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Christopher Hawthorne

Christopher Hawthorne is the architecture critic for the Los Angeles Times.

Articles By Christopher Hawthorne

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A celebrity architect without all the glitz.

Christopher Hawthorne | ARCHITECTURE | Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, at 4:35 PM ET

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It's a Bird; It's a Plane; It's Modernism!

Hulking buildings invade Los Angeles.

Christopher Hawthorne | ARCHITECTURE | Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, at 1:18 PM ET

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Stadium Club

Athens starts a high-end trend in stadium architecture.

Christopher Hawthorne | FIVE-RING CIRCUS | Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004, at 10:24 AM ET

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Citi-Cursed

The back story of al-Qaida's latest New York target.

Christopher Hawthorne | ARCHITECTURE | Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at 7:00 PM ET

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Let Freedom Tower!

Pataki's premature groundbreaking is par for the site.

Christopher Hawthorne | ARCHITECTURE | Friday, July 2, 2004, at 7:43 AM ET

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Fetish Items of the Rich and Famous

The Phaidon Atlas may be beautiful, but what does it tell you about architecture?

Christopher Hawthorne | ARCHITECTURE | Thursday, July 1, 2004, at 11:06 AM ET

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Grand Old Flag?

The tricky task of designing a national symbol.

Christopher Hawthorne | DESIGN | Friday, May 28, 2004, at 11:46 AM ET

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Going Dutch

Can Rem Koolhaas hold onto the title of world's most influential architect?

Christopher Hawthorne | ARCHITECTURE | Monday, April 19, 2004, at 6:12 PM ET

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Deconstructing Hadid

Is the new Pritzker Prize winner the radical she's thought to be?

Christopher Hawthorne | ARCHITECTURE | Tuesday, March 23, 2004, at 5:56 PM ET

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Growing Up

Getting the Ground Zero memorial right—with the help of an older designer.

Christopher Hawthorne | ARCHITECTURE | Thursday, Jan. 15, 2004, at 7:37 PM ET

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Christopher Hawthorne

A celebrity architect without all the glitz.

Hulking buildings invade Los Angeles.

Athens starts a high-end trend in stadium architecture.

The back story of al-Qaida's latest New York target.

Pataki's premature groundbreaking is par for the site.

The Phaidon Atlas may be beautiful, but what does it tell you about architecture?

The tricky task of designing a national symbol.

Can Rem Koolhaas hold onto the title of world's most influential architect?

Is the new Pritzker Prize winner the radical she's thought to be?

Getting the Ground Zero memorial right—with the help of an older designer.