The Worst Architect
C. G. BeckCritical thoughts on design, labor, and society
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This Labor Day Hits Different.. or Does it?
Labor Day Parade, New York City, 1882
This week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a new Office of Worker Power at New York City Hall. It was more than just a gesture to Labor Day. The new office will create a real vehicle to help support wor...
The Danger of Expertise
The Experts, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1837
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about why architects continue to have one of the lowest rates of unionization in the professions. My book tackles the question from a class perspective, explori...
Hasta la Raiz
Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees clearing the land for soil conservation, 1940
For the first time in a long time, this summer I found myself without full-time work. This was an active choice on my part having retired early from profes...
The Limits of Criticism
The glowing review of Snohetta’s new library neglects the complicated history behind the building
“You’d be hard-pressed not to like the new $450 million Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.” So begins the glowing review of Snohetta’s...
Jacob Riis, NYC’s “People’s Beach,” Is Under Threat
This week I’m sharing an new article I wrote for Jacobin about the impending Rockway Beach Club, a luxury experience set to take over the historic bathhouse this summer.
This week I’m sharing an new article I wrote for Jacobin about the im...
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