The architecture critic for the Los Angeles Times, Hawthorne has contributed to Slate, The New York Times, and Metropolis. He is the author, with Alanna Stang, of “The Green House: New Directions in Sustainable Architecture.”
From Katharina Grosse's paint-splattered works at the Nasher, to a mobile home memorial for Mike Kelley, this year was a big one for architecture and design exhibits around the country.
Houston voters rejected a plan to finance the Astrodome’s redevelopment, but not before fans snapped up stadium memorabilia at a firesale. Will the so-called Eighth Wonder of the World escape demolition?
Peter Zumthor is bringing his sizable talents—honed in the Swiss countryside—to Los Angeles with his controversial plan for LACMA. Christopher Hawthorne visits the architect on his home turf.
StreetsPAC endorses a candidate for the mayor's race in New York City; a Rafael Viñoly building draws first blood in London; petitions to save sites from powerful developments in Los Angeles and New York.