The State of Architecture Criticism

In conjunction with the latest issue of Oculus magazine, a panel of writers and critics discuss the changed and changing landscape of architectural criticism, wrestling with questions of ethics, equity, and influence and the role that critics play in the public's perception of the built environment. Addressing the power and the duty of architectural criticism, the panel will discuss where and how it is happening at its best, where there are opportunities to expand these conversations, and how the democratization of criticism has changed the story of our city.

Speakers:
Marianela D'Aprile, Contributing Editor, New York Review of Architecture; Contributing Editor, Bomb Magazine
Sukjong Hong, Editor, Curbed
Philip Poon, architect, artist, writer

Moderator:
Jennifer Krichels, Editor in Chief, Oculus magazine
 

About the Speakers:

Marianela D'Aprile is a writer and critic. She is a contributing editor at the New York Review of Architecture and at Bomb Magazine. She writes about architecture and culture and likes to think of herself as a generalist, though she especially loves to write about books and film. 

Sukjong Hong is the editor of Curbed, the city site of New York Magazine. Hong previously worked as managing editor of The Architect’s Newspaper and got her start in journalism as a reporter-researcher at The New Republic. Earlier in her career, she conducted urban-planning research, including as a consultant for the Knight Foundation and the Van Alen Institute.

Philip Poon is an architect, artist, and writer. Informed by his background as a Chinese-American from New York City, his work as a registered architect, and his engagement with art and activist movements in Chinatown, his projects materialize issues at the intersection of space, race, and class. As Dimes Square Tourist, he leads walking tours of Manhattan’s Chinatown.