Architects and critics reveal their architectural guilty pleasures
Critics, architects and Dezeen columnists including Oliver Wainwright, Ruth Reed, Owen Hatherley and Vicky Richardson are sharing photos of their guilty pleasures on Twitter. More
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Oliver Wainwright's highlights from Inside North Korea
Guardian architecture and design critic Oliver Wainwright explains seven highlights from his recently published book Inside North Korea to Dezeen. More
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Guardian design critic named London's hottest man
Guardian architecture and design critic Oliver Wainwright is "flattered speechless" after being named London's most eligible bachelor by a dating app. More
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Critics underwhelmed by "clumsy" new Design Museum
The Design Museum's new home inside the former Commonwealth Institute in London is an oak-heavy, hotel-like interior that is impressive, but could have been so much more exhilarating, according to critics. More
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Critics compare Snøhetta's SFMOMA extension to a "gigantic meringue" and a "cruise ship"
Critics have had mixed reactions to the Snøhetta-designed extension of Mario Botta's San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, with descriptions ranging from a "good citizen" to a "baked alaska slumped on the skyline". More
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Renzo Piano's "prodigiously misassembled" Whitney Museum is a grower, say critics
Renzo Piano's new building for one of New York's most prestigious museums has been described by critics as an "art tanker", "ungainly" and "more clunky than romantic" – but they like it anyway. More
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Guardian architecture critic calls for overhaul of "stagnant" UK education system
News: Guardian architecture critic Oliver Wainwright has added his voice to calls for an overhaul of the UK architectural education system, accusing it of being out of date and sealed off from the realities of working in the industry. More
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Oliver Wainwright joins the Guardian as architecture and design critic
Dezeen Wire: journalist Oliver Wainwright has revealed on Twitter that he will be the new architecture and design critic at UK newspaper the Guardian.Wainwright, who is currently the features editor at UK architecture weekly Building Design, will take over from Jonathan Glancey, who left the role in February.
