Charles Jencks Tried to Make Sense of Architecture in a Messy Time
Kate Wagner, the founder of McMansion Hell, remembers the humorous side of the great historian and theorist Charles Jencks.
Author: Kate Wagner
The Reach at Kennedy Center Excels Where It Counts—Acoustics
Steven Holl Architects' detail-oriented way of thinking about acoustics is what makes the Reach, and the myriad spaces within it, so successful.
How the Vineyard-Style Concert Hall Took Over the World (and Changed How We Hear Music)
With its promise to make every seat great, the vineyard-style concert hall has proliferated. But this format is breathtakingly at odds with the spirit of the original vineyard halls.
