Starchitecture

Is Starchitecture Over?

The Nottingham Contemporary, a stark new museum building in London, exhibits none of the architectural excess of the past several years in contemporary architecture, says critic Tom Dyckhoff.

17 November 2009 - 9:00am

The Times Online

Starchitecture and Sustainability: Hope, Creativity, and Futility Collide in Contemporary Architecture

Can today's contemporary architects, schooled in modernism and invention, in fact incorporate the sort of green building materials and techniques that make a real difference? And does design really matter? Josh Stephens takes a look.

1 November 2009 - 10:41pm

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New Symphony Hall Avoids Starchitecture

The new Montreal Symphony Hall design is revealed. The architect states, 'We are not building for the ego of the architect, large as it might be.'

31 May 2009 - 11:00am

The Montreal Gazette

The 'Outdated Ethic' of Iconic Architecture

Many of the iconic structures designed by 'starchitects' are extravagant in their use of materials and the energy required to assemble them, writes Jack Diamond.

23 March 2009 - 2:00pm

The Globe and Mail

Starchitecture is Dead

Columnist Blair Kamin says that the Obama presidency puts a nail in the coffin of starchitecture, and introduces an age of sustainable buildings and an emphasis on infrastructure.

27 January 2009 - 7:00am

Chicago Tribune