James S. Russell

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Bloomberg Top 100

“MoMA’s Pods, Scaffolds Show Prefab Housing’s Future” review of  “Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling,” Museum of Modern Art, Bloomberg, 7/21/2008

“Nelson-Atkins Riches Will Shine in Holl’s New $200 Million Wing” on Bloch wing for Kansas City museum, by Steven Holl, architect, May 15, 2008

“Silber Knocks New Architecture in Book, Built Junk at Boston U.” on what Boston University President John Silbur built in his tenure compared to the architecture he criticizes in book, Architecture of the Absurd, Bloomberg, 4/22/2008

Bloomberg’s Best of Week

“Guggenheim Loses Krens As His Splashy Style Thrives Worldwide” on the place of much-criticized spectacle in architecture on occasion of retirement of museum director,Bloomberg, 2/29/2008

“British Hotshot David Adjaye Brings Glow to Denver’s New Museum” Museum of Contemporary Art, Bloomberg, 11/8/2007

“Spanish Architecture at MoMA: Sensual Market, Severe Housing” “On Site: New Architecture in Spain, at Museum of Modern Art, Bloomberg, 2/14/2006

“Remembering James Ingo Freed, Architect of Holocaust Museum” Appreciation, Bloomberg, 12/19/2005

“To Redesign NYC’s Freedom tower Look to the Talents at GSA” on alternatives to fortress-style security design, Bloomberg, 5/17/2005

 

 

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About James Russell

James S. Russell is an architecture critic, journalist, teacher and consultant. He's the author of the book, The Agile City, and has written for publications like Architectural Record, Bloomberg News, NY Times and more. Continue reading

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