Kate Wagner

Ljubljana, Chicago

Architecture Critic at Freelance

architecture critic @thenation. essayist there and elsewhere. archiepiscopal ministerial of the heart. creator, https://t.co/xmLNdYMpCM

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Articles

A tantalizing near-win sends Pogańćar back to the forge

1 week ago | escapecollective.com | Kate Wagner

There's a scene in the first act of Richard Wagner's opera Siegfried in which the titular character stands before a flaming smithy and forges a great and magical sword from the shards left to him by his father. Destined to become one of mythology's legendary warriors, here Siegfried is young, supernaturally strong, and ebullient; the three qualities together breed a certain and deserved arrogance.
Parts of LA Are Not Going to Be Habitable

1 month ago | thenation.com | Kate Wagner

Razing Hell / March 12, 2025 Parts of LA Are Not Going to Be HabitableInsurers have figured out that risk is too high in parts of California. We need to re-conceive how people are housed, and fast.
The Real Problem With Trump’s Cheesy Neoclassical Building Fetish

2 months ago | thenation.com | Kate Wagner

Razing Hell / February 12, 2025 The Real Problem With Trump’s Cheesy Neoclassical Building FetishSure, it’s a dog whistle for “retvrn” types and the results are tacky—but that’s not the worst part.
Trump Will Not Make Architecture Great Again

Jan 8, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Kate Wagner

Last term, his ill-informed embrace of traditional aesthetics fanned the flames of the culture wars. This time, he’s poised to do even more damage. Source link
Trump Will Not Make Architecture Great Again

Jan 7, 2025 | thenation.com | Kate Wagner

January 7, 2025 Trump Will Not Make Architecture Great AgainLast term, his ill-informed embrace of “traditional” aesthetics fanned the flames of the culture wars. This time, he’s poised to do even more damage. Ad Policy Donald Trump enjoys a good faux-Hellenic column. (Stefani Reynolds / Getty)What will become of architecture under a second Trump presidency? It’s a question on the mind of both industry insiders and critics.
Trump Will Not Make Architecture Great Again

Jan 7, 2025 | msn.com | Kate Wagner

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Trump Will Not Make Architecture Great Again

Jan 7, 2025 | flipboard.com | Kate Wagner

2 hours agoImagine biking riding on a mountain trail, deep in the woods of Southern California. Now imagine discovering an abandoned house, one that seems to rise out from the rocks behind it. It’s boarded up, with no roof, clearly unoccupied. But it’s a spectacular design, and you and your partner fall in …
“The Brutalist” and the Hidden Work of Architecture

Dec 17, 2024 | thenation.com | Kate Wagner

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Archforum

Dec 12, 2024 | nyra.nyc | Samuel Stein |Liza Featherstone |Thomas de Monchaux |Kate Wagner

In November, US voters elected Donald Trump to a new, nonconsecutive term. The Developer in Chief will take the initiative to shape, and slash, policies in ways that stand to imperil the infrastructure of civic life. His various, nebulous campaign pronouncements included ending regulations related to housing construction, ramping up fossil fuel production, removing green energy incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act, and imposing staggering tariffs on imports.
Above It All

Dec 12, 2024 | nyra.nyc | Kate Wagner

O’Keeffe’s New Yorks did not exist in an artistic vacuum; they live within an entire tradition of experimental art about modern architecture. Georgia O’Keeffe: “My New Yorks,” curated Sarah Kelly Oehler and Annelise K. Madsen, was on view at the Art Institute of Chicago from June 2 to September 22, 2024.