Justin Davidson

Apr 22

Much Ado About Nothing? Midtown East Rezoning Not All That Grand

Based on the arguments made by those both for and against the Midtown East rezoning—a “sweeping proposal,” wrote New York magazine

By Stephen Jacob Smith

May 31

Should Every New Yorker Have a Bike Helmet? Should They All Have a Car?

City Councilman David Greenfield is introducing a bill today to require every New York City cyclist to wear a bike

By Matt Chaban

May 22

Critic Roundup: The Barnes Foundation

The reviews have been streaming in steadily since the opening of the Barnes Foundation, the collection of early modernist masterworks

By Rozalia Jovanovic

Aug 10

If You’re Looking for an Architecture Critic, Try Justin Davidson

By Matt Chaban

Dec 30

Turn the Whitney Into an Architecture Museum… Or Else!

By Matt Chaban

Sep 6

Bye, Bye, Summer

By Observer Staff

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