673http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/the-brutalism-vogue-ignores-the-movements-ethical-aspect/8670465.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/theres-no-wonder-every-city-wants-a-high-line/8673546.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/owen-hatherley/onclick=window.close();http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/owen-hatherley/onclick=window.close();http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/register-now/

  • TempelhofairporthasbecomethesiteofabattleforfreedomfromdevelopmentTheeerieunusedspaceofTempelhoffieldisincreasinglyscarceinBerlin,writesOwenHatherley

    MightsomeoneinVenicetelluswhatcontemporarysocialhousingactuallylookslike?Militantmodernist:OwenHatherleyontheVeniceBiennale

    AspiritishauntingLewisham.ItisthespiritofselfbuildMilitantmodernist:OwenHatherleysdebutAJcolumn

    AlliesandMorrisonrevealsneweastLondontowerplans

    GrimshawsPlymouthShipthreatenedwithdemolition

    ODonnell+TuomeysLSEinlastfiveforMiesvanderRohePrize

    Shuttleworthattacks'arrogant'and'egotistical'architects

    UKGBCcallsformoregreeninfrastructureinthebuiltenvironment

    Comment

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  • http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/a-critic-has-the-right-to-unfairness-in-order-to-force-through-much-needed-change/8669284.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/the-brutalism-vogue-ignores-the-movements-ethical-aspect/8670465.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630

  • http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/tempelhof-airport-has-become-the-site-of-a-battle-for-freedom-from-development/8665082.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/comment/we-are-building-cities-based-on-exclusivity-distinction-and-snobbery/8666623.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630

  • http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/a-spirit-is-haunting-lewisham-it-is-the-spirit-of-self-build/8662245.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/daily-news/might-someone-in-venice-tell-us-what-contemporary-social-housing-actually-looks-like/8663594.article?blocktitle=Militant-modernist&contentID=11630