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Aaron Betsky

  • "The Shougang Olympics site is a prime example of reuse elegance"

    The setting for some 2022 Winter Olympic events within a former steel mill in Beijing has been widely criticised for its dystopian aesthetics, but it should be seen as an exemplar reuse project, says Aaron Betsky. More

    Aaron Betsky | 16 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • "Tadao Ando's equivalent of what a dog does to a lamppost"

    The redesign of Paris' Bourse de Commerce in Paris by architect Tadao Ando is a "complete disaster" of sterile concrete that turns the building into a monument to French colonial violence, says Aaron Betsky. More

    Aaron Betsky | 15 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • "Bicycles are making our cities better, but what about our suburbs?"

    As cities become more cycling-friendly it's important not to forget about suburbia, says Aaron Betsky, as he shares what architects and urban planners could learn from a cycle through the suburbs on World Bicycle Day. More

    Aaron Betsky | 3 June 2021 | Leave a comment
  • "When will we see good design as a NFT?"

    As well as being bad for the environment, NFTs have so far failed to produce original or exciting work that pushes the boundaries of design, says Aaron Betsky. More

    Aaron Betsky | 9 April 2021 | Leave a comment
  • "The crossroads is a space and a metaphor deeply rooted in most cultures around the world"

    Reintroducing the concept of crossroads into the discourse around public space could help make architecture more inclusive, suggests Aaron Betsky. More

    Aaron Betsky | 17 September 2020 | Leave a comment
  • "The Frank Lloyd Wright foundation has done its best to stymie our vision and spirit"

    Aaron Betsky, president of Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin, is leaving the post after a bitter fight to save the experimental institution. Here he details the behind-the-scenes battle to save the school. More

    Aaron Betsky | 19 March 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Aaron Betsky named director of Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design

    Aaron Betsky has resigned as president of Frank Lloyd Wright's School of Architecture at Taliesin and will become the director of Virginia Tech's School of Architecture + Design. More

    Eleanor Gibson | 13 March 2020 | Leave a comment
  • "I hope the Smithsonian uses this whole debacle to rethink the Cooper Hewitt"

    The upset caused by the resignation of Cooper Hewitt director Caroline Baumann is the least of the design museum's problems, says Aaron Betsky. More

    Aaron Betsky | 27 February 2020 | Leave a comment
  • The 2020s "will see the return of the real" argues Aaron Betsky

    As the 2020s begins, Aaron Betsky predicts that architects in the new decade will focus on reuse, flexible spaces and earthy materials. More

    Aaron Betsky | 2 January 2020 | Leave a comment
  • "We have to do better than ugliness and incoherence. We can be woke and good designers as well"

    The current way architecture is critiqued and presented at biennials and exhibitions is ugly, but it doesn't need to be, argues Aaron Betsky. More

    Aaron Betsky | 27 November 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "Attempts to stop terrorism at the fringes of architecture are becoming increasingly useless"

    Architects and designers can't design ways to protect mass terror attacks in America's public spaces, but they should join the fight to eliminate the problem at its cause, argues Aaron Betsky. More

    Aaron Betsky | 14 October 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "The best suburban malls were meccas with superb qualities"

    As America's suburban shopping malls are becoming ghost towns, Aaron Betsky argues that their complex architecture character means that they deserve more serious consideration. More

    Aaron Betsky | 10 September 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "What bothers many people is the sense of an alien culture"

    The outrage over New York's Hudson Yards is not really about ugly glass towers or bad urbanism – although it features both – but an unspoken disquiet that foreign ideas have overtaken a chunk of Manhattan, argues Aaron Betsky. More

    Aaron Betsky | 9 August 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "With IM Pei's death, the last of the modern monument makers has passed"

    With the passing of great modern architects like IM Pei and Kevin Roche, monumental architecture is becoming less relevant for today's society, says Aaron Betsky. More

    Aaron Betsky | 7 June 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "The biggest problem with Coachella is that it all goes away after two weeks"

    With Coachella now over, Aaron Betsky questions the value of the festival's temporary sets and large-scale installations, and if the strain that their construction and destruction places on the planet is worth it. More

    Aaron Betsky | 26 April 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "Frank Gehry has an unending thirst for new work, new ideas, new forms"

    As Frank Gehry celebrates his 90th birthday, Aaron Betsky looks back over the architect's seven-decade-long career of projects that include "sliding planes, open frames, slithering fish, dancing blocks, and curving compounds". More

    Aaron Betsky | 28 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "Artist Robert Ryman made architecture with more success than any other"

    Frank Gehry once told Aaron Betsky that his favourite architect was actually an artist. After probing the work of late minimalist Robert Ryman, Betsky agrees that the painter's use of white made him a master manipulator of space. More

    Aaron Betsky | 21 February 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "There is nothing to fear from a good building"

    What could possibly be bad about recreating an example of great design, asks Michael Miner, who was criticised by Aaron Betsky for wanting to resurrect a Frank Lloyd Wright building. More

    Michael Miner | 31 January 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "Boston City Hall is the frog waiting to wake up as a prince"

    As the brutalist Boston City Hall celebrates its 50th birthday, Aaron Betsky reflects on the building's history as a monument to social democracy, and wonders if proposed updates will bring it a happily ever after. More

    Aaron Betsky | 17 January 2019 | Leave a comment
  • "If forests were meant to burn, why not the houses in them?"

    Natural disasters like the recent California wildfires are not going to go away, so the only option is to rebuild with temporality in mind, argues Aaron Betsky. More

    Aaron Betsky | 26 November 2018 | Leave a comment
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